Guide to Completion of an Irradiator Permit Application

Reviewed: January 2025

When completing the enclosed Irradiator Permit Application, please use this guide when providing the information requested. The application form is provided below and should be completed accurately to facilitate the review of the application for approval. Incomplete application(s) will result in unnecessary delays. The information provided will enable the Institutional Radiation Protection Committee (IRPC) and EHS to provide a thorough Radiation Protection program.

The following information is required in the appropriation section of the application.

Eligibility

In order to hold an Irradiator Permit, the applicant must be one of the following:

  1. Assistant Professor;
  2. Associate Professor;
  3. Full Professor

In addition, two years of relevant experience (industrial or academic) is required and should be detailed as outlined below.

If these conditions cannot be satisfied, then alternate arrangements can be made through the Radiation Protection Service.

Experience

  1. Work experience with radioactive material?
    i.e. when and where was work experience gained and the duration of the work?
  2. Formal radiation protection training. Please provide brief details.

Experimental Procedures

Irradiator must not be used in humans under the IRPC permit.

  1. Nature of work to be performed.
  2. If animals are to be used for in vivo radioisotope work, provide as a minimum.
    1. What type of animals will be used?
    2. The maximum dose which will be used for each animal?
    3. How long is the animal to be kept?

Application Form

Irradiator Permit Application form (PDF)

Irradiator Safety, Access, & Training Contact:

Daniel Cardenas
Manager, Research Regulatory Affairs, Designated RSO
daniel.cardenas@utoronto.ca