{"id":779,"date":"2020-02-10T16:28:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/safety\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:23:21","slug":"manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/safety\/radiation\/manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiation Safety Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_search][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion section_title_tag=&#8221;h2&#8243; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; no_fill=&#8221;true&#8221; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Entire Manual&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581352455621-7ba05813-151d&#8221;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-8771\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-8771 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/RSM-complete-5.2014.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Radiation Safety Manual\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Radiation Safety Manual<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581345302924-1f6510ae-5f43&#8243;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-1157\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-1157 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Introduction.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Introduction to Radiation Safety Manual\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Introduction to Radiation Safety Manual<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 1: Radiation Safety Organization&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112287496-6c6f503e-b731&#8243;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-7245\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-7245 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_1.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 1\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 2: Principles of Radiation Safety&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112287515-f062a3a1-50e0&#8243;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-7193\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-7193 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_2.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 2\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 3: Radiation Exposure Limits&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112309496-ddddf53a-3bfd&#8221;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-3121\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-3121 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_3.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 3\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 4: Facilities and Equipment Considerations&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112310373-ffebaa3a-db35&#8243;]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-9150\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-9150 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_4.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 4\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 5: Procurement and Transfer of Radioactive Materials&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112311150-ed02f906-a7e2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>ATTACHMENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Package Receipt Record <\/em>(example)<\/li>\n<li><em>Inventory of Radioisotopes<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<li><em>Radioactive Material Inventory Summary <\/em>(example)<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Internal Transfer of Radioactive Materials <\/em>(example)<\/li>\n<li><em>Limited Quantity Shipment Form<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-6678\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-6678 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_5.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 5\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 6: Radiological Surveys&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112311887-5700269b-1cd7&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>ATTACHMENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Radiological Survey Form (example)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-7068\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-7068 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_6.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 6\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 7: Revision 0 Radiological Postings&#8221; 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\"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 8\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 9: Laboratory Procedures&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112602450-daac004a-73f9&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>ATTACHMENTS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Radiation Worker Certificate<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<li><em>Dosimetry Request Form<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<li><em>Individual Radiation Exposure History Data Sheet<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-5895\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-5895 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_9.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 9\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 10: Radioactive Waste Handling and Disposal&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112623837-f75ac13c-8e59&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>ATTACHMENTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>DAW Container Log (example)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Liquid Release Evaluation (example)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Liquid Radioactivity Analysis (example)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sewer Disposal Log (example)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-2508\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-2508 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_10.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; \"  data-textcolor=\"#0000ee\" data-texthover=\"#333333\"data-style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-hover=\"Chapter 10\" style=\"color:#0000ee;;;\" class=\"ult_btn10_span   \">Chapter 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Chapter 11: Radiological Improvement Program&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1581112642247-69ce5d6d-681e&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2><strong>ATTACHMENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Radiation Safety Improvement Program Report<\/em> (example)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text]<span id=\"creative-link-wrap-2202\" class=\"ult_main_cl ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" >\n\t \t\t\t<span class=\"  ult_crlink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<a  data-ultimate-target='#creative-link-wrap-2202 .ult_colorlink'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  href=\"http:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/units\/safety\/radiation-forms\/Chapter_11.pdf\"  class=\"ult_colorlink ult-responsive \" style=\"font-weight:normal; 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