10 CFR §35.315
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- (a)For each patient or human research subject who cannot be released under § 35.75, a licensee shall—
- (1)Quarter the patient or the human research subject either in—
- (2)Visibly post the patient's or the human research subject's room with a “Radioactive Materials” sign.
- (3)Note on the door or in the patient's or human research subject's chart where and how long visitors may stay in the patient's or the human research subject's room; and
- (4)Either monitor material and items removed from the patient's or the human research subject's room to determine that their radioactivity cannot be distinguished from the natural background radiation level with a radiation detection survey instrument set on its most sensitive scale and with no interposed shielding, or handle the material and items as radioactive waste.
- (b)A licensee shall notify the Radiation Safety Officer, or his or her designee, and an authorized user as soon as possible if the patient or human research subject has a medical emergency or dies.