Environmental Health and Safety

How do I...?

• Get certified to operate an x-ray machine (radiology, fluoro, CT)
  • File the following two endorsements with Radiation Safety:
    • register your training certification (link below),
    • complete machine-specific training for each x-ray machine you intend to use.  Contact Radiology staff to schedule the machine-specific training.
  • Additional training requirements for fluoroscopy and CT operators 

• Link for registering with OSU Radiation Safety Use this link to document:
  • Your x-ray operator certification (DVM, CVT, RT...), or
  • you will be assisting with x-ray procedures, e.g. for holding patients, but will not be operating x-ray machines

• File a declaration of Pregnancy , this page includes additional information for pregnant workers in radiation use areas

• Get radiation dosimeters- contact Radiology for questions regarding dosimeters.  Radiation dosimeters and lead PPE are required for all personnel working with and around operating x-ray machines.

Other information

• Best Practices in veterinary radiology
  • Personnel in radiology
  • Holding patients during exposure
• Radiation dosimeters
  • Includes procedures for sterilizing ring dosimeters
• For authorized x-ray machine trainers: online form for recording machine-specific training
• Inspection requirements for lead PPE
• Dental x-ray use