Rutgers University case study: a guide to non-routine high dose rate procedures for biomedical facilities

Non-routine potentially high dose rate procedures occasionally present themselves at biomedical facilities. Lacking significant operational experience, many biomedical facilities decide to contract out the work to consulting firms without seriously considering doing the work themselves. This study shares the University's experiences during a non-routine procedure to extract a 60Co irradiation source from an underground storage facility and relocate it to an above-ground shielded storage cask.