University Employees Will Carry Badges To Test Radition

Thin strips of radiation-sensitive film, to detect over-exposure to ionizing radiation, will be worn by some University employees starting this morning. The Radiation Protection Program provides the wrist and chest film badges which are to be worn by people working in radiation-sensitive laboratories and other areas.

Teams of experts from the Division of Environmental Health and Safety, a part of the University Health Services, will check radiation counts monthly.

Dr. Dana L. Farnsworth, director of the University Health Services, praised the new protective measure pointing out that damage to human tissues caused by ionizing radiation is irreversible.