DHS 157.65(7)(d)(d) Accuracy of the software used to determine radioactive source positions from radiographic images. DHS 157.65 NoteNote: An example of a nationally recognized body is the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
DHS 157.65(8)(8) Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources. Except as provided in s. DHS 157.61 (10), a licensee shall require an authorized user of a manual brachytherapy source for the uses authorized under sub. (1) to be a physician who meets any of the following requirements: DHS 157.65(8)(a)(a) Is certified by a medical specialty board whose certification process has been recognized by the department, the NRC or an agreement state. To have its certification process recognized, a specialty board shall require all candidates for certification to do all of the following: DHS 157.65(8)(a)1.1. Successfully complete a minimum of 3 years of residency training in a radiation oncology program approved by the residency review committee of the accreditation council for graduate medical education or royal college of physicians and surgeons of Canada or the council on postdoctoral training of the American osteopathic association. DHS 157.65(8)(a)2.2. Pass an examination, administered by diplomates of the specialty board, that tests knowledge and competence in radiation safety, radionuclide handling, treatment planning, quality assurance, and clinical use of manual brachytherapy. DHS 157.65 NoteNote: Specialty boards whose certification processes have been recognized by the department, the NRC or an agreement state will be posted on the NRC’s web site at www.nrc.gov. DHS 157.65(8)(b)(b) Has completed a structured educational program in basic radionuclide handling techniques applicable to the use of manual brachytherapy sources that includes all of the following: DHS 157.65(8)(b)1.1. Two hundred hours of classroom and laboratory training in all of the following areas: DHS 157.65(8)(b)2.2. Five hundred hours of work experience, under the supervision of an authorized user who meets the requirements in this subsection, s. DHS 157.61 (10), or equivalent NRC or agreement state requirements at a medical facility authorized to use byproduct materials under sub. (1), involving all of the following: DHS 157.65(8)(b)2.a.a. Ordering, receiving and unpacking radioactive materials safely and performing the related radiation surveys. DHS 157.65(8)(b)2.e.e. Using administrative controls to prevent a medical event involving the use of radioactive material. DHS 157.65(8)(b)3.3. Three years of supervised clinical experience in radiation oncology, under an authorized user who meets the requirements in this subsection, s. DHS 157.61 (10), or equivalent NRC or agreement state requirements, as part of a formal training program approved by the Residency Review Committee for Radiation Oncology of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association. The experience may be obtained concurrently with the supervised work experience required by subd. 2. DHS 157.65(9)(9) Training for ophthalmic use of strontium-90. Except as provided in s. DHS 157.61 (10), a licensee shall require an authorized user of strontium-90 for ophthalmic radiotherapy to be a physician who meets any of the following requirements: DHS 157.65(9)(a)(a) Is an authorized user under sub. (8) or equivalent NRC or agreement state requirement. DHS 157.65(9)(b)(b) Has had classroom and laboratory training applicable to the use of strontium-90 for ophthalmic radiotherapy and a period of supervised clinical training in ophthalmic radiotherapy that includes all of the following: DHS 157.65(9)(b)1.1. Twenty-four hours of classroom and laboratory training that includes all of the following: