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Radiation safety and security in Cairo

University

Hoda Abou ShadyExecutive director and founder of NSPA

To provide a solution

We need to recognize, acknowledge the problems and

the needs

6/11/2012 Nuclear studies and peaceful application center- Cairo University

Cairo University

5 Institutions with direct use of radioactive materials

6 Institutions using ionizing radiation and their attached hospitals

5 Institutions using “electron microscopes”

12 total facilities that needs monitoring


Newly Appointed Radiation Safety Officers

In facilities that use radioactive materials, the safety and health of employees is a major concern.

Radiation safety officers are responsible for ensuring that radiation processes and radioactive materials are used safely and that all regulatory measures are followed.

Radiation safety officers have at least a BSc degree, which is earned mostly in physics


1)Licensing and Records Ensure that his organization has proper licensing for the

radioactive materials that are utilized. Ensure that only authorized staff members under the

terms of the license handle the materials. Conduct periodic tests to ensure that the terms and

conditions of the license are met represent his organization in regulatory agencies.

Keep careful records of all transactions regarding radioactive materials, such as receipts, transfers and disposals.


Responsibilities

Responsibilities2)Policy and Procedures establish organizational safety policy and

procedures. develop operating and emergency procedures act as a consultant to management when it

comes to instituting new safety policies. interview staff members who handle radioactive

materials to endorse safety policies


Responsibilities3) Materials Monitor ordering radioactive materials and keep a

careful inventory of all items. Test radioactive materials for leaks on a regular

basis. Advise staff members on the proper use and

storage of materials. ensure that radioactive materials are secured at all

times as well, and maintain safety supplies such as protective clothing and shields, labels and radiation signs.

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Responsibilities4)Personnel Monitoring examine all personnel monitoring reports and make

staff members aware of high or excessive radiation exposure.

notify the regulatory agency if workers are exposed to high levels of radiation and must lead an investigation into any unusual exposure cases.

Radiation safety officers must take measures to control and avoid high levels of exposure in an effort to safeguard employees' health.

They must investigate any accidents or spills that involve radioactive materials. Hiding info on accidents is a crime


5)Training ensure that all staff members receive proper training to

handle radioactive materials. instruct employees on how to protect themselves from

radiation exposure, as well as how to use radioactive materials and equipment safely.

6) Management Liaison serve as a liaison between the organization's

management and radiation employees. Inform management of any emergencies or accidents

that endanger employees, and make them aware of any concerns that employees may have about their safety.


Do we even know the hazards!


Ionizing radiation radiation hazard radiopharmaceuticals

BiohazardIrradiated foodNon-ionizing

radiation

Radiation protection, is the science of protecting people and the environment from ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiations are used in industry and

medicine and could make health hazard.

Radiation causes skin burns, radiation sickness , cancer and tumors at high exposures and genetic damage at low exposures.

PET and CAT scan can cause cancer rather than diagnostic if not calibrated


Safety <=>radiation protection

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Reactors are not our main concern



Distance.Increase distance between radiation

sources and population.

AmountReduce the quantity of radioactive material for

practice

ShieldingAppropriate

barriers to block ionizing radiation

TimeSpend less time in

radiation fields

Four rules 4

safety

Radiation Protection (RP) on its way

Dynamic RP program that responds to changing needs and circumstances to provide protection for workers and processes.

Safety improvement

The organizational structure that handles activity reports

1) Chief Radiation Safety Officer2) Assistant officers3) Health professionals4) Supervisory board


Radiation Protection implement radiation safety

Provide complete rules and regulations for the use of radioactive materials in a booklet

This booklet helps technicians to recognize their responsibility for radiation safety.

The booklet includes 10 points

1) Authorization to Use Radioactive Materials 2) Ordering and Receiving Radioactive Materials 3) Radiation Protection Procedures 4) Radioactive Material Surveys 5) Removable Contamination Limits 6) Radioactive Waste Disposal 7) Personnel Dosimetry 8) Pregnant Workers 9) Radioiodine Exposure Monitoring 10) Accidental Spills of Radioactive Material


When the book is there ?

In few days some copies will be distributed in NSPA and some at the institut francais as a gift to Egyptian universities from both of us


NO Eating, drinking, smoking, use of cosmetics or food storage NO Radioactive Material Area should be open when unattended NO Moving from areas where a contamination occurred until monitored NO Mouth pipetting is allowed in Radioactive Materials Areas NO Unidentified containers of radioactive materials. Labels must include

date, nuclide, quantity, and the radiation symbol NO For porous work areas. NO For unshielded materials to reduce radiation levels to less than

5mR/h at the surface NO Operation without rehearsals to prevent radiation hazards NO Direct contact with materials, work without Fume hoods, gloves,

protective cloth


Say no to

We need Personnel Protection and a non commercial dosimetry lab

Protective clothing

fume hoods and gloves must be worn when handling radioactive material under conditions where contamination may be expected.

Goggles at electron microscopes


References

The regulation and use of radioisotopes in today world- US nuclear regulatory commission

Sources and effects of ionizing radiation UNSCEAR 2008 Report "Fact Sheet on Biological Effects of Radiation". Publication date December 2004.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/bio-effects-radiation.html. Retrieved 2010-12-04.

Jeffrey R. Davis, Robert Johnson, Jan Stepanek - Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine (2008) - Page 221-230 (Google Books Link 2010)

Power Frequency , EMF’s, lack of sleep, melatonin depletion and Breast cancer Nucleonica, web driven nuclear science education,

http://www.nucleonica.net/naturalra.aspx Nuclear Safety, Gianni Petrangeli A Syllabus for the Education and Training of RTTs (radiation therapists/ therapy

radiographers, IAEA courses Postgraduate Educational Course in Radiation Protection and the Safety of

Radiation Sources, IAEA


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