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Resource
Head
Senthil Muthuswamy, Ph.D. |
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Director,
Environmental Health & Safety
Christopher Hubert
516.367.8336
hubert@cshl.edu |
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Manager
John Pisciotta
516.367.8336
pisciott@cshl.edu |
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Description
The Radiation
Shared Resource at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides facilities
and services for the use of ionizing radiation. This Shared Resource
provides (i) training and refresher courses for proper use of
all radioactive materials and (ii) training and oversight of
specialized equipment such as the gamma irradiator.. |
Equipment
and Services:
New employee training
All laboratory personnel receive a two-hour orientation. This course describes
different types of radiation, proper shielding, methods of controlling radiation
dose and exposures, use of radiation detection instrumentation, rules for the
safe use of radioactive materials, proper waste disposal and spill response procedures. |
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Annual
Radiation Refresher Training
A 30-minute radiation safety refresher course is given every year to review basic
principles and safety concepts, and to present updates on any new issues or regulations
regarding use of radioactive materials. |
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Gamma
Irradiator Training
Any investigator planning to use the Gamma Irradiator Facility must receive training
in its use. This training is given on a one-on-one basis, and takes approximately
one hour. Investigators are given round-the-clock access to the facility once
training is completed. |
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Gamma
Irradiator Facility
The irradiator is an essential tool for specialized applications such as irradiation
of nude mice for xenograft experiments, irradiation of mice for adoptive transfer
experiments, generation of mitotically inactive fibroblast for culturing embryonic
stem cells for gene targeting applications, and for investigating DNA damage
response pathways in cultured cells and in tumors. |
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