Techniques
- Measurement of levels of surface contamination and radiation in radioactive facilities. Counted using:
- liquid scintillation (14C, 3H, other radionuclides)
- solid scintillation (RIAs, 125I, other radionuclides)
- electronic autoradiography
- Measurement of radiation levels and of the quality of X-ray devices
- X-ray radiography inside a booth
- Handling of radioactive products in vitro, in vivo and in cell cultures in authorized radioactive facilities
Range of services
- Training in radiological protection at various different levels (supervisor course recognized by the Nuclear Safety Council, twice-yearly training courses, etc.)
- Drafting and processing of authorization documents for radioactive and X-ray facilities
- Consulting and management of radiological protection systems for radioactive and X-ray facilities
- Inspection of contamination and radiation monitors
- Hermeticity monitoring of encapsulated sources
- Monitoring of levels of surface contamination and radiation in radioactive facilities
- Quality control and measurement of radiation levels of X-ray equipment
- Quantification of radioactive samples
Examples of application
- Quality control of medical X-rays
- Quality control of industrial and research X-rays, among others
- Drafting and processing of authorizations for radioactive and X-ray facility and staff licensing
- Radiological protection training courses
- Quantification of radioactive samples
Equipment
- Wallac Rack-beta models 1209 and 1409 liquid scintillation counters
- Packard models 1500, 2100, 2810 and 2900 liquid scintillation counters
- Wallac Compugamma Wizard 1470 solid scintillation gamma counters
- Packard Cobra II solid scintillation gamma counters
- Biorad Molecular Imager FX and FX Pro Plus electronic autoradiography units
- Molecular Dynamics Typhoon 8600 electronic autoradiography unit
- FAG Contamat FHT-111M surface contamination measuring unit
- FAG FH40F2, NE Technology PDM1A radiation level measuring equipment
- Atomtex AT1123 X-ray radiation level measuring equipment
- RTI Electronics Piranha PMX-I quality control equipment for X-ray units
- Hewlett Packard Faxitron 43855 A X-ray booth
- Fuji Medical Film FPM 100A automatic radiographic film developer
- Specific equipment for the management of radioactive waste and radiological protection
Institution
Access Procedures
Any person applying for the first time for any services by CCiTUB must enter as a new user. For this purpose it is necessary to fill in an application form which can be downloaded from http://www.ccit.ub.edu/EN/m4.html. The form must be sent to
Keywords
Assurance of quality
ISO 9001:2008. The CCiTUB have well-established a system of management of the quality based on the ISO norm 9001, which also satisfies the Good Manufacturing Practice requirements (GMP).
Recognition by the Food and Drug Administration as a contract laboratory to perform drug tests.
Acknowledged laboratory Register of Agroalimentary Laboratories of Catalonia.