Re: Principal Investigator?

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

At 01:43 PM 10/6/98 -0500, you wrote:
>For those of you at Universities, what is your definition of a 
>Principal Investigator? and how do you determine who can and who 
>cannot be a Principal Investigator authorized to use radioactive 
>material?
>
>thanks in advance
>
>denny
>----------------------
In Brazil:

Investigator (Researcher)

An individual who fulfils the national requirements on training and
experience for use radioiactive materials for research purpose

Principal Investigator

An individual who:
a) fulfils the national requirements on training and experience for use
radioiactive materials for research purpose;
b) has been designated by the employer to assume the responsibilities of
protection and safety comensurate with the nature and extent of the risks
associated with the research.

J. J. Rozental
<josrozen@netmedia.net.il>
Israel 

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