The AU Health Radiation Safety Committee is responsible for the oversight of radiation and radioactive materials used for clinical purposes.
Charge: The committee has four component subcommittees: the Non-Human Use of Ionizing Radiation Subcommittee; the Human Diagnostic Use of Ionizing Radiation Subcommittee; the Human Therapeutic Use of Ionizing Radiation Subcommittee; and the Safeguards and Security Subcommittee. It is the responsibility of the committee to review proposed clinical uses of radioactive materials or machine-produced radiation; to designate Authorized Users of radiation or radioactive materials; and to approve areas controlled for radiation or radioactive material use. The responsibilities of the Human Use of Therapeutic Radiation Subcommittee are described in greater detail in the next section.
Human Use of Therapeutic Radiation Subcommittee
The subcommittee sets policies and establishes procedures for the safe use of therapeutic radiation sources at AU Health and other hospitals affiliated with AU Health for therapeutic uses of radiation. The subcommittee is charged with developing radiation safety policy in such a manner as to assure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations; maintain exposures as low as reasonably achievable for both radiation workers and the general public; and authorize the use of therapeutic procedures involving radiation sources. The subcommittee will meet as often as necessary to carry out its functions.
Members | Role | Constituency | Representing | Term | |
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Chief Medical Physicist, Radiation Therapy Center , Ahmad Al-Basheer |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Medical Physicist, Radiology , Jerry Allison |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Gamma Knife Medical Physics, Rebecca Cantrell |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Associate Professor of Radiology (Emeritus) and Nuclear Pharmacist , James Corley |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Medical Center Security Director , Joshua Cunningham |
Member | Staff | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Assistant Nurse Manager 5W/4W, Venita Davis |
Member | Administrative | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Catherine Ferguson | Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Medical Physicist, Radiation Therapy Center , Chulhaeng Huh |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Diagnostic Medical Physicist , Anobel Maghsoodpour |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Health Physicist, Radiation Safety Office , Jenee Parlor |
Member | Staff | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
RN, Nursing, Adult Hemodynamics Laboratory , Myrna Sullivan |
Member | Staff | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Lead Cardiovascular Tech, Pediatric Cath Lab , Brad Vittetoe |
Member | Staff | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
Professor of Radiology, Hadyn Williams |
Committee Chair | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 | ||
AVP EHS/Radiation Safety Officer , Philip Young |
Member | Faculty | July 2020 - June 2021 |