Radiation Safety

Contact the Radiation Safety Officer, Dramane Konate, at 937-775-2169 with any questions or concerns with Radiation Safety on campus.

In case of an after-hours emergency call WSU Police Department at 775-2111 or 911

Programs & Policies

• Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (PDF)
• Definitions and Conversion Factors
• Equations for Radiation Safety (PDF)
• Forms
• Radiation Safety Manual (PDF)
• Radiation Safety Newsletter
• Radionuclide Information (PDF)
• Radioisotope Vendors (PDF)

Training

	Would you like to learn more about radiation safety? If so, please view the following training: Radioactive Materials Users TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKER Radiation Producing Devices Users TURN OFF POP-UP BLOCKER
	Are you a user of radioactive material on campus?  If so, please view the following training:

Safe Use of Radioactive Materials Course

• Radiation Safety Refresher Training

Related Links

Ohio Department of Health (ODH)

• ODH Radioactive Material Program
• ODH X-ray Program
• Radiation Protection Rules (3701:1-38)
• X-ray Rules (3701:1-66)

Department of Transportation (DOT) Links

• DOT Rules

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Links

• NRC Home Page
• NRC Rules
• Instruction on Prenatal Radiation Exposure (Reg Guide 8.13)
• Occupational Exposure Information ( Reg Guide 8.29)
• Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus (Reg Guide 8.36)

Radiation Safety Information

• Decay Calculator
• Table of Isotopes
• Introduction jto Radiation (hosted by University of Michigan)
• Ask the Radiation Experts
• Expert's Answers to Questions Asked
• Radiation Facts
• Radiation and Life
• Radiation Information Network (hosted by Idaho State University) Nulcear Safety Data Sheets (NSDS) Natural Nuclear Reactors
• Health Physics Museum Radiation Hormesis Radiation Risk in Perspective (HPS - 2004)
• Background Radiation
• BEIR V - Low Level Radiation Effects (National Academy of Sciences - 1990)

Radiofrequency Information

• Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) - Q&A (OET Bulletin 56 - 19990
• Are Electromagnetic Fields Hazardous to Your Health?
• EMF Interactive Tutorial Cell Phone Facts (FDA) Possible Health Effects from Residential EMF (NAS - 1996)
• EMF Effects (NIEHS) - 1999) Ultraviolet Radiation and Public Health (HPS)

Radon Information

• EPA Radon Publications
• U.S. Map of Potential Radon Levels (USGS)
• Radon Information (EPA)
• A  Physician's Guide to Radon (EPA) A Citizen's Guide to Radon (EPA)
• BEIR VI - Radon Health Effects (National Academy of Sciences - 1999)
• BEIR IV - Radon and Alpha Health Effects (National Academy of Sciences - 1998)