Radiation Safety
The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) formulates policy governing the use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing machines.
The Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) is an interdisciplinary body that oversees the use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing equipment at UTHSC, fulfilling the requirements of the university's broad-scope radioactive materials license. The committee reviews and approves all requests to use these materials and technologies.
Research involving radioactive materials or machine-produced radiation must be reviewed and approved by the RSC. This includes following sources of radiation:
- Unsealed sources of radioactive material (H-3, C-14, P-32, S-35, I-129, etc.)
- Sealed sources of radioactive material
- Irradiator
- X-ray machines
- Lasers (Class 3B and 4)
- Machines that produce a magnetic field >5 gauss (MRI, NMP, etc.)
Operations and technical support are provided by the Radiation Safety Officer (radsafety@uthsc.edu).