[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR35.50]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 35_MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B_General Administrative Requirements
 
Sec. 35.50  Training for Radiation Safety Officer.

    Except as provided in Sec. 35.57, the licensee shall require an 
individual fulfilling the responsibilities of the Radiation Safety 
Officer as provided in Sec. 35.24 to be an individual who--
    (a) Is certified by a specialty board whose certification process 
includes all of the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section and 
whose certification has been recognized by the Commission or an 
Agreement State; or
    (b)(1) Has completed a structured educational program consisting of 
both:
    (i) 200 hours of didactic training in the following areas--
    (A) Radiation physics and instrumentation;
    (B) Radiation protection;
    (C) Mathematics pertaining to the use and measurement of 
radioactivity;
    (D) Radiation biology; and
    (E) Radiation dosimetry; and
    (ii) One year of full-time radiation safety experience under the 
supervision of the individual identified as the Radiation Safety Officer 
on a Commission

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or Agreement State license or permit issued by a Commission master 
material licensee that authorizes similar type(s) of use(s) of byproduct 
material involving the following--
    (A) Shipping, receiving, and performing related radiation surveys;
    (B) Using and performing checks for proper operation of instruments 
used to determine the activity of dosages, survey meters, and 
instruments used to measure radionuclides;
    (C) Securing and controlling byproduct material;
    (D) Using administrative controls to avoid mistakes in the 
administration of byproduct material;
    (E) Using procedures to prevent or minimize radioactive 
contamination and using proper decontamination procedures;
    (F) Using emergency procedures to control byproduct material; and
    (G) Disposing of byproduct material; and
    (2) Has obtained written certification, signed by a preceptor 
Radiation Safety Officer, that the individual has satisfactorily 
completed the requirements in paragraph (b)(1) of this section and has 
achieved a level of radiation safety knowledge sufficient to function 
independently as a Radiation Safety Officer for a medical use licensee; 
or
    (c) Is an authorized user, authorized medical physicist, or 
authorized nuclear pharmacist identified on the licensee's license and 
has experience with the radiation safety aspects of similar types of use 
of byproduct material for which the individual has Radiation Safety 
Officer responsibilities.