Radiation Safety Manual

Table of Contents

General Information

• About this Manual
• The Radiation Safety Program
• Key Regulatory Requirements for Use of Radioactive Materials and Radiation‐ Generating Equipment 

General Operating Policies

• Application for Authorization
• Purchase and Transfer of Radioactive Materials
• Receipt and Shipment of Radioactive Materials
• Safe Use of Radioisotopes
• Waste Disposal
• Summary of Required Records
• Emergency Plans
• Inspections
• Support Available from the Office of Radiation Safety
• Definitions

Appendices

• Appendix I: Radiation Safety Officer
• Appendix II: Radiation Safety Committee
• Appendix III: Summary of Procedures for the Review/Approval of Applications Requesting the Use of Ionizing Radiation
• Appendix IV: Clean Areas in Radioisotope Use Laboratories
• Appendix V: Package Opening/Monitoring Procedur
• Appendix VI: Routine Lab Contamination Survey Policy
• Appendix VII: Laboratory Audits
• Appendix: VIII: Personnel Monitoring
• Appendix IX: Authorized User Compliance Program

Tables

• Table I-
  • ​a: Monitoring and Protective Equipment for Laboratories
  • b: Modifying Factors
  • c: Radiotoxicity Classifications
• Table II-
  • a: Acceptable Surface Contamination Limits for Unrestricted Areas
  • b: Acceptable Surface Contamination Limits for Restricted Areas
• Table III: Regulatory Limits for Package Contamination
• Table IV-
  • ​a: Regulatory Limits for Removable Contamination
  • b: Regulatory Limits for Total Contamination 
• Table V: Modifying Factors for Annual Usage Requiring Bioassay
• Table VI: Annual Limits on Intake
• Table VII: Point Values for Non‐Compliance Items