Who should complete this course? This course is intended for those new to working with radioactive materials and those seeking a UAB Radioactive Materials Licensure. Be advised this course has ...

Who should complete this course? This course has a pre-requisite. If you have not completed the Radiation Safety Initial Training Sessions (RS102) or an approved equivalent, you will not be able to ...

Rubber boot covers. Tyvek suits. Respirators. These are just a few items of personal protective equipment (PPE) that students donned during the Radiation Safety and Control practicum exercise inside ...

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The Radiation Safety Office provides the means necessary for personnel to protect themselves, their coworkers, the general public, and the environment from detrimental effects of radioactive materials ...

Walter Reed Bethesda’s Radiation Safety and Emergency Department hosted a training Dec. 13, allowing staff members to review the medical center’s process of receiving contaminated patients in the ...

Like the Maytag repairman sitting next to a silent telephone in those old TV commercials, staff members from the university’s Radiation Safety Office know they’re doing a good job when nothing’s ...

Good housekeeping is required wherever radionuclides are used. Work areas must be clearly defined and remain uncluttered. Work surfaces shall be covered to facilitate easy decontamination. Absorbent ...

Appropriate personnel monitoring devices such as film badges, thermoluminescent dosimeters and/or pocket dosimeters will be assigned to each person who is likely to exceed 10% of annual external ...

Radiation can be defined as energy traveling through space. There are two types of radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing, which are differentiated by how they interact with matter. Non-ionizing ...

For many years NRC (AEC)-licensed activities using by-product materials have been taking place at Michigan Technological University. Early in 1991, the University changed from an NRC broad scope ...