The State - News from June 5, 1988

UC Medical Center in San Francisco will spend $1.3 million to expand its radiation safety program and pay the state $25,000 to resolve charges of improper handling of radioactive materials. The state Department of Health Services cited the medical center for the infractions in February, 1987. The settlement clears the way for the state to renew the medical center’s license to use radioactive materials for biomedical research and patient care. The expanded safety program includes monitoring of neighborhoods around the campus to detect the presence of radioactive and other toxic materials. “We have worked with UCSF to help them make this a model program for research universities in California and elsewhere,” state Health Director Dr. Kenneth W. Kizer said in a prepared statement.