Office of Radiation Control

Welcome to the Office of Radiation Control (ORC). Our mission is to protect the health and safety of Delawareans by regulating the use of ionizing radiation in medicine, industry, research and education, and to provide health protection resources in the event of a radiological emergency.

ORC performs plan reviews for new radiation machine facilities, inspects and registers facilities that use radiation machines, registers facilities that use radioactive materials, registers radiation service providers, and issues certificates for administering radiation to patients, by qualifying medical and dental radiation technologists and technicians.

• Delaware Radiation Control Regulations
• Office Location
• Contact the Office of Radiation Control
• Health Systems Protection Home Page

Radiation Protection News

• Variance for PET/CT SPECT/CT Technologists - November 2008
• Dental Radiation Technician Exam Fee Increase - November 2008
• New Radiation Machine Facility Permit Fees Announced - August 2008
• DPH Transfers Licensing Authority for Some Radioactive Materials (NOTE: The correct effective date is November 30, 2007) - November 2007
• Changes to Certification Processes (Effective January 1, 2008) - November 2007
• State Dental Radiation Technician Exam Provider to Change - August 2006
• Certification of Radiation Technicians - February 2006
• Radiation Protection Professionals Recognized - November 2005
• Radiation Forms Available On-Line - September 2005

Information for Applicants and Facilities

• Radiation Technologists/Technicians
  • Radiation Technologists/Technicians Manual Part 1
    [ Text of Radiation Technologists/Technicians Manual Part 1 ]
  • Radiation Technologists/Technicians Manual Part 2
    [ Text of Radiation Technologists/Technicians Manual Part 2 ]
• Radiation Machine Source Facilities
  • Radiation Machine Facility Manual - PENDING APPROVAL (For more information please contact ORC)
• Radioactive Material Facilities
  • NRC - Information on General License for Radioactive Materials

Information and Fact Sheets

• FDA Public Health Advisory - Mammography and Topical Anesthetics
• NRC Fact Sheet - Tritium Exit Signs
• FDA Fact Sheet - Radiation Safety Considerations for X-Ray Equipment Designed for Hand-Held Use
• FDA Mammography Program

Information for First Responders and Receivers

• Radiation Emergencies: Considerations for First Responders and Receivers
  [ Text of Radiation Emergencies: Considerations for First Responders and Receivers ]
• Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies
• Delaware Emergency Management Agency - Nuclear Hazards
• US CDC - Radiation Emergencies
• Radiation Event Medical Management - US DHSS
• Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation

Additional Links

• Authority on Radiation Protection - Public Meeting Information
• Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc.
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• NRC Expanded By-Product Licensing Rule
• US EPA - Radiation Protection
• FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission - Annual Reports

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