Radiation exposure is a major occupational hazard for healthcare professionals working in medical imaging, interventional ...

Patient and staff exposure are related. Any action to reduce patient dose will also help staff. » Does newer equipment provide better radiation protection? Not always. Digital equipment including flat ...

If the professional lacks training this could become a radiation safety issue for staff as well as for patients. » Why is periodic quality control (QC) of fluoroscopic equipment necessary? Periodic QC ...

These gold atoms fall and settle onto the surface of the sample producing a thin gold coating. The radiation safety concerns are related to the electrons that are backscattered from the sample, as ...

"radiation safety should be taken seriously by every specialty." Laura Stone McGuire, MD, an alternate delegate for the ...

our unit works as a liaison between radiation users and the campus Radiation Safety Committee to ensure the suitability of PI oversight as well as facilities and equipment. We also provide expertise ...

X-Ray radiation units used at Purdue University may be classified as either analytical or diagnostic. Both types of systems are sources of ionization radiation when they are operational; therefore, ...

An Associate Investigator uses this application for authorization to work under the direction of a Principal Investigator (PI) who has a radioactive materials or radiation producing equipment permit.

The safety program, which is licensed by the State of Nevada, controls the procurement, use, and proper disposal of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment. Both people and the ...

The President of California State University, Sacramento directs that all radioactive materials and equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation shall be handled in accordance with the provisions ...

Advisory Committee, last revision April 1994; January 2013; March 2019. Purpose: To review, monitor, and make recommendations on the need for, and use of radioactive materials. Membership: Voting ...