OAR 333-123-0080: Medical Physicist

A Qualified Medical Physicist who meets the requirements of OAR 333-123-0015 is required in facilities having electronic brachytherapy devices. A Medical Physicist is responsible for: (1) Evaluation of the output from the electronic brachytherapy source; (2) Generation of the necessary dosimetric information; (3) Supervision and review of treatment calculations prior to initial treatment of any treatment site; (4) Establishing the periodic and day-of-use quality assurance checks and reviewing the data from those checks as required in sections (1) through (6) of this rule and OAR 333-123-0100; (5) Consultation with a Radiation Therapy Physician in treatment planning as needed; and (6) Performing calculations and assessments regarding patient treatments that may constitute a misadministration.