Radioactive Materials

The Radiologic Health Branch licenses users of radioactive material and registers persons possessing generally licensed devices containing radioactive materials. For instance, radioactive materials are used by:

• Universities and laboratories to conduct scientific research.
•  Medical and veterinary hospitals and clinics to diagnose and treat human beings and animals.
•  Nuclear pharmacies that manufacture and distribute radiopharmaceuticals.
  Blood banks to sterilize blood.
•  Companies that provide services, such as sterilization of medical supplies, facility decontamination, and waste processing.
• Gauge operators to determine properties of materials, such as moisture, density, thickness, level, and lead content.
• Well loggers to conduct oil drilling operations and industrial radiographers to determine construction integrity.