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RADIATION SAFETY MANUAL
Section 9: Radiation Monitoring Equipment

9.1 It is essential that any laboratory classified as a medium level laboratory (Section 5.3) is supplied with the appropriate radiation monitors for the type and energy window of the isotopes being used. 
   
9.2 The Radiation Control Act NSW (1990) requires that such devices should be properly maintained and serviced regularly and that they be calibrated annually. A record should be maintained of the servicing and calibration of each instrument. A service and calibration service on an annual basis has been organised by Mr. Trevor White of the Health Faculty Workshop in the Medical Sciences Building. This service will be billed to the user. Enquiries should be addressed to Trevor.White@newcastle.edu.au
   
9.3 Modern instruments are often self calibrating and/or may come with a small test spot that delivers known level of radiation (CPS) at a given distance, if the instrument is operating normally. This test should be performed each time the instrument is used, but should be recorded at monthly intervals. This does not replace the need for formal annual calibration and servicing. 

List of Radiation Monitoring Equipment

Type of
Instrument

Detector

Manufacturer
Supplier

Location
Contact Person
Area Survey /
Contamination Meter		 Scintillation X-Ray Probe Type 542B 4KeV - 100Kev Mini Monitor Neo Medix Series 900 X-Ray Centre, Aviation Building, J. Zobeck
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube Type s.10
E Beta detector		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Geology, R. Bale
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube X-Ray Probe
15KeV - 60KeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Cancer Research, David Maddison Building, D. Dorahy
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube Weak beta
2.2 -5.5KeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Cancer Research, David Maddison Building, D. Dorahy
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube Strong beta
0.05 - 1.25MeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Cancer Research, David Maddison Building, D. Dorahy
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube Strong beta
0.05 - 1.25MeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Sales quos Medical Biochemistry, Life Sciences Building,
L. Herd, P. Jarvie
Area Survey / Contamination Meter Vicroreen with Pantake detector 489-110 (2 instruments) GM Tube Beta above 70 KeV Gamma above 6 KeV Vicroreen Gammasonics Medical Biochemistry, Life Sciences Building, L. Herd
Area Survey / Contamination Meter Type 540 GM Tube X-Ray detector
100KeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Clinical Pharmacology, New Med II, P. Brent
Area Survey / Contamination Meter (* instruments) GM Tube Beta
0.66 MeV Gamma
0.05 - 2.5 MeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Series 900 Pathology, David Maddison Building,
G. Pang
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube Beta
above 200 Kev Gamma
above 2 MeV		 Vicroreen Thyac III Gamma PVC Office, Faculty of Science & Information Technology,
D. Kay
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube
900S 0.05 - 1.25 MeV		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Biological Sciences,
D. Kay
Area Survey / Contamination Meter GM Tube X-Ray Probe
(low gamma)
Type 5.42		 Mini Monitor Neo Medix Biological Sciences,
J. Patrick