Section 335.9130  Training for Use of Sealed Sources for Diagnosis

Except as provided in Section 335.9160, the licensee shall require the authorized user of a diagnostic sealed source or a device authorized in Section 335.6010 to be a physician, dentist or podiatrist who:

a)         Is certified by a specialty board whose certification process includes all of the requirements in subsection (c) and whose certification has been recognized by the Agency, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or an Agreement State; or

b)         Is an authorized user for uses listed in Section 335.4010 or equivalent U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Agreement State requirements; or

c)         Has completed 8 hours of classroom and laboratory training in basic radionuclide handling techniques specifically applicable to the use of the device. The training shall include:

1)         Radiation physics and instrumentation;

2)         Radiation protection;

3)         Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of radioactivity;

4)         Radiation biology; and

5)         Training in the use of the device for the uses requested; and

d)         Has completed training in the use of the device for the uses requested.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 966, effective December 21, 2021)