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Table of Contents

• Preface
• The Michigan State University Broad Scope License
• The Radiation Safety Committee
• Approvals for Use of Radioactive Materials
• Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator
• Responsibilities of the Worker
• Sanctions for Non-Compliance
• Training
• Ionizing Radiation Theory
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radiation Units
• Biological Effects of Radiation
  • Tissue and Cell Sensitivity to Radiation
  • External and Internal Radiation Exposures
• Laws and Regulations Concerning Radiation
  • ALARA
  • Maximum Permissible Exposure
  • Personnel Monitoring
  • Minors Working with Radioactive Material
  • Pregnant Radiation Workers
  • Exposure Limits for the General Public
  • Area Restrictions
  • Labeling Requirements
  • Bioassays
  • Ordering Radioactive Materials
  • Receiving and Monitoring Radioisotope Shipments
  • Transfer of Radioactive Materials
  • Food and Drink Policy
  • Security of Radioactive Materials
  • Inventory of Radioactive Materials
  • Shipment of Radioactive Materials
  • Terminating Employment
  • Leak Tests of Sealed Sources
  • Radiation Safety for Machine Produced Radiation
  • Principal Investigator Absences
• Radiation Laboratories
  • Laboratory Design and Equipment
  • Clean Laboratory Conditions and Containment
  • Unattended Operations
  • Monitoring Instruments
  • Calibrations
  • Radiation Surveys
• Practical Radiation Protection
  • Routes of Exposure to Radiation
  • Monitoring Operations Involving Radioactive Materials
  • Time, Distance and Shielding
  • Protective Equipment
  • Airborne Radioactive Materials
• Disposal of Radioactive Waste
  • Quantifying Levels of Radioactivity in Waste
• General Rules for Radiation Safety
• Radiation Incidents/Emergencies
  • Handling Radioactive Incidents/Emergencies
  • Decontaminating Radioactive Material

Appendices

• Application For Approval
• Isotope Information Sheets
• Carbon-14
• Chromium-51
• Hydrogen-3
• Iodine-125
• Phosphorus-32
• Phosphorus-33
• Sulfur-35
• Directions for Conducting a Radiation Safety Survey
• Iodination Safety Tips
• Laboratory Classification Table
• PI Training Checklist
• Pointers for Handling Radioactive Waste
• Pregnant Radiation Workers Policy
• Properties and Exposure Rates of Some Common Beta Emitters
• Radiological Units
• Radioisotopes Common at MSU
• Security and Storage of Radioisotopes
• Survey Form Used By Michigan State University
• Transporting Instructions for Radioactive Material
• References and Other Resources
• Glossary