Radiation Safety

What you'll learn

Course overview

The following is a recommended sample Radiation Safety Guide. While not all of its elements will apply to your situation, this Radiation Safety Guide gives you a very clear idea of what elements of radiation safety need to be dealt with by both organizations and staff. In general, a radiation guide starts with some general ground rules for the use of equipment by authorized personnel. For example: All authorized machine use personnel must: 1.Post areas where radiation-producing machines are used and stored. Rooms housing x-ray equipment must have warning signs on entrances specifically for x-ray. 2.Maintain security/control of ionizing radiation-producing equipment. Equipment itself or rooms housing x-ray equipment must be locked when not in use. 3.Keep a log of dates, use parameters, and users' names, as well as any performance checks done on equipment. The organization¿s Office of Environmental Health and Safety will also monitor work areas where x-ray machines are used to detect leakage or scatter radiation. 4.If you modify, transfer, dispose of, or purchase x-ray equipment, your State Department of Health Services must be advised by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety of these facts. Notify Environmental Health and Safety of these changes. 5.Wear dosimetry (film badges and/or finger rings) to document radiation exposures while working with x-ray equipment.