DSHS Radiation Control

Radiation Control Who We Are Radiation Control serves all the residents of the State of Texas by protecting them and their environment from unnecessary radiation exposure. Sources of radiation are located, used, and transported throughout Texas on a daily basis.

Radiation Control Who We Are Radiation Control ensures that persons who use radioactive materials and radiation machines do so in a safe and secure manner to protect the public in Texas. Radiation Control provides the state emergency response team that responds to nuclear, transportation, reactor accidents, or terrorist activities involving radioactive materials and incidents involving radiation machines. Radiation Control contributes to keeping radioactive materials out of the hands of terrorists.

Radiation Control How We Deliver Services Radiation Control provides a capable and experienced staff of health physicists who are the states radiation specialists. Health physicists are radiation professionals with specialized training in great demand nationwide.

Staff Training Health Physics Health physics is a professional field that cuts across the basic physical, life, and earth sciences, as well as such applied areas such as toxicology, industrial hygiene, medicine, public health, and engineering.

Radiation Control How Services Are Funded The radiation regulatory program is provided through efforts of technical staff who evaluate, license, inspect and investigate the uses of radiation sources in medicine, industry, education and research. The program recovers all program costs through fees to the regulated entities.

Radiation Control How We Administer the Program The use of radioactive material, x-ray machines, and lasers are licensed by central office staff and inspected by staff in both field offices and central office. The program must remain compatible with that of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Regulatory Framework - Agreement with NRC -National Materials Program Agreement States: Orange Non-Agreement States: Yellow Letter of Intent: Gold

License and Inspect the use of Radioactive Materials In Medicine Radiation Control What We Do

License and Inspect the use of Radioactive Materials In Industry Radiation Control What We Do

Radiation Control What We Do License and Inspect the use of Radioactive Materials In Irradiators

Radiation Control What We Do License and Inspect the use of Radioactive Materials In Education

Radiation Control What We Do License and Inspect the use of Radioactive Materials In Uranium Industry

Radiation Control What We Do Register and Inspect Machine Sources of Radiation Dental X-Ray

Radiation Control What We Do Register and Inspect Machine Sources of Radiation Medical X-Ray

Radiation Control What We Do Register and Inspect Machine Sources of Radiation Laser Medicine

Radiation Control What We Do Register and Inspect Machine Sources of Radiation Laser Light Shows

Radiation Control What We Do Register and Inspect Machine Sources of Radiation Industrial X-Ray

Types of Permits Issued by Radiation Control

All radiation control staff are members of the Emergency Response Team Emergency Response Planning Comanche Peak South Texas W.I.P.P. PANTEX

Radiation Control What We Do Investigate Accidents, Incidents and Complaints Radiation Burns

Radiation Control What We Do Investigate Accidents, Incidents and Complaints Juarez Incident

Radiation Control What We Do Investigate Accidents, Incidents and Complaints Stolen Radiography Camera

Radiation Control What We Do Impound Radiation Sources

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges New and evolving technologies require unique knowledge for evaluation of safety or financial aspects, development of new rules and considerable public involvement.

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges Food Irradiation

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges Long term storage of radioactive waste

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges

Radioisotope production

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges New Medical Advances

Complex Radiation Protection Challenges Financial Qualifications and Financial Security for Decommissioning