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Radiation Safety Unit

Additional info resources

Additional info resources

Here you can find additional information of radioisotopes and radiation safety and protection:

  • The DANDU / CANTEACH guide to radiation safety by Burnham is an excellent guide to theory. Just be aware that it is Canadian and therefore some terms and units will differ from UK speak. Chapter 1 atomic structure, Chapter 2 radiation theory, Chapter 3 radiation dose and Chapter 4 biological effects of radiation.

  • Amersham International (as was) produced this excellent guide to radiochemicals and practice 'Safe and Secure', which in addition to safe working includes topics such as radiochemical half life and how to store radioisotopes.

  • Our data sheet gives basic information on radioisotopes and their emissions, dose rates, formulae for calculating doses.

  • Delacroix is regarded by many as THE guide to the practical dosimetry and properties of radionuclides. We don't agree with all the data on exposures, but the basic data is fine.
  • IAEA Nuclear Data Services is a hub providing access to several important databases including Nuclear Science References, ENSDF, Interactive Chart of Nuclides, Decay Data Library for Actinides and many other databases. 
  • The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commision has produced a video designed to demystify radiation. The video features CNSC experts explaining the basics of radiation in simple terms -- what it is, the different types, radioisotopes, and radioactive decay. Find out how jellybeans can help you understand half-lives!

     

  • This YouTube video on radiation basics. It is clipped from the early 1960s film, "Everyday Radioactivity", produced by Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert, showman-science teacher famous for his Watch Mr. Wizard programs, which ran on NBC from 1951 to 1965: 



  • The University of Leeds has different systems to Manchester e.g. waste disposal, but these two short clips do show good practice, dispensing radioisotopes and finding contamination: