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Procurement guides for radiation buyers
Practical guidance on selecting vendors, navigating regulators, scoping projects, and avoiding common procurement mistakes. Written for RSOs, EHS leads, facilities managers, and procurement teams.
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2025-12-15 · 9 min read
Procurement Guides
How to choose a radiation calibration vendor
A practical evaluation framework covering accreditation, traceability, turnaround, and the questions to ask before sending instruments out for service.
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Procurement Guides · 11 min
RSO, CHP, Medical Physicist: what each role actually does
A clear breakdown of the three roles often confused in procurement decisions, when each is required by regulation, and how to scope work across them.
2025-12-08
Regulatory · 12 min
NRC vs. Agreement State licensing: what changes for your program
A practical comparison of operating under direct NRC oversight versus an Agreement State authority, with the operational differences that actually matter for your radiation program.
2025-11-22
Procurement Guides · 11 min
What sealed source disposal actually costs (and why)
A breakdown of the cost drivers in sealed source disposal — radionuclide, activity, source form, vendor, and regulatory pathway — and how to scope a disposal project intelligently.
2025-11-10
Regulatory · 10 min
Dental CBCT installation: state registration in 30 minutes
A practical guide to registering a new dental cone-beam CT unit with your state radiation control program, the documentation you actually need, and the timelines to plan around.
2025-10-25
Procurement Guides · 13 min
Industrial radiography source exchange: a project checklist
A complete checklist for managing an industrial radiography source exchange — from initial planning through new source receipt — including the regulatory steps that catch operators off guard.
2025-10-08
Procurement Guides · 10 min
What a dosimetry badge program actually costs: a buyer’s guide
A breakdown of dosimetry pricing by badge type, read frequency, and headcount, plus the contract terms that quietly change your total cost.
2026-01-12
Procurement Guides · 11 min
Radiation shielding design for a new X-ray room: what to budget
What actually drives shielding cost — room use, workload, adjacent occupancy, and construction type — and how to sequence the project so shielding doesn’t become the thing that delays your opening date.
2026-01-05
Regulatory · 11 min
Veterinary radiation safety: state registration and RSO requirements for practices
What general and specialty veterinary practices actually need for x-ray and CT compliance — registration, shielding, operator training, and the differences from human medical facilities.
2025-12-29
Regulatory · 10 min
ALARA in practice: what “as low as reasonably achievable” actually means for your program
ALARA appears in every radiation safety program on paper. This guide explains what regulators actually expect to see in practice, and the gap between a symbolic ALARA policy and a functioning one.
2025-12-18
Procurement Guides · 11 min
Gamma, E-beam, or X-ray: choosing a contract sterilization method
A practical comparison of the three major radiation sterilization modalities for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, including cost, turnaround, and material compatibility considerations.
2025-12-10
Regulatory · 12 min
How to decommission a radioactive materials license: a step-by-step timeline
What actually happens when you close out a radioactive materials license — from initial notification through final status survey and license termination — and the realistic timeline to budget for.
2025-11-30
Regulatory · 10 min
Sealed source leak testing: requirements, frequency, and choosing a lab
What leak testing actually verifies, how often regulations require it, the difference between wipe testing and other methods, and how to evaluate a testing lab or in-house program.
2025-11-18
Regulatory · 11 min
RSO training: in-person vs. online — what regulators actually require
A practical comparison of in-person and online RSO training options, what most license categories actually require in terms of format and hours, and how to choose based on your license complexity.
2025-11-05
Regulatory · 11 min
Nuclear density gauge compliance: a field guide for construction and geotechnical firms
A practical compliance guide for construction, paving, and geotechnical testing firms that use nuclear moisture-density gauges — licensing, transport, storage, and the inspection issues specific to this industry.
2025-10-20
Procurement Guides · 12 min
Medical physicist annual survey requirements: what Joint Commission and Medicare actually require
What triggers a required medical physics survey, how the Joint Commission, Medicare, and state requirements overlap and differ, and how to build a survey schedule that satisfies all three without redundant visits.
2025-10-15