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State of California-Health and Welfare Agen Department of Health Services RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSE 13. Except as specifically provided otherwise by this license, the licensee shall posse described in Items 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this license in accordance with the statements, contained in the documents listed below. The Department's regulations shall representations, and procedures in the licensee's application and correspondence regulations. Page 3 of 5 pages License Number: 1368-39 Amendment Number: 28 ss and use radioactive material representations, and procedures govern unless the statements, are more restrictive than the (a) The renewal application, with attachments, dated February 15, 1994, signed by Verna Gallery, as amended by the letters, with attachments, dated January 13, 1995, and April 13, 1995, both signed by Roger P. Vincent, M.D., Radiation Safety Officer. (b) The letter dated November 9, 1999, signed by Roger P. Vincent, M.D., Radiation Safety Officer, regarding the addition of Ir -192 brachytherapy procedures and commitments. 14. (a) The Radiation Safety Officer in this program shall be Roger P. Vincent, M.D. (b) The Chairperson of the Radiation Safety Committee shall be R. Brandon Rankin, III, M.D. (c) The Custodian of sealed sources shall be Roger P. Vincent, M.D. (d) The Alternate Radiation Safety Officer in this program shall be R. Brandon Rankin, III, M.D. 15. Sealed sources possessed under this license shall be tested for leakage and/or contamination as required by Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Section 30275 (c). 16. The following individuals are authorized to collect wipe test samples of sealed sources possessed under this license using leak test kits acceptable to the California Department of Health Services: (a) The Radiation Safety Officer (b) Qualified individuals designated in writing by the Radiation Safety Officer 17. The licensee shall conduct a physical inventory every six months to account for all sealed sources and/or devices received and possessed under the license. Records of the inventories shall be maintained for inspection, and may be disposed of following Department inspection. 18. The licensee is authorized to hold radioactive materials with a physical half-life of less than 65 days for decay in storage before disposal in ordinary trash provided: (a) Radioactive waste to be disposed of in this manner shall be held for decay in storage for at least 10 half-lives. (b) Before disposal as normal waste, radioactive waste shall be surveyed to determine that its radioactivity cannot be distinguished from background. All radiation labels shall be removed or obliterated. 19. The licensee may use any commercially available device, acceptable to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Agreement State or a Licensing State, for doing linearity tests of its dose calibrator provided the procedures described by the manufacturer of the linearity device are followed. 20. Nuclear medicine technology procedures shall be performed by nuclear medicine technologists pursuant to Title 17, California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 4.6. Such procedures shall be performed under the supervision of individuals listed as authorized users on this license who meet the criteria specified in Section 30510. Certificates or special permits issued pursuant to Subchapter 4.6 shall be prominently displayed at the facility authorized on this license.