1. Functions and Responsibilities
   1. Radiation Safety Committee
   2. The Human Subjects Radiation Committee
   3. VEHS
   4. Radiation Safety Officer
   5. Principal Investigator
   6. Radiation Worker
2. Obtaining Authorization to Use Radioactive Material
   1. Application Procedure
   2. Qualifications
   3. Additional Requirements for Human Use
   4. Renewal
   5. Amendments
   6. Leave of Absence
3. Personnel Monitoring
   1. Occupational Dose Limits
   2. Personnel Dosimeters
   3. Responsibilities for Personnel Dosimeter Use
   4. Bioassays
4. Policies and General Procedures for Radioactive Material Use
   1. General Safety Rules for Working with Radioactive Materials
   2. Maximum Radiation and Contamination Levels
   3. Posting and Labeling Requirements
   4. Sealed Sources of Radioactive Material
   5. Radiation Surveys
   6. Meter Calibration Policy
   7. Portable Radiation Meter Policy
   8. Guidelines for Selecting Portable Radiation Survey Meters
   9. Wipe Survey - Testing Surfaces by Wiping
   10. Radiation Survey Policy
   11. Facilities and Equipment
   12. Survey Instrument Requirements
   13. Radiation Safety Training Requirements
   14. Animals Containing Radioactive Material
   15. Use of Division of Animal Care Facilities
   16. General Radiation Safety Enforcement Policy
   17. Radioactive Material Security
   18. Enforcement Policy for Security of Radioactive Material
5. Receipt, Transfer, and Disposal of Radioactive Material
   1. Ordering Radioactive Material
   2. License Exempt Purchases
   3. Receipt of Radioactive Material Packages
   4. Receipt  and Disposal Records
   5. Transfer of Radioactive Material
   6. Shipping Radioactive Material
   7. Radioactive Waste Disposal
6. Emergency Procedures
   1. Introduction
   2. Clean Up of Radioactive Contamination
   3. Notification Requirements
   4. Exposures Exceeding the Maximum Permissible Dose
   5. Radiation Emergency Procedures
7. Responsibilities and Rules for Radiotherapy Treatments
   1. Brachytherapy
   2. Therapeutic Quantities of Radiopharmaceuticals
   3. General Staff and Visitor Precautions
   4. Radiation Precautions regarding Patients receiving Temporary Implants
   5. Radiation Precautions regarding Patients receiving Permanent Implants
   6. Radiation Precautions regarding Patients receiving Radioiodine
   7. Radiation Precautions regarding Patients receiving Radioactive Phosphorus
   8. Patients receiving small doses of radioactive material for diagnostic studies
   9. VEHS Responsibilities during patient procedures involving radioactive material
   10. Transportation Services

Glossary

Appendices

• Appendix A: Acceptable Training for Medical Use of Radioactive Material
• Appendix B: Table of Radionuclides
• Appendix C: Radioactive Waste Disposal
• Appendix D: Emergency Procedures
• Appendix E: Notice to Employees
• Appendix F: Notice to Pregnant Workers
• Appendix G: Care Plan for In-patient 1-131 Radiation Therapy Patients

Tables

• Table 1: Occupational Dose Limits for Adults
• Table 2: Thyroid Bioassay Requirements
• Table 3: Contamination Limits
• Table 4: Radionuclide Toxicity Class
• Table 5: Fume Hood Requirements for Radioactive Material