Radiation Safety

Radioactive materials, radiation-producing machines such as x-ray machines and electron microscopes, and various types of non-ionizing radiation sources (ultraviolet, magnetic, and RF emitters) are used widely in teaching and research programs at Princeton University.

In conjunction with the University's Radiation Safety Committee, Radiation Safety staff members are responsible for assisting Princeton University researchers to use these various sources of radiation safely.

If you cannot readily find the information you are seeking through the Radiation Safety page, contact the Radiation Safety Officer for further information.

NEW! How to Use Your Laboratory Survey Meter to Estimate Dose and Activity

Is it possible to use the count rate readings from the survey meter you use in the lab to estimate activity and dose rate? Researchers often ask us how the count rate measured with a G-M survey meter is related to activity and dose rate, so EHS has prepared a fact sheet to address this question.

View the Fact Sheet on Quantitative Use of Laboratory Survey Meters

NEW! Viewing Radiation Dose Reports

For those researchers who wear radiation monitoring badges, we now offer you the abillity to view your most recent dose report online.

View Radiation Dose Report