Radioactive Material Use Authorizations

To obtain the privilege of ordering radioactive materials for use on Yale property, obtain an application from your Safety Advisor or the Radiation Safety Office (737-2118). As a matter of policy, the person applying for authorization must be a faculty member (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Research Scientist or Research Scientist of Yale University). The completed forms are reviewed by a Health Physicist and the Radiation Safety Committee (RSC).

A meeting is scheduled with the applicant to discuss the proposed isotope use and to inspect the facility where the radioactive materials will be used. Once the application is approved by the RSC, the Principal Investigator is notified and a copy of the approved application is forwarded to the applicant.

The Radiation Safety Committee's approval of any application will expire three (3) years from the date of approval. Renewal applications will automatically be reviewed with Principal Investigators prior to each application expiring.

Human use is not permitted under the terms of the University's Broadscope NRC license and is only allowed under the University's Specific Medical Use license at the PET Center. Forms for human use applications may be secured from the Chairman of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Radiation Safety Committee and Yale Medical School Human Investigation Committee.