Thomas P. Johnston, Rrpt Email & Phone Number

Nist Center For Neutron Research

Thomas P. Johnston, RRPT, Health Physicist is a member of the Reactor Health Physics Group here at the NCNR. Thomas is a faculty member in the Physiology Department at New York Medical College and is the former Radiation Safety Officer and Laser Safety Officer at NYMC. Tom is currently working towards a Master’s of Public Health degree in Epidemiology from NYMC’s School of Public Health. Tom is also working towards the credential of Certified Health Physicist from the American Academy of Health Physics.

Greater New York City Area; Washington, D.C.

Review and edit disaster medicine journal articles with an emphasis on radiation safety and health physics issues. "The American Journal of Disaster Medicine, for the first time," provides "real guidance in this new medical specialty from the country's foremost experts in areas most physicians and medical professionals have never seen…a deadly cocktail of catastrophic events like blast wounds and post explosion injuries, biological weapons contamination and mass physical and psychological trauma that comes in the wake of natural disasters and disease outbreak."

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Produce a regular column: "A Philatelic Look at Health Physics History". This column features stamps selected from my extensive collection of science-related postage stamps (hence, philately). Along with an images of stamps I provide a brief narrative and describe how a particular stamp ties in to the history and development of radiation safety and health physics. My science-related stamp collection includes notable characters, events, locations, material, equipment, discoveries and advances from the history of health physics and radiation safety. I hope to provide Health Physics Society members and HPS News readers with entertaining and enlightening articles.

Vero Beach And Sebastian, Florida

Responsible for operations at a manufacturing and distribution fishing tackle company.Responsible for operation of international wholesale fishing tackle manufacture and distribution company. Management of accounts, placing orders with international suppliers, inventory management and personnel management. Staffing and training 10 employees, including clerical, production and warehouse personnel. Implemented and managed local area network. Developed, published and maintained company Internet site.

Valhalla, Ny

Direct and administer radiation safety program for the entire campus that included Graduate School, Medical School and School of Public Health. Tom taught graduate courses in radiation safety and radioisotope use in biomedical research at NYMC.Responsible for radiation safety and compliance in all biomedical research and clinical laboratories. Report to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety and assist in managing and providing technical oversight and direction in all aspects of the Radiation Safety Program. Ensure compliance with State and Federal radiation regulations and NYMC's various licenses and registrations. Serve as lead contact for any regulatory inspections concerning radioactive material usage or radiation safety. Participate in all required management functions. Prepare and deliver all required reports and presentations as manager of the radiation safety program. Recruit, develop, train, and manage professional and technical radiation safety staff. Provide technical health physics expertise for all operations. Manage the radiation safety program which includes: Radiation Safety Committee, research protocol review, radiation safety audit program, Broadscope license and permit registration requirements, annual and new user radiation safety training program, sealed source inventory and leak test program, ALARA program, survey meter calibration program, radiation safety database development and maintenance, radioactive effluent evaluation program, radioactive material inventory program, X-Ray inspection program, decommissioning program, declared pregnant worker program, radiation emergency preparedness program, public radiation dose, fee-for-service activities, develop and implement non-ionizing radiation safety program, implement new regulations and requirements as necessary.

New York

Provided online content for stamp collecting site.

Bethesda, Md

Senior Health Physicist at the National Institutes of Health. Tom is active in the Health Physics Society.

Gaithersburg, Md

Provided inspection services for biomedical research labs that utilize radioactive materials and radiation sources.Provided radiation safety services to federal and commercial clients. Health physics services to NIH under an NRC medical broad scope license for the use of radioactive materials in biomedical research and clinical labs. Cover approximately 3,000 labs with over 10,000 personnel. Health physics surveys of radioactive material use areas, including 3 cyclotrons with associated radiopharmaceutical and radiochemical production facilities, nuclear medicine facilities and PET suites. Environmental sampling and preparation for lab analysis; radioactive sample preparation; waste management and disposal practices; U.S. NRC and DOT regulations; training radiation workers. Calibrated and repaired survey meters. Operation and management of iodination facility. Radioactive material security inspections. Involved in onsite MARSSIM project. Assigned as Area Health Physicist for NIH satellite facilities. Certified as Authorized User by NIH.

Houston, Texas Area

Conducted radioactive material license audits. Audits included record review, submission of license amendments to the licensee's RSO, developed and taught radiation safety classes.Performed residential Radon surveys to facilitate real estate transactions. Completed required training and became certified to conduct Radon testing.

Houston, Tx

Oversaw operation of cyclotron facility that produced radioactive materials for use in biomedical diagnostic and research labs.Primarily responsible for health physics duties at the cyclotron and PET facilities. Functioned as Assistant Radiation Safety Officer. Responsible for research and clinical laboratories. Conducted health physics and biological safety surveys and audits of radioactive material use areas, radioactive sample preparation and analysis, radioactive material shipments, waste management and disposal practices, oral and written communication, U.S. NRC and Agreement State regulations, assisted with teaching Radiation Safety class and training radiation workers. Proficient in radiation detection instruments and counting equipment.

Various Locations In The Us

Plant Hatch (PWR), Georgia Power Company, Baxley, GASouth Texas Project Electric Generating Station (PWR), Bay City, TXPalo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PWR), Arizona Power Company, Wintersburg, AZWaterford 3 (PWR), Louisiana Power Company, Killona, LAGrand Gulf Nuclear Station (BWR), Entergy, Port Gibson, MSPalisades Nuclear Generating Station (PWR), Consumers Power, Covert, MIProvided health physics consulting services, technical and operational support during assignment to facilities. Experienced plant construction phase, fuel inspection, fuel loading and reactor start‐up, including initial criticality & power operations and refueling operations. Responsible for worker, employee and technician training; writing, review and evaluation of procedures; set‐up and operation of Count Room equipment; instrument calibration; operational health physics problem recognition, analysis and solution; Bioassay program. Controller for Site Drills. Developed and taught Radiation Monitoring System training course. Administered Radiation Worker practical factors. Conducted radioactive material shipment and health physics surveys.

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Ca

Health Physics position at a government shipyard that maintained, repaired, overhauled and refueled nuclear powered ships, submarines and research vessels. Qualified NAVSEA 0108. Operation of Count Room. Health physics surveillance during refueling, maintenance and repair operations. Health physics technician training. Controller for Site Drills. Decontamination facility operations. Radioactive waste processing. Health physics surveys including environmental assessments and radioactive material shipment surveys. Personnel dosimetry.

San Diego, Ca

Served aboard the USS Truxtun CGN-35, a nuclear powered guided missile cruiser. Senior qualification: Shutdown Reactor Operator. Additional qualifications: Electrical Operator, Throttleman, Steam Generator Feed Control Operator, Nuclear Plant Operator, Auxiliary Electrician and Radiation Control Point. Fully qualified in each of the Ship's 2 separate and independent nuclear reactors and engine rooms. Completed extensive training in Engineering & Reactor Plant theory, operation, maintenance and repair of systems including radiological principles, practices and routine and emergency procedures. Responsible for operator training, radiation surveys, plant operation and chemistry control and associated Health Physics duties including Count Room operation. Proficient in the use of radiation detection instruments and counting equipment.

Mph, Epidemiology - Public Health

Activities and Societies: Physiology Department - Faculty appointment; School of Public Health - Instructor Radiation Safety Officer

Bs, Health Physics, Radiation Protection

Activities and Societies: Health Physics Society; National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists Health Physics, Radiation.

Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Electrical Engineering talent team Pursued Electrical Engineering coursework.