Our mission is to promote and maintain the safe use of ionizing radiation and lasers by providing the appropriate programs and services for Washington University and Washington University Medical Center (the School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, and the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis. Our commitment is to protect human health and the environment while ensuring regulatory compliance and protecting the interests of the University and affiliated institutions.
Phone: 314-362-3476
Fax: 314-362-1995
Email: radsafety@wustl.edu
24 hour Emergency Phone 314-299-1322
Please refer to the Instructions Regarding Accidents Involving Radioactive Material document that is posted in every RAM use area. In the event of a major spill, please notify Radiation Safety immediately and we will instruct you as to further action. If it is a minor spill, begin by informing others and ask for help. Cover the spill with absorbent paper. Mark off the area and restrict access to reduce the spread of contamination. Decontaminate as necessary, disposing of supplies as radwaste. Survey and document the results; repeat as needed. Survey yourself and others before vacating the area. At any time in this process, feel free to call Radiation Safety to ask for assistance.
Relevant Resources
- Annual Radionuclide Inventory
- Decay Calculator
- Definitions
- Dosimetry Information
- Effective Dose
- General Radiation Safety Information
- Generally Licensed Material
- Interventional Radiology Tc-99m Mapping Post Surveys
- Lab Surveys
- Laser Safety
- Magnetic Resonance Safety (NMR and MRI)
- MyRad
- Ordering Radioactive Material
- Radiation Safety Manual
- Radiation Safety Training Information
- X-Ray Safety
Radiation Safety Staff
Maxwell Amurao, Ph.D., MBA
Director of the Office of Radiation Safety
- Phone: (314) 362-2988 Cell: (314) 295-6473
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: maxwell.amurao@wustl.edu
Services: Radioactive Material License and Compliance Support; Doses from Radioactive Material Use; Magnetic Resonance (NMR and MRI) Safety and Medical Physics Support; Radiation X-Ray Producing Equipment Safety and Medical Physics; Laser Safety; Teaching and Education
Kinda Abdin
Health Physicist I
- Phone: (314) 362-2995
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: abdink@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: ALARA Personnel Dose Review; Cyclotrons and PET Isotopes; Radiation Producing Equipment Support; Dosimetry
Mairio Bradley
Radiation Safety Specialist III
- Phone: (314) 362-0599
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: bradleyma@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: Laser Safety; Radioactive Waste Pickup and Disposal; Radioactive Material Orders; Survey Meter Calibration
Briana Davis
Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
- Phone: (314) 362-4966
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: davisbr@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: Radioactive Material Authorizations and Amendments; Drain Disposal of Radioactive Material; Radioactive Material Research Lab Inspections; Radiation Safety Training Information, Requirements, and Scheduling; Generally Licensed Radioactive Materials
Casey Delf
Health Physicist I
- Phone: (314) 747-0460
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: delfdc@wustl.edu
Services: Website Development & Maintenance; Report Writing; Information Systems; Radioactive Material Lab Inspections; Personnel Processing
Sonny Johnson
Radiation Safety Specialist I
- Phone: (314) 362-2994
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: johnsonlo@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: Radioactive Material Package Receipt; Radioactive Waste Pickup and Disposal
Brian Kim
Health Physicist I
- Phone: (314) 362-2997
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: suhankim@wustl.edu
Services: Radioactive Material Orders/Shipping/Transfers; Radioactive Waste Pickup and Disposal; Survey Meter Calibration and Repair; Bioassays
David Luechtefeld
Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
- Phone: (314) 362-3478
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: luechted@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: Clinical Radioactive Material Lab Inspections; Clinical Radioactive Material Use; Radioactive Material Inventory; Radioactive Sealed Sources; MRI Support
Karla Spafford
Radiation Safety Specialist III
- Phone: (314) 362-4968
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: spaffork@wusm.wustl.edu
Services: Decommissioning & Closeouts; Survey Meter Calibration and Repair
Dan Szatkowski
Associate Radiation Safety Officer
- Phone: (314) 362-3479
- Fax: (314) 362-1995
- Email: szatkowd@wustl.edu
Services: Airborne Radioactivity Evaluations; Radioactive Material Spills; Radioactive Material Orders/Shipping/Transfers; Radioactive Waste Pickup and Disposal; Survey Meter Calibration & Repair; Laser Safety