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10 CFR § 35.60 - Possession, use, and calibration of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed byproduct material.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s35.60"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 35.60 - Possession, use, and calibration of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed byproduct material."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "35.60"
section_name: "Possession, use, and calibration of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed byproduct material."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "MEDICAL USE OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 81, 161, 181, 182, 183, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2111, 2201, 2231, 2232, 2233, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 206 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5846); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 20370, Apr. 24, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "35"
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# 35.60 Possession, use, and calibration of instruments used to measure the activity of unsealed byproduct material.

(a) For direct measurements performed in accordance with § 35.63, a licensee shall possess and use instrumentation to measure the activity of unsealed byproduct material before it is administered to each patient or human research subject.

(b) A licensee shall calibrate the instrumentation required in paragraph (a) of this section in accordance with nationally recognized standards or the manufacturer's instructions.

(c) A licensee shall retain a record of each instrument calibration required by this section in accordance with § 35.2060.