2020-21 Radiation Safety Committee Charge
The Radiation Safety Committee advises the Chancellor of the university through the Vice Chancellor – Resource Management & Planning on all matters related to radiation safety and recommends such policies and procedures as it may deem appropriate to ensure an adequate radiation safety program.
The committee consists of at least six members appointed by the chancellor, and a Radiation Safety Officer experienced in the use of radioisotopes and in protection against ionizing radiation. Committee activities are directed by its chair. The chair shall be a full-time UC San Diego faculty member. The chair shall convene the committee as often as necessary to consider all aspects pertinent to radiation safety.
A quorum shall consist of the chair (or his/her designee), the RSO, the executive management (or is/her alternate), a representative from each area of use from which specific issues will be discussed, and any other member whose field of expertise is necessary for the discussion is considered acceptable This quorum requirement is set by California Department of Public Health (CDPH) as part of its delegation of authority to UC San Diego to regulate its use of radioactive materials on campus (10 CFR 33.13). Committee business may be conducted via email ballot where members may vote to tentatively approve proposals, however, final approval voting is required to be conducted at the next RSC meeting to formalize any tentative actions.
The committee has the ultimate responsibility for the use of radioactive material at UC San Diego and shall be the ultimate reviewing and authorizing agent for the use of all ionizing radiation. It shall set policy to be carried out by the Radiation Safety Officer. It shall receive and review all pertinent reports and records of the Environment, Health and Safety Department, the subcommittee minutes, and shall keep and maintain a record of all its transactions and reports. The committee shall consider the liabilities of the university in all activities involving radioisotopes.
Committee Chair: Dan Scanderbeg
Committee Contact: Jeff Wagner j7wagner@ucsd.edu
VC RMP Committee Contact: Ashley Chen blchen@ucsd.edu
| Appoints Representative | Name | Description | Term | Status |
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Members | | Committee on Committees | Li-Fan Lu | Bio/Biological Sciences Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | |
| Committee on Committees | Maho Niwa | Bio/Biological Sciences Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | |
| Committee on Committees | John Einck | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.20 | |
| Committee on Committees | Anne Roberts | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | |
| Committee on Committees | John Thorson | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | |
Committee on Committees | Michael Middleton | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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Committee on Committees | Demosthenes Papamatheakis | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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| Committee on Committees | James Urbanic | SOM Faculty Representative | 10.31.20 | |
| Committee on Committees | Julia Diaz | SIO Department Faculty Representative | 10.31.22 | |
Committee on Committees | David Dubowitz | Radiology Faculty Representative | 10.31.21 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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| Committee on Committees | Grace Kim | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | 10.31.21 | |
Committee on Committees | David Vera | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | 10.31.20 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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Committee on Committees | Catheryn Yashar | Radiation Oncology, Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | 10.31.23 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | CURRENT |
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Committee on Committees | Vacant | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | | Status |
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| colour | Red |
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| title | Vacant |
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Committee on Committees | Rebecca Theilmann | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | 10.31.21 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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Committee on Committees | Andrew Yen | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | 10.31.21 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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Staff Association | Vacant | Staff Representative; Radiopharmacy & Human Subjects Exposure Expert (*) | | Status |
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| colour | Red |
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| title | Vacant |
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Resource Management & Planning | Joseph Aguilera | Lab Manager | 10.31.20 | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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| title | Current |
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Resource Management & Planning | Vacant | Lab Manager | | Status |
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| colour | Red |
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| title | Vacant |
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Ex Officio | | Resource Management & Planning | Dan Scanderbeg | Human Subjects Exposure Expert (Chair) | Indefinite | |
| Resource Management & Planning | Ernest Belezzuoli | Chair, HERC and RDRC | Indefinite | |
| Resource Management & Planning | David Hall | Chair of Health System Radiation Safety Committee (HSRSC) | Indefinite | |
Resource Management & Planning | Corey Singleton | Director
| Appoints Representatives | Representatives | Description | Term |
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| Committee on Committees | George Z. Cheng | Faculty Representative, School of Medicine | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | Julia M. Diaz | Faculty Representative, Scripps Institute of Oceanography | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | David J. Dubowitz | Faculty Representative Department of Radiology, School of Medicine | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | Jeet Minocha | Faculty Representative, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | Claude B. Sirlin | Faculty Representative, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | James J. Urbanic | Faculty Representative, Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences, UC San Diego Health | 10.31.2025 |
| Committee on Committees | Catheryn M. Yashar | Faculty Representative, Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Science; Radiation Oncology, Human Subjects Exposure Expert | 10.31.2026 |
| Staff Association | Kishore Kumar Kotta | Staff Representative; Staff Res Associate, Department of Radiology; Radiopharmacy & Human Subjects Exposure Expert | 10.31.2025 |
| Ex Officio |
| Resource Management & Planning | Ernest V. Belezzuoli | Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine | Indefinite |
| Resource Management & Planning | David J. Hall | Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine | Indefinite |
| Resource Management & Planning | John S. (Scott) Langford | Health Phys / ARSO, Environment, Health & Safety | Indefinite |
| | Resource Management & Planning | Jason B. Peterson | Senior Director, |
Medical Center, | Environment Health & Safety | Indefinite |
| Status |
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colour| title | Current |
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Green | | Resource Management & Planning |
Scott Langford | Alternate Radiation Safety Officer | Indefinite | | | Daniel J. (Dan) Scanderbeg | Committee Chair; Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences; Human Subjects Exposure Expert | Indefinite |
| Resource Management & Planning | Grant A. Silva |
Alternate Radiation Safety Officer| Senior Health Physicist, Environment Health & Safety | Indefinite |
| | Resource Management & Planning | Corey L. Singleton | Director, Environment, Health & Safety | Indefinite |
| Resource Management & Planning | Jeffrey A. (Jeff) Wagner | Committee Contact; Radiation Safety Officer |
(Contact)Indefinite | | Status |
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| colour | Green |
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title | Current| , Environment, Health & Safety | Indefinite |