{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-481-1920","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-481-1920","heading":"Use of unsealed radioactive material for imaging and localization studies for which a written directive is not required","body":"Except for quantities that require a written directive under 12VAC5-481-1720, licensees may use any unsealed radioactive material prepared for medical use for imaging and localization studies that is:\n\n1. Obtained from a manufacturer or preparer licensed under 12VAC5-481-480 I or equivalent NRC or other agreement state requirements or a PET radioactive drug producer licensed under 12VAC5-481-440 H or equivalent NRC or other agreement state requirements;\n\n2. Excluding production of PET radionuclides, prepared by an ANP; a physician who is an authorized user (AU) and who meets the requirements specified in 12VAC5-481-1940, or 12VAC5-481-1980 and 12VAC5-481-1940 3 a (1) (g); or an individual under the supervision, as specified in 12VAC5-481-1710, of an ANP or a physician who is an AU;\n\n3. Obtained from and prepared by an agency, NRC, or another agreement state licensee for use in research in accordance with a Radioactive Drug Research Committee-approved protocol or an IND protocol accepted by FDA; or\n\n4. Prepared by the licensee for use in research in accordance with a Radioactive Drug Research Committee-approved application or an IND protocol accepted by FDA.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 481. Virginia Radiation Protection Regulations","Part VII. Use of Radionuclides in the Healing Arts","Article 5. Unsealed Byproduct Material – Written Directive Not Required"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter481/section1920/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:29Z","sha256":"1286a8271809464768b14938360c765d5a1a4218d23aebdf07f343e3b85adb8b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-481-1910","next":"us-va/12vac5-481-1930"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}