2007 Symposium Proceedings

2007 GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

Monday - June 4, 2007

Inid Denau, Moderator

Welcome - Symposium Overview - Ash Chabra

Radiological Emergency Medical Preparedness & Management:
Practical Training & Persistent Problems - Jerry Bushberg

Tips For Being The Worst Litigation Expert You Can Be -Part I, The Report - Charles Rysavy

The Changing Climate for Nuclear Energy - Ralph Andersen

Conservatism, Nonconservatism and Uncertainty in Dose Calculations - Mike Ryan

Why No One Believes Us: Cognitive Neuroscience and Radiation Risk - Dick Toohey

Reducing Total Cost of Ownership of Plant Radiation Instrumentation

- Bud Sielaff

Sustainable Development -- Meeting the Global Energy Challenge - Mike McMurphy

Health Physics Society Activities in Homeland Security - Kevin Nelson

Homeland Security Standards Update within Various Organizations - Charlie Brannon

Tuesday - June 5, 2007

Sandy Perle, moderator

ANSI/HPS N13.11: Current Status of Update - Sandy Perle

Producing Traceable Irradiations for Calibration of Dosimeters or Instruments - Laird Bean

Dose Reconstruction for Epidemiologic Studies - The Rocketdyne/Atomics International Study as a Model - John Boice

US Army Deployable Dosimetry - Bill Harris

Emergency Response – Case Study Philadelphia - Capt. Joshua McGuoirk - HazMat 1 - Philadelphia Fire Department

Nuclear Biological & Chemical Terrorism -The Threat & Response

- Venkata Lanka - Radiation Safety Services University of Medicine and Dentistry NJ

Implications of the “Privacy Movement” on a Corporate Radiation Safety Program - Sarah Elizabeth Kay (Asst RSO - Eli Lilly)

History and Current Realities of Privacy Protection in the U.S.: Implications for Employer and Employee - Eddie Selden - PTI

SIRAD® Technology: An Ultimate in Dosimetry - Gordhan Patel

Design and Usability Testing of the RADView Detector for Emergency RespondersArthur Desrosiers

Licensing and Compliance of Dosimetry Service Providers in Canada - Melanie Rickard

Introduction to Wednesday Hands On Sessions - Dante Wells

Wednesday - June 6, 2007

Dantè Wells, Moderator (Dosimetry Technology Track); Pam Heckman, Moderator (Records Track)

"HANDS ON SESSIONS"

There are no PowerPoint presentations associated with these sessions

Panasonic - Hands On Topics

UD-7900 Upgrade Program / Software Issues - Ash Chabra & Yoshi Tatsumi

UD-7900 NEW Software - Demonstration - Doc Grossen & Matt Kwid

Beta testers comments - Ralph Mapplebeck

Global Dosimetry Solutions - Hands On Topics

Introduction - Sandy Perle

Direct Ion Storage Technology - Technical/Operational Overview, Calibration, QA/QC, Data Evaluation - Jim Kost

Newly Designed Dosimeter Holders, Technical Improvements, TLD and Film Dosimeters, Copper Doped TLD 7776H Technical/Operational Overview - Sandy Perle

System Configuration, Site Specific Account Set-Up, Client Flexibility, QA/QC, Data Analysis, Program Development and other Consulting S`ervices, Enhanced Recordkeeping for NPP and DOE facilities - Kip Bennett and Sandy Perle

Landauer - Hands On Topics

InLight Technical/Operational Overview - Chris Passmore

InLight Reader Cross Calibration Process - Chris Passmore

InLight Hands On Session: - Dosimeter Analysis and Reader Intercomparison - Calibration/QC Intercomparison - Chris Passmore, Inid Deneau, Reid Martin

Data Analysis and Summary - Chris Passmore

Records - Hands On Topics

Benchmarking Discussions

Internal Dosimetry; External Dosimetry; Contamination Control ; Discrepancies; Neutron Dosimetry; Lifetime Exposure Records; Exposure Extensions; Security Issues; Privacy Issues; SRGP Projects; Software Upgrades

Thursday - June 7, 2007

"Back to Basics - Part I"

Rick Cadogan, Moderator (Dosimetry Technology Track)

Introduction – Rick Cadogan

Back to Basics – TLD/CR39

(Kip Bennett)

Back to Basics – Film (Randy Cords)

Back to Basics – OSL

(Chris Passmore)

1 – Signal Optimizaton

1 - Signal Optimization

1 – Signal Optimizaton

2 – Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD

2 - Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD

2 – Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD

3 – Linearity

3 - Linearity

3 – Linearity

4 – Reader Calibration

4 - Reader Calibration

4 – Reader Calibration

5 – Dose Validation

5 - Dose Validation

5 – Dose Validation

Dose Algorithms - Neill Stanford;

Uncertainty - Neill Stanford;

Link to updated information on Stanford Dosimetry web-site

TLD/Film/CR-39 - Sandy Perle

Dosimetry Service at the RPII – ISO17025 Accreditation Process - Leo McKittrick

Isabelle McCabe, Moderator (Records Track)

ANI Health Physics Criteria Update - Bob Oliveira

Dosimetry Record-Keeping in the age of Privacy Protection - Eddie Selden

Dosimetry Archives for Retired / Sold Facilities - Ira Seybold

Evaluation of Effective Dose Equivalent Calculations on Multi-Badge Results for Steam Generator Jumpers - Matt Scannell

Dose Reconstruction - Dick Toohey

2006 Occupational Exposure Data for DOE and NRC- Derek Hagemeyer

Revisions to Reg Guide 8.4 - Direct Reading & Indirect reading Pocket Dosimeters ,and Reg Guide 8.28 Audible Alarm Dosimeters - Harriet Karagiannis

NRC REIRS Project Overview - Sheryl Burows

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Internal Dose Challenges When Dealing with Transuranic Radionuclides - Jay Tarzia

Airborne Contaminations in Containment During Initial Cavity Flood Up - Ron Thurlow

Friday - June 8, 2007

Bruce Dicey, Moderator (Dosimetry Technology Track)

Viewpoint Executive Overview - Joe Leon

The electronic dosimeter outside the NPP world - Sergio Lopez

SABS Quality System - DuToit Volschenk

Personnel Dosimetry Evaluation for Sentinel Lymph Node Scintigraphy (SLN) Procedures - Rene Michel

Personal Dosimetry In Mexico - Marco Salazar

Dawn of a New Era
Conversion of Military to Civilian
Radiation Safety Officer in Military Medical Treatment Facilities - Charlie Brannon

Update on in-vivo Dosimetry in Real Time - Sandy Perle

Deb O'Connor, Moderator (Records Track)

Health Physics Litigation Training - Bob Oliveira

Dose Reconstruction at Humboldt Bay - Iris Tsosie

Records Management Challenges, Post Closure, Rocky Flats - Andrea Wilson

Benchmarking

PADS - Bob Kelm

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Last edited: 10/15/2007 11:36 AM

Introduction – Rick Cadogan
Back to Basics – TLD/CR39 (Kip Bennett)	Back to Basics – Film (Randy Cords)	Back to Basics – OSL (Chris Passmore)
1 – Signal Optimizaton	1 - Signal Optimization	1 – Signal Optimizaton
2 – Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD	2 - Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD	2 – Response, Sensitivity, LLD and MRD
3 – Linearity	3 - Linearity	3 – Linearity
4 – Reader Calibration	4 - Reader Calibration	4 – Reader Calibration
5 – Dose Validation	5 - Dose Validation	5 – Dose Validation
Dose Algorithms - Neill Stanford;
Uncertainty - Neill Stanford; Link to updated information on Stanford Dosimetry web-site
TLD/Film/CR-39 - Sandy Perle
Dosimetry Service at the RPII – ISO17025 Accreditation Process - Leo McKittrick