Molecular Biology Problem Solver: A Laboratory Guide. Edited by Alan S Gerstein opyright◎2001 ISBNS:0-471-37972-7( Paper);0-47 (Electronic) 6 Working Safely with Radioactive materials William R.. Volny r. Licensing and Certification 143 Do You need a license to handle radioactive Materials? 143 Who Do You Contact to Begin the Process of Becoming Licensed or Certified to Use Radioactivity? Selecting and Ordering a Radioisotope 144 Which Radiochemical Is Most Appropriate for Your Research 144 What Quantity of Radioactivity Should You Purchase? When Should You order the material? How Do You Calculate the Amount of Remaining How Long after the Reference Date Can You Use Your material? 149 Can You Compensate by Adding More Radiochemical If the Reference Date Has Long Passed? Handling Radioactive Shipments What Should You Do with the Radioactive Shipment A Wipe Test Detected Radioactivity on the Outside When lt arrives? 50 of the vial. Does this indicate a problem? 5 14l141 6 Working Safely with Radioactive Materials William R. J. Volny Jr. Licensing and Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Do You Need a License to Handle Radioactive Materials? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Who Do You Contact to Begin the Process of Becoming Licensed or Certified to Use Radioactivity? . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Selecting and Ordering a Radioisotope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Which Radiochemical Is Most Appropriate for Your Research? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 What Quantity of Radioactivity Should You Purchase? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 When Should You Order the Material? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 How Do You Calculate the Amount of Remaining Radiolabel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 How Long after the Reference Date Can You Use Your Material? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Can You Compensate by Adding More Radiochemical If the Reference Date Has Long Passed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Handling Radioactive Shipments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 What Should You Do with the Radioactive Shipment When It Arrives? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 A Wipe Test Detected Radioactivity on the Outside of the Vial. Does This Indicate a Problem? . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Molecular Biology Problem Solver: A Laboratory Guide. Edited by Alan S. Gerstein Copyright © 2001 by Wiley-Liss, Inc. ISBNs: 0-471-37972-7 (Paper); 0-471-22390-5 (Electronic)