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Specialty Board(s) Certification Recognized
by NRC Under 10 CFR Part 35
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§35.50 |
Training for Radiation Safety Officer
American Board of Health Physics from January 1, 2005 to present.
American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine from June 2006 forward for the Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation Specialty and the Radiation Protection Specialty .
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process from June 2007 forward for the Radiologic Physics - Medical Nuclear Physics and the Radiologic Physics - Diagnostic Radiologic Physics specialties for diplomates who have been issued certificates before and after that date with the words "RSO Eligible" appearing above the ABR seal." |
§35.51 |
Training for an authorized medical physicist
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process from June, 2007 forward for the Radiologic Physics - Therapeutic Radiologic Physics specialty for diplomates who have been issued certificates before and after that date with the words "AMP Eligible" appearing above the ABR seal.**"
Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM) certification process from January 2009 forward for the Radiation Oncology Physics specialty**
**Diplomates certified under 10 CFR 35.51 from June 2007 forward for the Therapeutic Radiologic Physics subspecialty of the ABR-Radiologic Physics specialty and from 2009 forward for the Radiation Oncology Physics specialty of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine also satisfy the certification portion of the regulatory requirements in 10 CFR 35.50(c)(1) for Radiation Safety Officer authorization.
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§35.55 |
Training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification process for Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) from March 6, 1996 to present. |
§35.190 |
Training for uptake, dilution, and excretion studies
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 20, 2005 to present for all physicians before and after that date issued an ABNM certification with the word "United States" appearing under the certification number. |
§35.290 |
Training for imaging and localization studies
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology certification process from October 29, 2000 through October, 2005 for all physicians issued certificates with the wording "for physicians residing in the United States" and from October, 2006 to present for all physicians issued certificates with the wording "for physicians trained in the United States."
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process
from October 20, 2005 to present for all physicians issued an ABNM
certifications before
and after that date with the word "United States" appearing
under the certification number.
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR) certification process from July 1, 2000 forward for the Diagnostic Radiology specialty.
American Osteopathic Board of Nuclear Medicine (AOBNM) certification process from May 18, 2006 forward for the Nuclear Medicine specialty.
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process
from June 2006 forward for the Diagnostic
Radiology certificates issued before and after that date
with the words "AU eligible" appearing above the ABR
seal. |
§35.390 |
Training for use of unsealed byproduct material for which a written
directive is required
American Board of Nuclear Medicine certification process from October 20, 2005 to present for all physicians before and after that date issued an ABNM certification with the word "United States" appearing under the certification number. *
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process
from June, 2007 forward for the Radiation
Oncology specialty
with the words "AU
eligible" appearing above the ABR seal. *
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR) certification
process from May 1, 2007 forward for the Radiation Oncology specialty. *
*Diplomates of this specialty board also satisfy the training and experience requirements in 10 CFR 35.392 and 35.394. |
§35.392 |
Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide I-131 requiring
a written directive in quantities less than or equal to 1.22 gigabecquerels
(33 millicuries)
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR) certification
process from July 1, 2000 forward for the Diagnostic Radiology specialty.
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process
from June 2006 forward for the Diagnostic
Radiology certificates issued before and after that date
with the words "AU eligible" appearing above the ABR
seal. |
§35.394 |
Training for the oral administration of sodium iodide I-131 requiring
a written directive in quantities greater than 1.22 gigabecquerels
(33 millicuries) None |
§35.490 |
Training for use of manual brachytherapy sources
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process
from June, 2007 forward for the Radiation
Oncology specialty
with the words "AU eligible" appearing above the ABR
seal.
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR) certification
process from May 1, 2007 forward for the Radiation Oncology specialty. |
§35.590 |
Training for use of sealed sources for diagnosis None
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§35.690 |
Training for use of remote afterloader units, teletherapy units,
and gamma stereotactic radiosurgery units
American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification process
from June, 2007 forward for the Radiation
Oncology specialty
with the words "AU eligible" appearing above the ABR
seal.
American Osteopathic Board of Radiology (AOBR) certification
process from May 1, 2007 forward for the Radiation Oncology specialty. |
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