Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology
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BRIT | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 March 1989 |
| Jurisdiction | Indian government |
| Headquarters | Navi Mumbai |
| Employees | Classified |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | Official Website |
Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology in short known as "BRIT" is a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy[1] with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, India.[2] It is involved in production, development, and supply of radioisotope based products and provision of isotope applications, radiation processing, radioanalytical services etc. It has regional centres at Rawatbhatta-Kota in Rajasthan,Bengaluru in Karnataka, Delhi, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, Kolkata in West Bengal and Dirugarh in Assam. It has about 500 employees.[3]
BRIT previously operated under the aegis of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre before being made into a separate entity as of March 1989.[4] However BRIT's name remains synonymous with BARC, as strong ties continue to exist between the two organisations, including collaborations on a variety of projects, sharing of office campuses, etc.
It produces and supply a variety of radioisotope products including radioisotope generators, sealed radiation sources, radiochemicals, labelled compounds of carbon-14, tritium and sulphur-35 and nucleotides labelled with phosphorus-32, radiopharmaceuticals and RIA kits, gamma radiography equipment and gamma laboratory irradiator systems to users in the country and abroad. Range of sealed radiation sources include Co-60 irradiator and radiography sources, Ir-192 radiography sources and brachytherapy sources. BRIT also manufactures self-luminescent tritium filled sources.[5] The organisation also develops radiation-based medical equipment to treat cancer.[6]
BRIT operates three radiation facilities, one of them a food irradiation facility in Vashi and another a "Krushak" (Krishi Utpadan Sanrakshan Kendra) radiation processing plant at Nashik.[7][4]
G. Ganesh is BRIT's Chief Executive officer since 1 August 2015, succeeding Anil Kumar Kohli (2006-2015).[8]
References
- ↑ "Teletherapy sources with imported and indigenous 60Co activity". J Med Phys. 34 (3): 180–1. July 2009. doi:10.4103/0971-6203.54854. PMC 2807685
. PMID 20098567. - ↑ "BRIT NewsHighlights". Britatom.gov.in. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ BRIT Board Official website.
- 1 2 Subramanian, T.S. (21 April 2007). "Burning bacteria". Frontline. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ DAE. "Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology". Dae.gov.in. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ Shrivastav, Snehlata (25 February 2014). "BARC scientists utilizing N-science for benefit of masses". Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ Ramesh, M (17 November 2014). "Safety under the rays". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "News & Highlights". Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology. Retrieved 29 November 2015.