Radiation Physics Laboratory

USC Radiation Physics Laboratory is coordinated by  Radiation Physics Research Group.

This gamma irradiation facility has a cobalt 60 therapy unit installed in a 60 m² bunker. The therapy unit houses a cobalt 60 radioactive source of 5414 Ci of activity (as for Dec 2012) emitting gamma photons of 1.17 and 1.33 MeV of energy.

The therapy unit can spin isocentrically and it can be set to produce different combinations of irradiation area and dose rate. The laboratory offers the following services to any user from public centers or private companies:

• Calibration service of ionization chambers and electrometers in terms of absorbed dose to water at therapy level (cobalt 60). The RPL is a Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratory with ISO 17025 implanted.
• Gamma Irradiation Service. The laboratory performs Total Irradiation Dose tests for electronic components, materials or tissues.