(1) A licensee shall retain a record of the basis for authorizing the release of an individual in accordance with WAC
246-240-122, if the total effective dose equivalent is calculated by:
(a) Using the retained activity rather than the activity administered;
(b) Using an occupancy factor less than 0.25 at one meter;
(c) Using the biological or effective half-life; or
(d) Considering the shielding by tissue.
(2) A licensee shall retain a record that the instructions required by WAC
246-240-122(2) were provided to a breast-feeding female if the radiation dose to the infant or child from continued breast-feeding could result in a total effective dose equivalent exceeding five mSv (0.5 rem).
(3) The records required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section must be retained for three years after the date of release of the individual.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
70A.388.040 and
70A.388.110. WSR 22-19-084, § 246-240-578, filed 9/20/22, effective 10/21/22. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.98.050. WSR 06-05-019, § 246-240-578, filed 2/6/06, effective 3/9/06.]