X-ray safety at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
An organized and structured safety program for x-ray generating devices was initiated in October, 1979. An X-ray Device Control Office was established to manage the program that currently oversees the activities of 201 x-ray generating devices and to provide SOP reviews, perform shielding calculations, and provide training for both the operators and health physics x-ray device surveyors. The new program also establishes controls for procurement of new equipment, requires the writing of Standard Operating Procedures, requires training for operators and provides routine and non-routine safety inspections of x-ray generating devices. Prior to this program going into effect, the Laboratory had recorded nine documented x-ray related exposure accidents. Since then, there have been none. Program elements and experiences of interest to other x-ray device users are discussed. 3 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6986966
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-86-3777; CONF-870219-5; ON: DE87002920
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 20. midyear topical symposium of the Health Physics Society: health physics of radiation-producing machines, Reno, NV, USA, 8 Feb 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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