Radiation Safety Program
The Radiation Safety Program provides comprehensive health physics support service to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston community.
The radiation safety mission is to assist in maintaining safe and healthy settings for research and clinical activities. The program fulfills this mission by assisting the institution's Radiation Safety Committee, performing routine laboratory and clinical inspections of radioactive material, x-ray and laser use, providing personnel, area and environmental monitoring, and responding to emergency situations.
Please feel free to contact us at 713.500.5840 if we may be of assistance or if you have any safety concerns to be addressed.
Monthly Reminder of Contamination Wipe Tests
- Document contamination wipe tests monthly
- Blank Wipe Test Form (word document)
- If ONLY STORING radiation this month, document wipe test of storage area
- If NOT USING OR STORING radiation this month, write on wipe test form
"No use or storage for ______month"
Emergency Response
Chemical, Radioactive, Biological Spills
Injuries/Illnesses
Emergency Contact Numbers
Radioactive Emergency Response Procedures
Radiation Laboratory Safety Audits
Laboratory Surveillance Program
Removing Hazards for Maintenance Operations
Caution Radiation Stickers
Request to Add & Delete Labs Authorized for Radioactive Material Use
Signs and Lab Postings
Surplus
Radioactive Material Inactive Status Explanation
Radiation Safety Guidelines, Forms, and Manuals
Radioactive Material Ordering Guide (Peoplesoft)
NEW Radiation Materials Request Form (Excel Doc) RADMAT replacement
Notice to Employees
Radioactive Material or General Radiation Producing Machine Use
Dental X-ray Machines
Primary Investigator Forms
Application for Non-Human Use of Radioactive Material RS-01A (one per radionuclide)
Training, Experience, Laboratory Staff, and Equipment RS-01B
Application for RAM Use in Animals RS-07 (Word document)
Radioactive Materials Authorization Amendment Form
Application for HUMAN USE of Radioactive Material RS-12 (Word document)
Radioactive Material Worker Forms
Radiation Safety Training and Experience Form RS-02
Dosimetry Service Agreement and Exposure History Form RS-03
Laboratory Wipe Test Report for Radioactive Materials RS-08 (Word document)
Brownsville Site
Radioactive Material Receipt Form (Brownsville Site) RS-18 (Word document)
Radiation Safety Manual
Useful Radiation Safety Links
Online Regulations - Radiation Control, Texas Department of State Health Services
"Ask the experts" - Health Physics Society (HPS)
Find local experts and vendors - South Texas Chapter - Health Physics Society (STC-HPS)
MP Bio-medicals
American Radio labeled Chemicals
Suntrac
Ludlum
Radiation Safety Training
Basic Radiation Safety Training **Required for Radioactive Material Users
Radiation Safety Awareness
Laser Safety Training
X-Ray Safety Training
Dental X-Ray Safety Training
Radiation Safety Office Course
Review of Select Radiation Safety Procedures at UTHSC-H
Wipe Test Procedures for Radiation Contamination
Resident and Fellow X-Ray Safety Training
General Radiation Safety
ALARA Program - Keeping doses As Low As Reasonably Achievable
Personal Radiation Dosimeters
Radionuclide Safety Information Sheets (MSDS)
Urine and thyroid bio-assays (radionuclides and radioiodines)
Portable Radiation Detectors
Liquid Scintillation Counters or Gamma Counters
Declared Pregnant Worker Program
Radioactive Waste
Alcove Locations
Radioactive waste disposal procedures
Radiation Safety Committee
Online Protocol Submission Interface
Committee Membership
Committee Guidelines
Radiation Safety Staff
Janet Gutiérrez, DrPH, CHP, RRPT
Safety Manager
Janet.R.McCrary@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-5844
CYF G.102
B.S. Radiological Health Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S. Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health
Dr.PH. Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, The University of Texas School of Public Health
Eddie L. Horace, Jr., Safety Specialist
Eddie.Horace@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-5834
CYF G.102
B.S. Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
Travis Halphen, Safety Specialist
Travis.Halphen@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-5839
CYF G.102
B.S. Physics concentration Medical Physics, Louisiana State University
Krisztina Nemeti, Safety Specialist
krisztina.nemeti@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-5833
CYF G.102
B.S. Nuclear Medicine Technology,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Boris G. Tsenov M.S. , Safety Specialist
Boris.Tsenov@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-5823
CYF G.102
M.S. Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Physics
St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria
