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University of Toronto

Radioactive Materials

Receiving New Radioisotopes

ELMER (https://elmer.ehs.utoronto.ca)

1- Login into https://elmer.ehs.utoronto.ca using your UTORid and password

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2- The first screen appears. Select “Inventory/Disposals”

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3- Click the “Receive New Inventory Item” button

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4- Click the blue question mark beside “Isotope”

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5- The List of Ordered Items appears. Select the radioisotope you received

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6- Some fields are automatically filled in. Select the “Physical Form”

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7- Click the blue question mark beside “Lab/Location”

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8- Select the lab where you are working

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9- Fill in the “Received by” field (if you are a worker, use your name, not the PI’s name)

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10- Select the “Reference Date”

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11- Enter the date referenced on the vial or the receiving date if not informed

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12- Enter the activity indicated on the vial

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13- Click the “calc” button

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14- The system calculates the Total Activity and Receipt Activity

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15- Select “Unit”. Because it is a liquid, select “uL”

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16- Specify the total volume of the vial

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17- Click the “Save” button

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14- The new item is added to the Current Inventory List. Click the “BACK” button

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