Radiation Safety Office
Laboratory Worker's Training Manual

Preface

Types of Radiation

Radioactive Decay and Units

Background Radiation

Biological Effects of Radiation

Occupational Exposure
     Dose Units

     Personnel Monitoring

     ALARA Program
     Pregnancy and Minors

Radiation Protection

     External Exposure

     Time, Distance and Shielding

     Internal Exposure

     Laboratory Surveys and Instrumentation

Emergency Procedures

Inventory Records
     Ordering Radioactive Material

     Receiving Radioactive Material

     Disposing of Radioactive Material

     Transferring Radioactive Material

 

Attachments:
 "Guide for Instructions Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure"

 "Emory Policy on Radiation and Pregnancy"


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