Radiation Safety

• Clinical Radiation Safety – safety information specific to UC San Diego Health System employees.

• Research Radiation Safety – safety information specific to UC San Diego research employees.

Location:

Campus Services Complex Bldg E 119
La Jolla, CA 92093-0035

(On Greenhouse Lane, near the Environmental Management Facility) 

• Exposure Monitoring Overview
• Dosimetry Services
• Radiation Badge and Ring User Guidelines
• Pregnancy and Fetal Monitoring
  • Preventing Reproductive Hazards

• Health System employees
• Research employees

• Laser safety
• Laser Use Authorization (LUA)
• Forms
• Training

• Guidelines for Researchers

• Continuous Exposure Limits Guidelines

Use radiation safety shipping address when purchasing radioactive materials

Radiation Safety must survey and inventory all incoming radioactive materials.  Please use the following address when ordering or receiving materials from another institution using UC San Diego procurement:

When receiving materials from another research institution or purchasing materials not using UC San Diego procurement use the following address:

(Attn: PI Name, RUA #)

Failure to use the shipping address and not including your RUA will result in Marketplace delays and processing delays.

Learn more by visiting these links:

• Buying Radioactive Materials
• How to Place Your Radioactive Materials Order (in Oracle Procurement)

For more information, contact EH&S Radiation Safety, (858) 822-2494.

• Radiation Exposure Risk Statements
• Radiation Calculator

• Calibrate or Repair
• Meter Loan Program
• Decontamination Clearance for Equipment or Facilities

UC San Diego uses radioactive materials under a Broad Scope Radioactive Material License issued by the State of California. This manual represents the radiation safety program for all locations on that license, including the campus, Medical Center, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This manual is incorporated by reference into the UC San Diego license. All principal investigators and radioactive material users are required to comply with all of its provisions, as well as the conditions of the Radioisotope Use Authorization (RUA).

•  UC San Diego Radiation Safety Manual (PDF)

• Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
• Human Exposure Review Committee (HERC)
• Radioactive Drug Research Committee (RDRC)
• Medical Center Radiation Safety Committee (MCRSC)