K&S Associates, Inc. is an independent medical physics consulting organization offering accredited calibration services, and TLD patient dose measurement services. K&S is an Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (ADCL) and is now under new ownership with our new Laboratory Director - Kim Working, MS, DABR. K&S is accredited by the AAPM and A2LA for the calibration of Brachytherapy, Therapy, Diagnostic, and Survey Meter Equipment.
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K&S Associates, Inc. is a verified Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)
K & S Associates, Inc. News:
Effective October 3rd 2016, K&S will be implementing a price increase on the calibration services we provide to our customers. K&S has not had a price increase in over 10 years, but due to increases in costs of supplies and resources we can no longer absorb the adjustments. Thank you for your understanding on this issue and your business. Please contact us for a quote on your specific items so that we may answer any of you questions
We are proud to announce that we have been re-accredited by A2LA to ISO 17025: 2005 & ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994, and the AAPM.
K&S Associates, Inc. now offers Environmental Equipment Testing.
K&S Associates, Inc. now offers Alpha Counting Services.
Accreditations
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
K&S Associates, Inc. is accredited by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) as an Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (ADCL) offering a full range of radiation therapy calibrations from 15kVp to 250kVp x-rays, Cs-137 and Co-60 gamma rays and all LDR (Pd-103, I-125, Ir-192, Cs-131, Cs-137) and HDR (Ir-192) brachytherapy calibrations and diagnostic x-ray calibrations including mammography (23-35kVp), radiographic (40-150kVp), fluoroscopic (80-120kVp) and CT (110-140kVp).
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K & S Associates Inc.
1926 Elm Tree Drive Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 883-9760
ksinfo@kslab.com
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Well Chambers
Ion Chambers & Electrometers (AAPM)
Diagnostic
Other Calibrations (A2LA)
Multimeter/Voltmeter
Densitometer
Scope-meter
K & S now offers several new services.
Environmental Equipment Testing available. For more information please call us at 615-883-9760 or email us.
Alpha Counting Services available. For more information please call us at 615-883-9760 or email us.
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* Other calibrations are available if requested.
Contact our office for pricing on calibration of other types of instruments. Turn around is seven business days when scheduled ahead of shipment. Faster turn around is available with prior arrangement.
Attached are the safety protocols as well as the best way to ship your equipment to us. Click Here
Oscilloscope
mA/mAs Meter Accuracy
Timer Accuracy
Triad Kit (Keithley 35050A/35080 Special Service)
Thermometer/Barometer (intercomparisons only)
M.S. Radiation Science / Medical Physics from Georgetown University
M.S. Biology / Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State
B.S. Biology from Middle Tennessee State
Training – U.S. Navy (Rank - Captain)
Kim Working
President
Education – B.S. in Business Administration
Peter Gordon
Vice President
Health Physicist
Masters & Doctorate in Nuclear and Energy Technologies from the University of Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil and a bachelors in Physics. Started K&S in August, 2014
Jucilene Stabin
Laboratory Supervisor
MBA from the Owen School of Managment at Vaderbilt University, Nashville, TN
BA from David Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Wayne Smotherman
Quality Manager, Software Product Manager
M.S. in Medical Physics from Vanderbilt University
M.S. in Health Physics from Vanderbilt University
Angela Roper
Health Physicist
M.S. in Medical Physics, B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Diana Borja
Medical Physicist
U.S. Army
Richard Hardison
Meter Calibration Technician
U.S. Marine Crops
Brad Horn
Diagnostic Calibration Technician
U.S. Army
Philip Rodriguez
Calibration Technician
U.S. Airforce
Phil Green
Senior Repair/Electronic Technician
Associates of Electrical Engineering from ITT Technical Institute
Eric Santos
Repair/Electronic Technician
Carol Clouse
Quality Control, TLD Technician
Steven Montgomery
Building Manager
Twelve Years experience as a level II Industrial Radiographer. Sixteen years experience working as a Hazmat shipping manager for K&S Associates
David Westbury
Shipping Manager
Rick Whitney
Receiving Manager
Donna Gregory
Book Keeper
Rae Zehel
Coordinator
Kristyn Griffith
Receptionist
Education – B.S. in Business Administration
Wendy Cash
Operations Assistant
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Well Chambers
K&S offers the following source and well chamber Calibrations:
- Cesium 137 Tubes & Needles
- Iodine 125: All Manufacturers
- Palladium 103: All Manufacturers
- Iridium 192 Seeds (Best Industries)
- Cesium 131 Seeds (IsoRay)
- Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy Well Type Chamber Calibration
K&S offers Well Chamber calibrations using the above sources.
High Dose Rate Iridium 192 Calibrations of Well Type Chambers
K&S offers Well Type Chamber Calibrations using a calibrated HDR Iridium 192 Source
Turn-around Time
Normal turn-around time is 7 business days for scheduled Calibrations. Faster service is available if requested prior to shipment.
For a prompt quotation call 800-522-2325
PDF Forms:
Therapy Calibrations ADCL/A2LA
- The normal turn-around time for calibration is seven working days.
- Faster turn-around is available on request.
- Call for a quote at 800-522-2325.
- Click here for an order form in PDF format Therapy Order Form
- Click here for an electrometer order form in PDF format.
NIST Dose to Water Standard is available
The Task Group 51 "Protocol for Clinical Reference Dosimetry of High-Energy Photon and Electron Beams" was published in Medical Physics in September, 1999. K&S has been accredited by the AAPM for calibration of ion chambers for Dose-To-Water.
Water proofing sleeves available
The TG-51 protocol requires the use of 1 mm PMMA sleeves for Farmer type chambers. We stock kits for this purpose.
PDF Forms:
Diagnostic Calibrations Points (ADCL)
[The X-ray beams offered by K&S are available on the Diagnostic Calibration Order Form]
Rate Dependence Test
Typical Mammography: 28 kVp, from 0.1 - 5R/s
Typical Radiographic: 100 kVp, from 0.1 - 5R/s
Turn-around Time
Normal turn-around time is 7 business days. Faster service is available if requested prior to shipment.
For a prompt quotation call 800-522-2325
PDF Forms:
Diagnostic Calibration (AAPM, A2LA)
Standard Shipping Form
PDF Forms:
Calibrations
Technical Features
- Cesium exposure range – 5-120 mGy/min ion chamber calibration
- Cesium exposure range for environmental level ion chamber - 0.4-5 uGy/h calibration
Service Features
- Computer based reminder service for timely recalibration based on user established frequency
- Calibration tag includes calibration factors
- Calibration certificate returned with instrument
- A full service repair facility is available on-site for most manufacturers and models
Turn-around Time:
Normal turn-around time is 7 business days for scheduled calibrations of a single meter. Faster service is available if requested prior to shipment.
For a prompt quotation call 800-522-2325
kVp Meter/Light Meter
Radiography
40 to 150 kVp Constant Potential, 3 phase-12 pulse, single phase - half & full wave
Tungsten target, aluminum filtration
Mammography
23 to 35 kVp Constant Potential & filtered single phase
Moly target/ Moly filter and Tungsten target/ Aluminum filtration
Also Available
X-Ray Timer calibration
mA/mAs meter calibration
Digital voltmeter calibration
Oscilloscope calibration
Densitometer calibration
Light meter calibration
Light Meter
NIST traceable calibration to CIE illuminant A
Calibration for illuminance(lux or fc) and luminance (cd/m2 or fL)
We calibrate all brands
Turn-around Time:
Normal turn-around time is seven working days. Faster service is available as needed.
For a prompt quotation call 800-522-2325
PDF Forms:
Survey Instrument Calibrations
Technical Features
- Cesium exposure range - 0.5 mR/h to 1000 R/h
- Calibration factors are average of two points on each range
- Response of check source included (if supplied with unit) at no extra charge.
- Calibration protocol complies with ISO GUIDE 25, ANSI Z540 & ANSI N323A-1997
- Quality Assurance Program complies with NRC 10CFR50, Appendix B, ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and NRC 10CFR35.61
- Cs-137 levels from near background (15 uR/h) to 400 uR/h
- NIST Traceable Calibration of Pressurized Ion Chambers (PIC) to Cs-137
- Single point gamma calibration (Ir-192, I-125, Pd-103)
- Contamination geometry aphpa & beta & selected gamma sources
Featured Services:
- Computer based reminder service for timely recalibration based on user established frequency.
- Shipping box supplied on request
- Calibration tag includes calibration factors
- Calibration certificate returned with instrument
A full service repair facility is available on-site for most manufacturers and models
Turn-around Time:
Normal turn-around time is 7 business days for scheduled calibrations of a single meter. Faster service is available if requested prior to shipment.
For a prompt quotation call 800-522-2325
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Survey Instruments
kVp/Light Meter
Ion Chambers & Electrometers (A2LA)
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OUR SERVICES
HPC
MPC
IR
Health Physics Consultation
Medical Physics Consultation
Instrument Repair
K &S Associates Inc. offers a mail in Leak Test/Swipe Test service. Here is the Leak Test Form that you can mail in.
Medical Physics consulting services are now provided by QED Physics Medical Physics Inc.
Let K&S renew your confidence in your instruments with a thorough evaluation prior to calibration.
TLD Patient
TLD Patient Dose Measurement Service
K&S Associates Inc. offers accredited custom TLD dose measurement services for diagnostic and therapeutic patient using chips sealed in polyethylene with a stated uncertainty of five percent for single chip measurements. TLD DOSE MEASUREMENT SERVICES INFORMATION
INFORMATION
The technical staff at K&S has over 20 years experience in evaluating and repairing electrometers, chambers, cables and accessories and survey instruments and we warranty what we service. K&S is an authorized repair facility for PTW.
K&S provides cable repair and cable replacements if requested. Attached is information giving more detail: K&S Compact Real
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The KS Polydose System:
FORMS
All forms should be filled out in their entirety and either saved and submitted by fax or as a hard copy.
Calibration Forms
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