53Rd Annual Meeting Program of the Health Physics Society

FINAL PROGRAM

53rd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (American Conference of Radiological Safety)

July 13-17, 2008 David Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA Headquarters Hotel Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh 1000 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Telephone: (412) 281-3700 Fax: (412) 227-4500

Future Annual Meetings 54th July 12-16, 2009 Minneapolis, MN 55th June 27-July 2, 2010 Salt Lake City, UT

Future Midyear Topical Meeting 42nd Jan 31-Feb 3, 2009 San Antonio, TX Topic: Recent Advances in Planning and Response to Radiation Emergencies 43rd January 24-27, 2010 Albuquerque, NM

Look online for future upcoming meeting details: hps.org/meetings

HPS Secretariat 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd. Suite 402 McLean, VA 22101 (703) 790-1745; FAX: (703) 790-2672 Email: [email protected]; Web Page: www.hps.org Table of Contents Important Events ...... 4 General Information ...... 6 Committee Meetings ...... 8 Scientific Program ...... 10 AAHP Courses ...... 38 Professional Enrichment Program ...... 40 Continuing Education Lecture Abstracts ...... 56 Exhibitor Floorplan ...... 60 Exhibitor Listing ...... 61 Works-in-Progress Abstracts ...... 71 Author Index ...... 77 Hotel Floor Plan ...... 82 Convention Center Floor Plan ...... 83 Meeting-at-a-Glance ...... Back Cover

Registration Hours Registration at the David L Lawrence Convention Center: Saturday, July 12 ...... 2:00-5:00 pm Sunday, July 13 ...... 7:00 am-7:00 pm Monday, July 14 ...... 8:00 am-4:00 pm Tuesday, July 15 ...... 8:00 am-4:00 pm Wednesday, July 16 ...... 8:00 am-4:00 pm Thursday, July 17 ...... 8:00 am-Noon

1 Officers Kevin L. Nelson, President Richard E. Toohey, President Elect Kathryn H. Pryor, Secretary David J. Allard, Treasurer Darrell R. Fisher, Treasurer Elect Brian Dodd, Past President Richard J. Burk, Jr., Executive Secretary Board of Directors Armin Ansari Lisa M. Bosworth Eric Goldin Barbara L. Hamrick Nolan Hertel Michael Lewandowski Matthew P. Moeller Kathleen L. Shingleton Ali Simpkins Advisory Panel to the Board Richard J. Burk, Jr., Executive Secretary Kelly L. Classic, Media Relations Liaison Keith Dinger, Government Relations Liaison John Edwards, Special Publications Editor Craig A. Little, Operational Radiation Safety Editor-in-Chief Christopher Martel, Program Committee Chair Genevieve S. Roessler, Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Web Site Editor Michael T. Ryan, Journal Editor-in-Chief Linda M. Sewell, Parlimentarian/Rules Chair

2 Program Committee Chair: Christopher Martel Ben Edwards Philip D. Kearney Matthew C. McFee Kathryn Brock Patricia L. Lee Heidi Walton Nicolas Bates Robin Hill Tara Medich Laura Pring 2008 Task Force - Pittsburgh Chairperson: Matthew McFee Nicolas K. Bates Robin L. Hill Philip D. Kearney Patricia L. Lee Tara M. Medich Laura Pring Heidi A. Walton Local Arrangements Committee Director/Liaison - Armin Ansari Chair - James G. Yusko Vice Chair - Andrew J. Lombardo Treasurer - Joe Nardi Anita Mucha Lisa Blough Dustin Miller Mitch Belanger Peggy Blackwood Mike Sheetz Dee Whitt Wayne Bickerstaff Dwight Shearer Megan Marks Celia Rajkovich Dan Berkley VisitPittsburgh - Kristen Heiser VisitPittsburgh - Dennis Burrell

3 Important Events Welcome Reception Sessions Please plan on stopping in at the The ABHP courses on Saturday Allegheny Ballroom of the Westin will be held in the Westin Pittsburgh. All Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 13, from 6:00- other sessions and courses will be held 7:00 pm. The reception will have light at the David L. Lawrence Convention snacks, and a cash bar. There will be an Center. opportunity to meet friends to start your evening in Pittsburgh. AAHP Awards Luncheon Tuesday July 15 Exhibits Noon-2:15 pm Free Lunch! Free Lunch! – 12:15 David L. Lawrence Convention Center pm, Monday, July 14. All registered Room 411/412 (CC) attendees are invited to attend a complimentary lunch in the HPS exhibit hall at HPS Awards Banquet the David L. Lawrence Convention An enjoyable evening, this event will Center. be held in the Westin Pittsburgh Allegheny Ballroom and is an excellent opportunity Breaks Monday Afternoon - to show your support for the award recipi- Wednesday Morning – Featuring morn- ents as well as the Society. The awards ing continental breakfasts and afternoon will be presented after the dinner The refreshments such as fruit, ice cream and event will last from 7:00-10:00 pm. cookies. Be sure to stop by and visit with the exhibitors while enjoying your refreshments!

Things to Remember! All Speakers are required to check in at the Speaker Ready Room, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Room 307, at least one session prior to their assigned session. All posters up Monday–Wednesday in Exhibit Hall Poster Session featured Monday, 1:00-3:00 pm – No other sessions at that time

AAHP Awards Luncheon The AAHP is sponsoring an Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, July 15, at Noon, in Room 411/412 (CC) in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. You may purchase tickets on site at the Registration Desk.

4 Tuesday Evening Awards Reception & Banquet Join your peers in honoring the following awardees while enjoying a delicious meal. Brief award presentations will immediately follow the dinner. All attendees are strongly encouraged to stay and show support for the award recipients. This event will take place in the Westin Pittsburgh in the Allegheny Ballroom, on Tuesday, July 15, from 7:00 - 10:00 pm. The following awards are to be presented: Distinguished Public Service Award Founders Award The Honorable Pete V. Domenici Keith H. Dinger Elda E. Anderson Award Outstanding Science Teacher Award Phillip W. Patton Brian A. Whitson

Fellow Award Dave Allard Thomas F. O'Connell James S. Bogard Kathryn H. Pryor Frazier L. Bronson Joseph P. Ring Gloria E. Chavez Kathleen L Shingleton Kathryn A. Higley Marlow J. Stangler Tracy A. Ikenberry George J. Vargo Robert P. Miltenberger Linnea E. Wahl Kevin L. Nelson

Menu * Caesar salad with a twist - romaine lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and focaccia croutons * filet of beef - pan seared beef tenderloin (7 oz.), served with caramelized onions and shallots, accompanied by burgundy mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables (e.g., asparagus, carrots), rolls and butter * "charlotte style" raspberry explosion - yellow cake topped with mounds of raspberry mousse, cheesecake bites and loads of fresh raspberries, buried under white chocolate shavings and raspberry sauce Freshly Brewed Starbucks Coffee, Regular and Decaffeinated & Tazo teas For those who prefer a meatless option, the hotel has: * vegetable napolean - roasted portabella mushrooms accompanied with squash and fresh mozzarella cheese adorned with roasted red pepper coulis sauce

G. William Morgan Trust Fund When G. William Morgan died in Bill began his health physics career at Oak 1984, he bequeathed a substantial fund to Ridge National Laboratory as part of the the Health Physics Society. The will Manhattan Project. He later joined the requires that the fund's interest be used to Atomic Energy Commission and was instru- have internationally known experts present mental in the development of the initial reg- papers at the Society's meetings. Michael ulations that became part of 10 CFR Part C. O'Riordan of the United Kingdom's 20. He was a great champion of education National Radiation Protection Board was and helped establish the AEC Health the first international expert to be supported Physics Fellowship Program. Bill later by the Society through the Morgan Fund. became very successful in the real estate O'Riordan's presentation "Radon in Albion" business, but always retained his interest in was part of the Indoor Radon Session at the the health physics profession. The 1989 Albuquerque meeting. Society's Presidents Emeritus Committee G. William Morgan was a Charter has responsibility for the selection of the member of the Society and during the international experts who will be supported Society's early years a very active member. by the G. William Morgan Trust Fund. 5 Registration Hours Session Location Registration at the All sessions will take place in the David David L Lawrence Convention L. Lawrence Convention Center unless Center, Concourse C: otherwise noted. Saturday, July 12...... 2:00-5:00 pm Sunday, July 13 ...... 7:00 am-7:00 pm LAC Room Monday, July 14...... 8:00 am-4:00 pm Sunday-Thursday ...... 310 Tuesday, July 15...... 8:00 am-4:00 pm David L. Lawrence Convention Center Wednesday, July 16 .8:00 am-4:00 pm Thursday, July 17 ...... 8:00 am-Noon Activities and Tours Registration Fees: Note: Tickets still availabe for sale can Class Pre-Reg On-Site be purchased at the HPS Registration tHPS Member $375 $450 Desk. tNon-Member** $450 $525 Sunday, July 13 vStudent $ 60 $ 60 Tour and Wine Tasting CANCELLED tHPS Emeritus No Fee No Fee Pittsburgh City Tour 1-4 PM tHPS PEP Lecturer No Fee No Fee Open Mic Night 8-11 PM lCompanion $ 65 $ 65 Monday, July 14 nExhibition ONLY $ 35 $ 35 Pittsburgh City Tour 9 AM-Noon Exhibitor (2/booth) No Fee No Fee Church Tour CANCELLED Add’l Awards Dinner $ 60 $ 60 Zoo and Aquarium CANCELLED AAHPAwards New CHP Free Free Walking Arch Tour & Tea CANCELLED AAHP Awards (CHP) $ 10 $ 10 Annual Pub Crawl 6-11 PM AHHP Awards Guest $ 15 $ 15 National Robotics CANCELLED nMember, 1 Day $225 $225 Tuesday, July 15 nNon-Member 1 Day $225 $225 HPS 5K Run/Walk 6:30-8:30 AM nStudent, 1 Day n/a $ 30 Golf Outing CANCELLED t Includes Sunday Reception, Phipps, Nationality, Heinz CANCELLED Monday Lunch and Tuesday Awards Fallingwater, KY Knob 9:15 AM-4:45 PM Dinner Frick Art & Historical Ctr CANCELLED v Includes Sunday and Student Westinghouse 10:30 AM-3:30 PM Receptions, Monday Lunch and Tuesday Awards Dinner Wednesday, July 16 l Includes Sunday Reception, Le Cordon Bleu CANCELLED Monday-Wednesday Continental HPS Night Out 6-10:30 PM Breakfast and afternoon snacks WTI, Inc CANCELLED n Includes Sessions and Exhibition Thursday, July 17 ONLY Kennywood/Sandcastle CANCELLED ** Includes Associate Membership for Heinz Field/PNC/Penn Brew CANCELLED year 2008-FIRST TIME MEMBERS PNC/Pittsburgh Glass CANCELLED ONLY.

66 Information Companion Technical Sessions - Speaker Hospitality Room Instructions The Hospitality Room is in the You are allotted a total of 12 min- Washington Room in the Westin. Come utes of speaking time unless you have meet with friends and learn about the been notified otherwise. available attractions in Pittsburgh. The Ready Room (Room 307) will Local HPS members will be on hand to be open Sunday from 2-5 pm, Monday help with planning day trips and restau- through Wednesday from 8-11 am and rant recommendations. On Monday 2-5 pm. You must check in at the Ready morning from 8 to 9 am, we invite all Room (even if you have already sub- registered companions to an official mitted your presentation) no later than welcome from a local representative the following times: who will provide an orientation to Presentation Time Check-In Deadline Portland and answer any questions you Monday am 5 pm Sunday might have. The Monday breakfast will Monday pm 11 am Monday take place in the Washington Room in Tuesday am 5 pm Monday the Westin. Tuesday pm 11 am Tuesday Continental breakfast will be avail- Wednesday am 5 pm Tuesday able Monday through Wednesday Wednesday pm 11 am Wednesday mornings for registered companions, as Thursday am 5 pm Wednesday will afternoon refreshments if atten- Please report to your session room dance warrants. 10 minutes prior to the Session start to let your session chair(s) know that you are there. PEP/CEL Courses Hospitality Room The PEP Ready Room (Room 306) for Registered Companions will have hours posted on the door. in the Westin - Washington Room Saturday-Wednesday. Monday Welcome Placement Service 8:00 - 9:00 am Placement Service listings will be Days/Hours posted in the Exhibit Hall. Sunday ...... 10 am - 3 pm Business Meeting Monday ...... 8 am - 3 pm The HPS Annual Business Tuesday ...... 8 am - 3 pm Meeting will be convened at 5:30 pm Wednesday ...... 8 am - 3 pm on Wednesday, July 16, in 406, David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Badge Color Code White=HPS Member, Nonmember, Student Blue=Companion Green=Exhibition Only Salmon=Exhibitor

7 Health Physics Society Committee Meetings All committee meetings will be held in the Westin Hotel unless followed by (CC)

Friday, July 11, 2008 AAHP NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2:30-3:30 pm Butler West ABHP BOARD MEETING SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC ISSUES 8:30 am-5:00 pm Cambria East/West COMMITTEE 3:00-4:30 pm Presidential Suite Saturday, July 12, 2008 HISTORY COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE 3:00-5:00 pm Somerset West 8:00 am-Noon Armstrong N13.22 WORKING GROUP ABHP BOARD MEETING 3:00-5:00 pm Crawford East 8:30 am-Noon Somerset East RULES COMMITTEE HPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 3:00-5:00 pm Lawrence Noon-4:00 pm Presidental Suite AWARDS COMMITTEE AAHP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4:30-5:30 pm Presidential Suite 1:00-5:00 pm Somerset East Tuesday, July 15, 2008 HP/ORS JOURNAL BOARD MEETING 3:00-6:00 pm Fayette AAHP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- MENT COMMITTEE Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:00-10:00 am Somerset West HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANSI N323A/N42.17A 7:30 am-5:00 pm Crawford East/West 10:00 am-Noon Westmoreland West AAHP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAB ACCREDITATION POLICY COM- 8:30 am-5:00 pm Somerset East MITTEE PROGRAM COMMITTEE 10:00 am-12:30 pm Fayette 11:00 am-1:00 pm 307 (CC) LAB ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE Monday, July 14, 2008 11:30 am-2:00 pm Fayette

N13.42 WORKING GROUP SCIENCE SUPPORT COMMITTEE 10:00 am-2:00 pm Lawrence 11:00 am-12:30 pm Crawford East/West INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION HP PROGRAM DIRECTORS COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 11:00 am-1:00 pm Somerset West Noon-2:00 pm Westmoreland East NOMINATING COMMITTEE PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE Noon-2:30 pm Cambria East Noon-2:00 pm Cambria West CHAPTER COUNCIL MEETING GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY RELA- 1:00-2:00 pm 406 (CC) TIONS COMMITTEE 1:30-3:30 pm Somerset West HPS WEB EDITORS 1:00-5:00 pm Armstrong CSU RECEPTION - ALL ARE WELCOME AEC ACCREDITATION SUBCOMMITTEE 5:30-7:00 pm Westmoreland Central 2:00-4:00 pm Cambria West 88 Wednesday, July 16, 2008

ANSI N42.320 9:00-11:00 am Armstrong ANSI N13.12 9:00 am - Noon Westmoreland East STUDENT BRANCH MEETING Noon-2:00 pm Somerset West ANSI 13.8 COMMITTEE Noon-2:15 pm Crawford East SOCIETY SUPPORT COMMITTEE Noon-3:00 pm Somerset East HPS DECOMMISSIONING SECTION BOD 12:15-2:00 pm Lawrence MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 12:30-2:30 pm Butler East STANDARDS/HPSSC MEETING 1:00-4:00 pm Armstrong ACADEMIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE 2:00-4:00 pm Butler West CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE 3:00-5:00 pm Butler East HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE 4:30-6:00 pm Westmoreland East Thursday, July 17, 2008

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE 7:30-9:30 am 310 (CC) HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUNCH Noon-1:00 pm Somerset East PROGRAM COMMITTEE Noon-2:00 pm Butler West HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 1:00-5:00 pm Crawford East/West

99 53rd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society Pittsburgh, PA, July 13-17 - Final Scientific Program Presenter’s name is asterisked (*) if other than first author. MONDAY 9:15 AM MAM-A.3 Communicating Risk with the Patient 7:00-8:00 AM 406 Vetter, R. CEL 1 After Katrina – Applying Health Mayo Clinic Radiation Safety Physics Controls to Accomplish Restoration and Cleaning of Military 10:00 AM BREAK Personal Property in the Gulf Coast 10:30 AM Region Introduction of G. William Morgan Jim Hylko Lectures Paducah Remediation Services, LLC Dauer, L.T. 7:00-8:00 AM 407 President, Medical Health Physics CEL 2 Effectively Managing the Section “Under-Exposed” 10:35 AM MAM-A.4 Bob Emery CT Scan Risk Estimates The University of Texas Health Science Brenner, D. (G. William Morgan Center at Houston Lecture) Center for Radiological 8:10 AM-12:05 PM Ballroom B/C (CC) Research/Columbia University Medical Center MAM-A: Plenary Session 11:05 AM MAM-A.5 8:10 AM The UPside of Risk: Benefits Welcome to Pittsburgh Zanzonico, P. (G. William Morgan Kevin Nelson Lecture) President, Health Physics Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Local Arrangements Committee Center/Weill Cornell Medical Representative College/Gerstner Sloan-Kettering 8:15 AM MAM-A.1 Graduate School Radiation Primer – A Citizens Guide to 11:35 AM MAM-A.6 Radiation Patient Risk in Radiation Oncology Classic, K. Travis, L. Radiation Safety Academy National Cancer Institute Division/Mayo Clinic 8:25 AM 12:15-1:00 PM Exhibit Hall C Introduction of Robert S. Landauer, Sr. Complimentary Lunch in Lecture Dodd, B. Exhibit Hall for all Registrants Awards Committee Chair and Opening of Exhibits 8:30 AM MAM-A.2 Radiation in Medicine – Back to the Future Tuttle, R.M. (Robert S. Landauer, Sr. Lecture) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Endocrinology Service 10 1:00-3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Emergency Planning and Response P.8 Evaluation of the Public Awareness Poster Session in Nuclear Power and Radiation Accelerator Mitchell, M., Wang, W-H., Matthews, P.1 Experimental and Monte Carlo K.L., Kelly, L.R. Verification for Shielding Dosimetry Louisiana State University, University of Using a 10 MeV Linear Accelerator Nevada, Las Vegas Ankrah, M., Mitchell, K. P.9 Evaluation of the FDA Derived Idaho State University, Pocatello Intervention Levels and the Exposure P.2 Shielding and Radiation Dose Rate of 0.4 µR/hr using NARAC Web Analysis for a Dense-Plasma Focus Atmosphere and Diffusion Modeling Neutron Source System O’Brien, R., Culbreth, W. Hay, T.R., Higley, K.A., Hamby, D.M. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Oregon State University P.3 Radiation Transport Modeling of a P.10 Comments on Basic Components Detector Shield for ZR at Sandia in a Radiation Professional’s Emergency National Laboratory Response Toolkit Lowe, D., Culbreth, W. McCord, M. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Howard University P.4 Applications of Laser Compton Environmental Scattered X-rays to Fissionable Materials P.11 Measurement of Cs-137 Identification and Imaging Concentration in Various Lakes Located Naeem, S., Wells, D., Chouffani, K. in the “downwind” Idaho Counties Idaho State University Billa, J.K., Brey, R.R., Thackray, G. Idaho State University, Pocatello Biokinetics/Bioeffects P.5 Safety Assessment of Mobile P.12 A Novel Air-cooling Distillation Phone and the Need for Further Device Made of Metal/Alloy for Research Environmental Water Tritium Analysis Kumar, N., Khan, R. Fang, H.F., Chang, B-j.* Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, University, India Taiwan Decommissioning P.13 LADTAP-PA-FTF: A Model for P.6 Calibration and Characteristics of Estimating Dose Resulting from Waste Activity Monitors Used for Groundwater Contamination at the Decommissioning Wastes Savannah River Site Yeh, C-H., Yuan, M-C., Chang, B-j.* Farfan, E.B., Jannik, G.T., Dixon, K.L., Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Lee, P.L., LaBone, E.D. Taiwan Savannah River National Laboratory P.7 “Scan Rates” A Form-base Excel P.14 Assessment of Differences in Spreadsheet to Model the Detectability of Radionuclide Databases for CAP88 v. Surface Radioactive Contamination 1.0 and 3.0 Avtandilashvili, M., Butikofer, T., LaBone, E.D., Farfan, E.B., Lee, P.L., Matthews, T., Cummings, R. Jannik, G.T. Idaho State University University of South Carolina, Savannah River National Laboratory

11 P.15 Qualitative Assay of Radionuclide Instrumentation Species in Fly Ash and Bottom Ash from P.22 Tomorrow’s Gamma-Ray Spectro- Coal Combustion scopy Technology: Transition Edge Hibbert, J., Zhang, R., Johnson, T. Sensors With 47 eV Energy Resolution Lone Star High School, Colorado State at 103 keV University Sassi, E., Johnson, T., Ullom, J.N., P.16 Water Quality Impacts of In-Situ Rabin, M.W. Leach Uranium Mining Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Coler, A., Ramsdell, H., Johnson, T. NIST, Boulder, Los Alamos National Colorado State University Laboratory P.17 Exposure of Ionic Hyper-regulated P.23 Determination of Basic Dosimetric Artemia to Chlorine 36 in a Marine Properties of Annular Liquid Ionization System Chambers (ALIC) Shaw, C., Higley , K. Acha, R., Wickman, G. Oregon State University Idaho State University, Umea University P.18 Feasibility Test for Optically P.24 Superheated Drop Detectors with Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dot Enhanced Response to High Energy Dosimeters for Environmental Monitoring Neutrons Timilsina, B., Gesell, T. d’Errico, F., Flynn, D.*, Taylor, C., Idaho State University Brennan, C. Yale University, Framework Scientific P.19 Savannah River Site Meteorological Data for CAP88 Internal Dosimetry and Bioassay Farfan, E.B., Lee, P.L., Jannik, G.T., P.25 An Analysis of the Dependency of Kabela, E.D., Weber, A.H., LaBone, E.D. Whole-body Counting Efficiency on Savannah River National Laboratory Specific Anatomy in Selected BOMAB and Tomographic Phantoms External Dosimetry Zhang, B.Q., Mille, M., Xu, X.G. P.20 A Carbon Dioxide Pretreatment for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, China Enhanced Neutron Response of Track Institute for Radiation Protection Etch Detectors Hulber, E., Selmeczi, D., Flynn, D., P.26 USTUR Case 0102 Voxel Phantom Taylor, C., Brennan, C., d’Errico, F. for External Radiation Detector Radosys Ltd, Hungary, Framework Response Simulation Scientific, Yale University Robinson, N., Brey, R., James, T. Idaho State University, United States P.21 Verification of the PAGAT Polymer Transuranium and Uranium Registries Gel Dosimeter by Photon Beams Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging P.27 Fabrication of Human Organs for Hadad, K., Azadbakht, B., Hassan, Z. Realistic Calibration Phantoms by Rapid Shiraz University, Iran, Baheshti Prototyping University, Iran Mille, M., Xu, X.G. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

12 P.28 An Updated Evaluation of Data P.35 Evaluation of Noise Smoothing from the 1980 Statistical Analysis of Technique and Digital Image Filtering Plutonium in US Autopsy Tissue Shafeiyan, S., Zahmat Kesh, M.H., Mecham, D., Brey, R., James, T., Sardari, D. Shonka, J. Azad University, Iran, Novin Medical Idaho State University, United States Institute Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Operational Health Physics Shonka Research Associates P.36 Monte Carlo Simulation of P.29 Comparison of Dose Rate from Exposure Rate of a Single Cs-137 Cosmic Ray Muons by MCNPX and Source Irradiator: Comparisons of FLUKA Exposure Rate between MCNP Hadad, K., Piroozmand, A., Ayobian, N. Calculated Values and the Shiraz University, Iran Measurements and Study of Exposure P.30 Polonium-210 and Lead-210 as Rate Distribution using Mesh Tallies Biomarkers of Inhaled Cigarette Smoke Wen, X. Schayer, S., Qu, Q., Wang, Y., Cohen, B. University of Cincinnati New York University School of Medicine, P.37 An Academic Exercise in Neutron Peking University Health Science Shielding Center, PRC Peckham, Z., Kunze, J., Brey, R. Medical Idaho State University P.31 Effective Dose Measurement in P.38 Summary of Recent Numerical Pain Clinic Using an Adult Male Solutions Concerning Measurements of Anthropomorphic Phantom and Radioactivity When the Blank is Counted Derivation of Dose Conversion an Integer Times Longer than the Coefficient from Dose Area Product Sample (DAP) Potter, W., Strzelczyk, J. Kim, S., Toncheva, G., Anderson-Evans, Consultant, University of Colorado C., Huh, B., Leithe, L., Yoshizumi , T. Health Science Center Duke University P.39 Relative Performance of Hand Held P.32 Skin Dose Measurements in Chest Instruments in Varying Temperature X-ray Examinations in Radiography Conditions Departments in Mashhad-Iran Brown, K., Forrest, R.*, Mahoney, A., Bahrayni Toossi, M.T., Esmaili, S.* Landsworth, R., Sturchio, G. Azad University - Sanandaj, Iran University of Pennsylvania, Mayo Clinic P.33 Fluoroscopy Dose Estimate P.40 Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Reporting Methods Assessment of Materials and Equipment Brown, K., Anderko, C., Skelton, W. Manual Geisinger Health System Ramachandra, B., Bias, C-A., Alberth, P.34 Costs Associated with the Release D., Doremus, S., Williams, A., Snead, of Materials Contaminated with Short K.*, Azzam, N., Petullo, C., Meck, R., Lived Radionuclides from Outpatients Powers, G. LaMastra, A. US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, US Health Physics Associates, Inc. Department of Energy, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Public Health Service, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

13 P.41 Evaluating the Efficiency of Decon P.47 Biokinetic and Dosimetric Study of Gel 1101 on Removal of Cs-137, Co-60, [90Y]-Ibritumomab Tiuxetan in Non– and Eu-154 on Common Commercial Hodgkin’s Lymphomas Radio-immuno- Materials therapeutic Treatment: A Project VanHorne-Sealy, J., Higley, K. Proposal Oregon State University/US Army, Arginelli, D., Inglese, E., Matheoud, R., Oregon State University Ridone, S., Secco, C., Vigna, L. Regulatory/Legal Issues Research Centre of Saluggia, Italy, P.42 A New Family of Type B Hospital “Maggiore della Carità” of Radioactive Material Transport Novara and University of Studies of Packages Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, Ortensi, J., Miller, J. Italy, University of Studies of Turin, Italy International Isotopes, Inc. P.48 In-Vivo Stability and Kinetic Study Risk Analysis of Radiopharma-ceutical [153Sm]Sm- P.43 A Review of the Current Literature EDTMP in Metabolic Radiotherapy of Regarding the Science, Technology, and Painful Bone Metastases Risk of Food Irradiation and its Arginelli, D., Baiocco, C. Inglese, E., Comparison Against Other Forms of Matheoud, R., Montalto, M., Nocente, Food Decontamination and Preservation M., Ridone, S., Rudoni, M., Secco, C., Technologies Vigna, L. Le, M. Research Centre of Saluggia, Italy, ChemRisk, Inc. Hospital “Maggiore della Carità” of Waste Management Novara and University of Studies of P.44 Uncovering “A Radioactive Cover- Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, Up” Italy, University of Studies of Turin, Italy Gallaghar, R.G. P.49 Dose to Some of the Critical Applied Health Physics, Inc. Organs Due to Screen Film International Posters Mammography - Basis of Indian Data P.45 Beta Ray Scintillation Detector Chhokra, K., Jayalakshmi, V., Sharma, R. Using the Rugged Scintillator Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, India, Yamano, T., Hara, M., Minagawa, E. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India Aloka Co.,Ltd, Japan P.50 Promotion of Radiation Safety in P.46 Environmental Radiometric Hospital-Based Cyclotron Facilities in Monitoring Around ENEA Research Taiwan – Via the Establishment of the Center of Saluggia for the Resident “Taiwanese Society of Medical Population Health Safety Cyclotron” Arginelli, D., Ridone, S., Bortoluzzi, S., Kao, C-H.K. Montalto, M., Nocente, M., Vigna, L. Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Research Centre of Saluggia, Italy, Chi College of Technology, Taiwan University of Studies of Turin, Italy P.51 Activity Concentrations of Radionuclides in Water and Sediments of Euphrates River and the Radiation Dose Due to Consumption this Water. Kubaisi, K.A., Sabbar, S.A. HazMat-Ministry of Science and Technology, Iraq

14 P.52 Use of Ground Radiometric P.59 Interstitial Laser Photocoagulation Measurements in Investigation of Karsts of Uterine Myomas with a Neodymium Bauxite in Western Desert - Iraq Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd:YAG) Kubaisi, K.A. Laser Ministry of Science and Technology, Iraq Taha, T.F., Hussein El-Noury, M.A., P.53 Next Generation of Germany’s Azmy, O., Eldin, A.G. Safety Gamma Dose Rate Measure- National Research Center, Egypt, Cairo ment Net University, Egypt Luff, R., Stöhlker, U., Harms, W., Thoma, P.60 H*(10) from Industrial 137Cs J., Wolfert, J., Bleher, M. Sources Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Rodríguez-Juarez, R., Vega-Carrillo, Germany H.R., Manzanares-Acuña, E., Hernández- P.54 Analysis of Radiation Risk Dávila, V.M., Salas-Luevano, M.A. Perception by University Faculties and Apdo, Mexico, UA de Estudios Students in Nagasaki Nucleares de la Universidad Autonoma Miura, M., Morita, N., Takao, H., Yoshida, de Zacatecas, Mexico M., Matsuda, N. P.61 X-Ray Spectra from a Center for Frontier Life Sciences, Mamographic Unit Nagasaki University, Japan Vega-Carrillo, H.R., Manzanares-Acuña, P.55 Use of a Whole Body Counter in E., Hernández-Dávila, V.M., Salas- Radiation Risk Management for Luevano, M.A. University Faculties and Students Apdo, Mexico, UA de Estudios Morita, N., Takamura, N., Yamashita, S., Nucleares de la Universidad Autonoma Shimasaki, T., Yoshida, M., Matsuda, N. de Zacatecas, Mexico Nagasaki University, Japan, Kumamoto Works in Progress University, Japan P.62 Evaluation of the NCRP Wound P.56 Improvement of the Image in Model using USTUR Plutonium- Diagnostic Radiology Contaminated Wound Cases Castelo e Silva, L., Prado, N., Teixeira, M. Germann, L.K., Brey, R.R., James, A.C. Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Brasil Idaho State University, Washington State P.57 Investigation of Electron University Contamination for Bhabhatron-II P.63 Implementation of the ICRP 2007 Telecobalt Machine Recommendations in Korea Sahani, M.K., Dash Sharma, P.K., Cho, K-W Chhokra, K., Agarwal, S.P., Kher, R.K. Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, India, P.64 Development of Prompt Gamma Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India Neutron Activation Analysis Facility at P.58 Investigation of Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center Molecular–Dynamic Characteristics of Research Reactor for Trace Element Herbs Depending on the Place of Their Studies - Health Physics Challenges on Growth by the Method of IR- Neutron/Gamma Radiation Levels and Spectroscopy Shielding Shukurov, T., Dzhuraev, A.A., Khaitova, Vasudevan, L., Inyang, O., Reece, D. Z.M., Dzhuraev, A.A., Marupov, R. Texas A&M University Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Tajikistan 15 P.65 Environmental Protection 3:15 PM MPM-A.2 Agency’s Task-force on Research to Calculation of Build-up for a 20MeV Inform and Optimize Chemical Collimated Bremsstrahlung Beam Biological and Radiological Response Shannon, M., Hertel, N., Norman, D., Hall, K., Drake, J., Hudson, S. Jones, J. US Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia Tech, Idaho National Laboratory Cincinnati 3:30 PM MPM-A.3 P.66 The U.S. Army’s Operation Iraqi Characterization of a [137-Cs] Irradiator Freedom Depleted Uranium Bioassay from a New Perspective with Modern Screening Program Dosimetric Tools Szrom, F., Falo, G.A., Alberth, D.P. Brady, S.L., Toncheva, G., Dewhirst, M., US Army Center for Health Promotion Yoshizumi, T. and Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Duke University Army Medical Center 3:45 PM MPM-A.5 P.67 The Mobility of Radiocesium and Improving the Performance of a Tissue Plutonium in Roach Lake in Southern Equivalent Proportional Counter to High Nevada Energy Heavy Ions using Gases with Tabriz, M., Hodge, V., Steinberg, S. High Multiplication Factors Yale University, University of Nevada, Manglass, L.M., Borak, T.B. Las Vegas Colorado State University P.68 Dosimetric Evaluation of 142Pr 4:00 PM MPM-A.6 Glass Applicator for the Treatment of New Series of LiF:Mg,Cu,P Extremity Eye Plaques in Large Animals - A Dosimeters Feasibility Study Luo, L., Velbeck, K. Jung, J., Vasudevan, L., Reece, W., Thermo Fisher Scientific Walker, M. 4:15 PM MPM-A.7 Texas A&M University MCNP Modeling of the DT-702 TLD and P.69 Breakthrough Progress in the Ionization Chambers Response to Cs- Design of a Traceable, but Robust and 137 Affordable Beta Source for Hayashi, J., Benevides, L., Nelson, M. Contamination Monitors US Naval Academy, Naval Dosimetry Iwatschenko-Borho, M. Center Thermofisher 4:30 PM MPM-A.8 3:00-4:45 PM 401/402 Verification of Dose Rate and Energy Dependence of PAGAT Polymer Gel MPM-A: External Dosimetry Dosimeter Using Photon Beams Co-Chairs: Gus Potter, Mark Fishburn Hadad, K., Azadbakht, B., Sahmatkesh, H. Shiraz University, Iran, Beheshti 3:00 PM MPM-A.1 University Intercomparison on Measurements of the Quantity Personal Dose Equivalent Hp(d) by Active Personal Dosimeters Cruz Suarez, R. IAEA, Austria

16 3:00-4:45 PM 403/404 4:30 PM MPM-B.7 Emergency Concentrations of MPM-B: Homeland Security Radioactivity in Food and Water for 10- Co-Chairs: Nick Bates, Paul Stansbury Day Ingestion Brodsky, A. 3:00 PM MPM-B.1 Georgetown University US DOE/NNSA Search and Secure Program 3:00-5:15 PM 406 Mac Kenzie, C., Walker, S., Kahn, R. LLNL/DOE/NNSA, Sandia National MPM-C: Regulatory/Legal Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory Issues 3:15 PM MPM-B.2 Co-Chairs: Tom LaBone, Matt McFee Repatriation of US Radioactive Sources 3:00 PM MPM-C.1 from Brazil The Gap in Regulation of Industrial Tompkins, J.A., Mourao, R., Leonard, S. Radiation Machines LANL - OSR Project, CDTN-CNEN, Brandon, T. IAEA IRSC, Inc. 3:30 PM MPM-B.3 3:15 PM MPM-C.2 Modeling Human Response to Nuclear Mammography Quality Assurance: Dual Effects as a Function of Systems, Signs, Regulation and the Need for Increased and Symptoms Oversight Curling, C., Disraelly, D.*, Kriss, A. Brown, K., Anderko, C., Snyder, D. Institute for Defense Analyses Geisinger Health System 3:45 PM MPM-B.4 3:30 PM MPM-C.3 Primary Beam Dose Dependence on Differences in Agreement States’ Distance from Cargo and People Implementation of Regulations Scanners Chapel, S. Strom, D.J., Cerra, F. IRSC Inc. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 3:45 PM MPM-C.4 National Institute of Standards and Agreement State Experience in Re- Technology Licensing of a Conventional Uranium Mill 4:00 PM MPM-B.5 Egidi, P.V. Development of Radioprotectant Colorado Department of Public Health Caches in the State of Florida and Environment Lanza, J.J. 4:00 PM MPM-C.5 Florida Department of Health Transportation Regulations and 4:15 PM MPM-B.6 Radiation Safety Use of Portable Survey Meters for Rapid Brown, D., Woods, S. Assessment of Internal Contamination Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Monte Carlo Simulations Using the UF 4:15 PM MPM-C.6 Hybrid Reference Adult Phantoms Assessment of Regulatory Require- Hurtado, J., Lee, C., Bolch, W. ments for Operating Active Interrogation University of Florida Systems in Support of National Security Applications Shannon, M., Hertel, N., Norman, D., Jones, J. Georgia Tech, Idaho National Laboratory 17 4:30 PM MPM-C.7 4:00 PM MPM-D.5 Licensing and Compliance of Dosimetry ALARA Analysis of Skyshine Dose for a Services in Canada Bulk Vitrification Demonstration Project Rickard, M. Ikenberry, T.A., Brown, R.L., Leonard, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission M.W. (CNSC) Dade Moeller & Associates, CH2M Hill 4:45 PM MPM-C.8 Hanford Group Networking: An Efficient Tool for the 4:15 PM MPM-D.6 Implementation of the IAEA Standards Decontamination of Medical Cruz Suarez, R. Radioisotopes from Hard Surfaces using IAEA, Austria Peelable Polymer-Based 5:00 PM MPM-C.9 Decontamination Agents Review of Standards of Protection for Draine, A.E., Walter, K.J., O’Neill, M.P., Pregnant Workers and their Offspring Edgington, G.J., Johnson, T.E. Cruz Suarez, R. Colorado State University, Cellular IAEA, Austria Bioengineering, Inc. 4:30 PM MPM-D.7 3:15-5:00 PM 407 Decontamination of Cs-137, Pu-239, and MPM-D: Operational Health Am-241 from Hard Surfaces using a Peelable Polymer-based Hydrogel Physics I Edgington, G.J., O’Neill, M.P.*, Holt- Co-Chairs: Tara Medich, Jay Tarzia Larese , K.C. 3:15 PM MPM-D.1 Cellular Bioengineering, Inc., Sandia The Decision- Making Process in National Laboratories Determining the Fate of a Historical 4:45 PM MPM-D.8 Cyclotron CRCPD's Source Collection and Threat Hamawy, G. Reduction Program Columbia University Winston, J.P. 3:30 PM MPM-D.3 CRCPD Chair Elect and Healing Arts Safety Concerns During the Repair of Council Chair Penn State’s Breazeale Nuclear Reactor Pool Linsley, M. Penn State University 3:45 PM MPM-D.4 Calibration of Low-Energy Photon Emitting Irradiator Systems Wagoner, D.A. Savannah River Site, Francis Marion University

18 TUESDAY 9:15 AM TAM-A.4 Examination of Results of Measure- 7:00-8:00 AM 406 ments of Plutonium in Human Tissue CEL 3 Spend a Little, Save a Lot! How Samples from Past Residents of Los Lightning Strike Detection Technology Alamos, New Mexico as Potential Supports Company and Community Sources of Information about Early Activities Airborne Releases from Los Alamos James M. Hylko Facilities Paducah Remediation Services, LLC Widner, T., Shonka, J.*, O’Brien, J., 7:00-8:00 AM 407 Donovan, E., Gaffney, S. CEL 4 The Life Cycle of a Trend ChemRisk, Inc., Shonka Research Steve Prevette Associates Fluor Hanford. Inc. 9:30 AM TAM-A.5 8:30 AM-Noon 401/402 Reconstruction of the Radionuclide Activities for the Low Level Radwaste TAM-A: Environmental I Drums Stored in Taiwan Co-Chairs: Matthew Barnett, Linnea Wang, T-W., Tsai, T-L., Chang, B-j.* Wahl Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, National Tsing Hua University 8:30 AM TAM-A.1 The Transfer of Cl-36 from Soil to Plant 9:45 AM BREAK and the Potential for Phytoremediation 10:15 AM TAM-A.6 Bytwerk, D., Higley, K.A. Influence of Present Dosimetry Data on Oregon State University Derived Concentration Guides 8:45 AM TAM-A.2 Raabe, R.L., Eckerman, K.F. A Comprehensive Study of the Depth Oak Ridge National Laboratory Profile of Cs-137 in Surface Soils at the 10:30 AM TAM-A.7 Idaho National Laboratory Effective Lifetime of a Charcoal Filter for Giles, J.R., Oertel, C.P., Reynolds, B.D. Controlling Radioiodine Stack Emissions Idaho National Laboratory Wahl, L. 9:00 AM TAM-A.3 Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Independent Evaluation of Early Airborne 10:45 AM TAM-A.8 Plutonium Releases from Los Alamos Self-Absorption Study Results of Gelman National Laboratory Versapor 3000 Filters Used in Air Widner, T., Shonka, J., O’Brien, J. Sampling ChemRisk, Inc., Shonka Research Barnett, J.M. Associates Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 11:00 AM TAM-A.9 Influence of Dampers on the Results of Air Sampler Qualification Tests Glissmeyer, J. Battelle Northwest 11:15 AM TAM-A.10 Optimization of Environmental Radiation Monitoring for Nuclear Power Plants Fang, H-F., Chang, B-j.*, Tsai, T-L. Institute of Nuclear Engergy Research, 19Taiwan 11:30 AM TAM-A.11 10:00 AM BREAK Measurement of Uranium Uptake by Biological Response and Agricultural Crops in Jordan Al Khahrouf, S., Dababneh, M.S., Al- Dosimetry Tools Hamarneh, I.N. Co-Chairs: Tom O’Connell, Ed Waller Royal Scientific Society, Jordan 10:30 AM TAM-B.5 Combined Human Response Nuclear 8:30 AM-Noon 403/404 Effects Model (CHRNEM) Curling, C., Disraelly, D., Kriss, A. TAM-B: Special Session: Institute for Defense Analyses Radiological Hazard 10:50 AM TAM-B.6 Assessment, Medical Radiation Induced Performance Response, and Emergency Decrement (RIPD) and RIPD Lethality Planning Software Tools and Injury Probability Interpolation (RIPDLIPI): Software Applications for Co-Chairs: Tom O’Connell, Kyle Millage Predicting Casualties from Protracted 8:30 AM Introduction Radiation Exposure O’Connell, T., Millage, K. McClellan, G., Millage, K., Nelson, E. Applied Research Associates, Inc., Hazard Assessment Tools Defense Threat Reduction Agency Co-Chairs: Tom O’Connell, Kyle Millage 8:40 AM TAM-B.1 11:10 AM TAM-B.7 Hazard Assessment Modeling Tools of AFRRI’s Radiation Training and the National Atmospheric Release Assessment Tools CDROM Supporting Advisory Center Medical Management Response for Nasstrom, J., Sugiyama, G., Baskett, R. Radiation Casualty Incidents Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Mercier, J.R., Dickerson, W.E., Ross, J.A.*, Sandgren, D.J., Blakely, W.F. 9:00 AM TAM-B.2 Uniformed Services University, Armed Hazard Predication and Assessment Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Capability (HPAC): A Software Application for Modeling the Effects of 11:30 AM Hazardous Material Releases Speaker Panel: Modeling Millage, K., McClellan, G., Nelson, E. Limitations/Audience Questions Applied Research Associates, Inc., Poster Defense Threat Reduction Agency Miscellaneous Software Applications of 9:20 AM TAM-B.3 Interest to RN Emergency Responders Hotspot Health Physics Code for Hazard and Planners Assessment Modeling Waller, E. Homann, S., Nasstrom, J.* University of Ontario Institute of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Technology 9:40 AM TAM-B.4 Radiological Emergency Response Planning and Exercise using Hotspot Health Physics Codes Buddemeier, B., Homann, S., Nasstrom, J. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

20 8:30 AM-Noon 405 10:15 AM-Noon 406 Movies TAM-C2: Accelerator Co-Chairs: Kamran Vaziri, Henry 8:30-9:45 AM 406 Kahnhauser 10:15 AM TAM-C2.1 TAM-C1: Reactor Health A Review of High-Energy Dose Physics Conversion Coefficients Co-Chairs: Matthew Arno, Carl Hertel, N. Tarantino Georgia Institute of Technology 8:30 AM TAM-C1.1 10:45 AM TAM-C2.2 Neutron Transmission Measurements Monitoring of Cf-252 Fission-Fragment Through Novel Nanoparticle Shielding Effluents Material Baker, S., Moore, F., Munyon, W. Burgett, E., Hertel, N., Harrison, C., Argonne National Laboratory Grulke, E. 11:00 AM TAM-C2.3 Georgia Institute of Technology, Activation of Air Linear Accelerator University of Kentucky Facilities 8:45 AM TAM-C1.2 Caracappa, P.F., Singh, R., Marsh, D. Hot Cell Testing of Highly Irradiated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Components 11:15 AM TAM-C2.4 Freyer, P. Skyshine Radiation due to the Colorado Westinghouse Electric Company State University Veterinary Medical 9:00 AM TAM-C1.3 Center Trilogy Accelerator Airborne Tritium (3H) Recapture in Frost Elder, D.H., Harmon, J.F., Borak, T.B. at a Nuclear Power Reactor Colorado State University Harris, J., Miller, D. 11:30 AM TAM-C2.5 Idaho State University, University of Gold Fission Cross Section Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Measurements with High Energy 9:15 AM TAM-C1.4 Neutrons Why Nuclear? Walker, L., Hill, T., Tovesson, F.* Cioletti, J., Rajkovich, C. Los Alamos National Laboratory Westinghouse Electric, LLC. 11:45 AM TAM-C2.6 9:30 AM TAM-C1.5 Applications of Laser Compton Scattered The Nuclear Power Renaissance; A X-rays to Fissionable Materials Case for Local Environmental Health Identification and Imaging Specialist Involvement Naeem, S., Wells, D., Chouffani, K. Sprau, D., Robinson, L. Idaho State University East Carolina University Noon Accelerator Section Business 9:45 AM BREAK Meeting 10:15 AM 305

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21 8:30 AM-Noon 407 8:45-11:45 AM 408/409 TAM-D: Special Session: TAM-E: Medical Health AAHP - Radiation Accidents Physics I and Incidents—Lessons Co-Chairs: Tara Medich, Dave Medich Learned 8:45 AM TAM-E.1 Co-Chairs: Ed Maher, Steve A Fluoroscopy Safety Program to Rademacher Reduce the Risk of Patient Injury Anderko, C., Brown, K. 8:30 AM Geisinger Health System Introduction and Session Goals Ed Maher 9:00 AM TAM-E.3 Interventional Radiology - Time to Revisit 8:45 AM TAM-D.1 the Lens Dose Equivalent Limits? Nuclear Weapons Accidents - Lessons Dauer, L., Thornton, R., Balter, S., Learned I Williamson, M., Altamirano, J., Groves, K., Taschner, J., Rademacher, Rothenberg, L., St. Germain, J. S.* Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center S2 Sevorg Services, LLC, Air Force Safety Center 9:15 AM TAM-E.4 Craniosynostosis Radiation Dose 9:30 AM TAM-D.2 Measurements from a 320 Slice Nuclear Weapons Accidents - Lessons Computed Tomography Scanner Learned II Etnire, R.T., Orrison, W.W., Hanson, Groves, K., Taschner, J., Rademacher, S. E.H., Patton, P.W. S2 Sevorg Services, LLC, Air Force University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Safety Center Nevada Imaging Centers, Amigenics 10:15 AM BREAK 9:30 AM TAM-E.5 10:45 AM TAM-D.3 Internal Electron and External Photon Lessons Learned from Radiological Skeletal Dosimetry for the UF Hybrid Events at Los Alamos National Computational Newborn Phantom Laboratory Pafundi, D., Johnson, P., Lee, C., Rajon, Bliss, J., Somers, W., Costigan, S., D., Lodwick, D., Bolch, W. Hoover, P. University of Florida, Gainesville Los Alamos National Laboratory 9:45 AM BREAK 11:15 AM TAM-D.4 10:15 AM TAM-E.6 Medical Radiation Accidents - Lessons Size Adjustable Worker Models for Learned Improved Radiation Protection Walker, W. Dosimetry Oncology Med, Inc. Zhang, J.Y., Na, Y.H., Xu, X.G. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

22 10:30 AM TAM-E.7 2:45 PM TPM-A.2 Measurement of Scattered Radiation: Optimization of Microprecipitation as a Comparison of a 320-Slice to a 16-Slice Sample Preparation Method for Alpha and 64-Slice CT Scanner With and Spectroscopy Without Shielding Kelly, L.R., Stock, S., Patton, P.W., Davis, J.E., Orrison, W.W., Hanson, Sudowe, R. E.H., Cadwalader, J.A., Patton, P.W. University of Nevada Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 3:00 PM TPM-A.3 Nevada Imaging Centers, Amigenics, Study of the Subsurface Radiation Worldwide Inovations & Technologies, Environment in the Canadian Arctic Inc. Colvin, E., Hertel, N., McKay, C. 10:45 AM TAM-E.8 Georgia Institute of Technology, NASA Comparison of Main Software Packages Ames Research Center for CT Dose Reporting 3:15 PM TPM-A.4 Gu, J.W., Dorgu, A., Xu, X.G. Electret Ion Chamber Based Radon Flux Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Monitor, a Tool for Cost and Time 11:00 AM TAM-E.9 Efficient Uranium Exploration Comparison of Computed Tomography Kotrappa, P., Stieff, L., Stieff, F. Shielding Methods Rad Elec Inc. Jackson, A., Blechinger, J. 3:30 PM TPM-A.5 Henry Ford Health System Autoradiography Image Processing 11:15 AM TAM-E.10 Method for Spectral-Spatial Analysis A Preliminary Study to Assess Dose to Zeissler, C. J. Pregnant Females and Fetuses National Institute of Standards and Undergoing CT Examinations Technology, Gaithersburg Gu, J.W., Taranenko, V., Bednarz, B., 3:45 PM BREAK Caracappa, P., Xu, X.G. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4:15 PM TPM-A.6 Next Generation of the German Gamma 11:30 AM TAM-E.11 Dose Rate Monitoring Network Evaluation of Photon and Neutron Stoehlker, U., Luff, R., Harms, W., Activations during Radiation Treatments Thoma, J., Wolfert, J., Bleher, M. Han, B., Bednarz, B., Danon, Y., Xu, X.G. German Radiation Protection Office Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4:30 PM TPM-A.7 11:45 AM Medical Section Business The Schauinsland Intercalibration Meeting Facility 2:30-5:00 PM 401/402 Stoehlker, U., Bleher, M. German Radiation Protection Office TPM-A: Environmental II 4:45 PM TPM-A.8 Co-Chairs: Joe Shonka, Robert Fjeld Radioactivity in Drilled and Dug WWll 2:30 PM TPM-A.1 Drinking Water of Ogun State An Examination of Cs and Sr Retardation Southwestern Nigeria and Consequent Factors from Lysimeter Field Studies Dose Estimates Thompson, S.W., Fjeld, R.A. Ajayi, O., Achuka, A. Clemson University Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

23 2:30-5:00 PM 403/404 3:45 PM TPM-B.4 Medical Nuclear, Biological and TPM-B: Special Session: Chemical Casualty and Resource Radiological Hazard Estimation Support Tool (NBC CREST): A Software Application for Medical Assessment, Medical Planning and Response Response, and Emergency McClellan, G., Bergman, J., Nelson, E. Planning Software Tools Applied Research Associates, Inc., Co-Chairs: Tom O’Connell, Glen Defense Threat Reduction Agency Reeves 4:05 PM TPM-B.5 Medical Response and Planning Computer Tools to Assist Health Care Tools Providers and Other Professionals in Treating Victims of an Event Involving 2:30 PM TPM-B.1 Radiation AFRRI’s First-Responder Radiological Miller, C.W., Nemhauser, J.B., Assessment Triage (FRAT) Software Whitcomb, Jr., R.C., McCurley, C.M., Application Supporting Medical Ansari, A., Jones, R.L. Recording and Triage Dose Assessment Centers for Disease Control and During Radiation Casualty Incidents Prevention (CDC) Blakely, W.F., Levine, I.H., Sandgren, D.J. 4:25 PM AFRRI Speaker Panel: Modeling Limitations/ Audience Questions 2:50 PM TPM-B.2 AFRRI’s Biodosimetry Assessment Tool 4:40 PM (BAT) Software Application Supporting Panel Discussion: Software Application Medical Recording during Radiation to Scenarios, Medical and HP Casualty Incidents Perspectives Blakely, W.F., Levine, I.H., Sandgren, O’Connell, T., Buddemeier, B., Reeves, G. D.J. 2:30-5:00 PM 405 AFRRI 3:10 PM TPM-B.3 Movies Software to Assist Medical Personnel and First Responders in Determining Appropriate Triage and Treatment for MEdical DECORporation of Internalized Radionuclides Waller, E., Wilkinson, D. University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Defence R&D Canada Ottawa 3:30 PM BREAK

24 2:30-5:00 PM 406 4:15 PM TPM-D.3 An Internal Contamination Experience TPM-C: NESHAPs - Rad Air and the Effects on Academic Research Co-Chairs: Matthew Barnett, Gustavo Ring, J. Vazquez Harvard University The NESHAP - Rad Air meeting is 4:45 PM Roundtable Discussion an open opportunity for individuals to meet with regulators and Department of 5:15 PM 407 Energy staff and discuss radioactive air emissions programs across the country. AAHP Open Meeting The meeting primarily focuses on Department of Energy sites and compli- 2:30-5:00 PM 408/409 ance with the Subpart H requirements for radioactive air emissions. It also TPM-E: Operational Health includes relevant discussion on Physics II ANSI/HPS N13.1 for sampling at a well Co-Chairs: Nolan Hertel, Liz Brackett mixed location. Current topics include status of the ISO comparable standard to 2:30 PM TPM-E.1 N13.1, CAP88 runs and surrogate iso- A Simple Demonstration of Overdisper- topes, and compliance status of facilities sion to the standards. Jenkins, P. Bowser-Morner, Inc. 2:30-5:15 PM 407 2:45 PM TPM-E.2 TPM-D: Special Session: AAHP Tritium Counting Efficiency of Glass - Radiation Accidents and Fiber Vs. Polytetrafluoroethylene Filters Dailey, A. Incidents—Lessons Learned Clemson University, Savannah River Co-Chairs: Ed Maher, Steve Site Rademacher 3:00 PM TPM-E.3 2:30 PM TPM-D.1 Probabilistic Model Evaluation of Highlights and Lessons Learned from a Continuous Air Monitor Response State Perspective During the TMI Relative to Protection Goals Accident Whicker, J., Justus, A. Dornsife, W.P. Los Alamos National Laboratory Waste Control Specialists 3:15 PM TPM-E.4 3:15 PM TPM-D.2 Doing More with Existing Personnel: Psychosocial and Communications The Yale University OEHS Safety Issues: Lessons Learned Advisor Becker, S.M. Charbonneau, K., Fontes, B. University of Alabama at Birmingham Yale University School of Public Health 3:30 PM BREAK 3:45 PM BREAK

25 4:00 PM TPM-E.5 4:30 PM TPM-E.7 The New Health Physics Option in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory NRE Masters Degree at Georgia Tech Support for the NNSA Sister Laboratory Burgett, E., Hertel, N.* Arrangements Program LLNL-PRES- Georgia Institute of Technology 401362 4:15 PM TPM-E.6 Sprague, D., Jones, G. Pee Dee Physics Day: A Student-Led Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Attempt to Increase HP Undergraduate (LLNL) Recruitment 4:45 PM TPM-E.8 Penland, S., Gause, S., Kusserow, D., International Atomic Energy Agency Capps, J. Efforts on National Strategies for Francis Marion University Regaining Control over Orphan Sources Reber, E., Friedrich, V., Dodd, B. International Atomic Energy Agency, BDConsulting

HPS Awards Dinner and Reception 7:00-10:00 pm Allegheny Ballroom, Westin Pittsburgh

NOTE FOR CHPs The American Academy of Health Physics has approved the following meeting-related activities for Continuing Education Credits for CHPs: * Meeting attendance is granted 2 CECs per half day of attendance, up to 12 CECs; * AAHP 8 hour courses are granted 16 CECs each; * HPS 2 PEP courses are granted 4 CECs each; * HPS 1 hour CELs are granted 2 CECs each.

26 WEDNESDAY 11:15 AM WAM-A.5 Advances in Uranium Recovery Facility 7:00-8:00 AM 406 Characterization Techniques - CEL 5 Uncertainty Assessment in Compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Atmospheric Dispersion Computations Commission Regulatory Guide 4.14 Erno Sajo Whicker, R. Louisiana State University Tetra Tech 7:00-8:00 AM 407 11:45 AM WAM-A.6 CEL 6 Looking at the Big Picture Adventures in Public Information: A Andy Karam Uranium Case Study Karam Consulting LLC Johnson, J.A., Brown, S.H., Johnson, T. 8:30 AM-Noon 401/402 Tetra Tech, SHB, Inc., Colorado State University WAM-A: Special Session: 2:30 PM 305 Environmental Issues Associated with the Environmental Section Business Resurgence of Uranium Meeting Recovery Operations 8:30 AM-12:15 PM 403/404 Co-Chairs: Craig Little, Bob Meyer WAM-B: Special Session: 8:30 AM Introduction Emergency Response Modeling 8:45 AM WAM-A.1 Co-Chairs: Bill Rhodes, Rob Forrest Global Trends in Uranium Resource Development 8:30 AM Introduction Feasby, D.G., Chambers, D.B. , Lowe, 8:45 AM WAM-B.1 L.M Assessment of Emergency Response SENES Consultants Limited Planning and Implementation in the 9:15 AM WAM-A.2 Aftermath of Major Natural Disasters and Environmental Issues Associated with In Technological Accidents Situ Uranium Recovery Milligan, P., Jones, J. Griffin, M. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Uranium One Americas Sandia National Laboratories 9:45 AM BREAK 9:15 AM WAM-B.2 10:15 AM WAM-A.3 Impact of Prompt Effects on Response to Radon Gas and Progeny Emissions from an Improvised Nuclear Device High Grade Uranium Mines Detonation in an Urban Area Seier, M., Toews, K. Klennert, L. Cameco Corporation Sandia National Laboratories 10:45 AM WAM-A.4 9:45 AM WAM-B.3 The New Generation of Uranium In Situ Improvements for Nuclear Terrorism Recovery Facilities: Design Improve- Consequence Management Planning ments Should Reduce Radiological Buddemeier, B., Dombroski, M., Impacts Wheeler, R., Maheras, S., Carnell, R. Brown, S.H. Lawrence Livermore National SHB, Inc. Laboratory, Battelle 27 10:15 AM BREAK 9:30 AM WAM-C.5 10:45 AM WAM-B.4 Increased Radiation Control for Shelter-Evacuate Strategies and Simultaneous Therapeutic Iodine-131 Consequences Following an Urban and Hemodialysis Patient Treatments Nuclear Detonation Bryant, B. Law, K., West, T., Brandt, L.*, Yoshimura, University of Alabama at Birmingham A. 9:45 AM WAM-C.6 Sandia National Laboratories Effective Monitoring and Reduction of I- 11:15 AM WAM-B.5 131 Effluent at a Medical Facility Radiological Terrorism: Risks and Burton, D., Massey, R., Quang, E.* Options Walter Reed Army Medical Center Connell, L.W. 10:00 AM BREAK Sandia National Laboratories 10:30 AM WAM-C.7 11:45 AM WAM-B.6 Photochemical Delivery of Bleomycin in Radiological Dispersal Devices: Malignant Glioma Cells Physically Based Dispersal Blickenstaff, J.W., Vo, V., Hirschberg, H., Characteristics and Limitations Madsen, S.J. Harper, F. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sandia National Laboratories University of California, Irvine 8:30 AM-Noon 405 10:45 AM WAM-C.8 Selective Disruption of the Blood-brain Movies Barrier by Photodynamic Therapy Zhang, M.J., Chighvinadze, D., 8:45 AM-Noon 406 Hirschberg, H., Madsen, S.J. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, WAM-C: Medical Health University of California, Irvine Physics II 11:00 AM WAM-C.9 Co-Chairs: Elyse Thomas, Jan Braun Dosimetry Characterization of a Multi- 8:45 AM WAM-C.1 Beam Radiotherapy Treatment for Age- The Long Path of Tc-99m Production in Related Macular Degeneration North America Lee, C., Howell, R., Gertner, M., Chell, Cevera, M., Waller, E., Johnson, T. E., Hansen, S., Bolch, W. Colorado State University, University of University of Florida, University of Ontario Institute of Technology Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Oraya Therapeutics 9:00 AM WAM-C.3 Nuclear Medicine Waiting Room Dose 11:15 AM WAM-C.10 Rates Effect of Chemotherapy on the Spatial Williamson, M., Dauer, L.T., Casciotta, Distribution of Stem Cells in Human K., Strauss, H.W. Bone Marrow Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Kielar, K.N., Bolch, W.E., Shahlaee, A.H., Braylan, R.C. 9:15 AM WAM-C.4 University of Florida A 3-Year Review of a Thyroid Bioassay Program at a Large Cancer Hospital Williamson, M.J., Dauer, L.T. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

28 11:30 AM WAM-C.11 2:30-4:45 PM 401/402 Ocular Malignant Melanoma Radiation Dose Optimization WPM-A: Decommissioning Ryan, M., Makinson, K.A.*, Cazalas, E. Co-Chairs: Jim Berger, Joe Shonka Oregon State University 2:30 PM WPM-A.1 11:45 AM WAM-C.12 Independent Verification Objectives and Comparison Between Photodynamic Recent Lessons Learned Death of Cultured Melanoma and Roberts, S., Abelquist, E. Melanocyte Cells using a Vital Stain and Oak Ridge Associated Universities the Inflicted Biomolecular Damage using (ORAU) Synchrotron Infrared Microspectroscopy Mamoon, A., Talaat, R., Martin, M., 2:45 PM WPM-A.2 Bjornstad, K., Blakely, E. Hot Spot Limits—A Closer Look at Dose Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt, Modeling used to Establish Hot Spot Menoufia University, Egypt, Lawrence Release Criteria Berkeley National Laboratory Abelquist, E.W. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) 8:30 AM-Noon 407 3:00 PM WPM-A.3 WAM-D: Special Session: The Use of Parametric Statistics to Determine the Number of Samples Pennsylvania’s Radiological Needed to Release a Site History I Gaul, W.C., Jansen, W.G. Chair: David Allard Chesapeake Nuclear Services, Project Enhancement Corp. 8:30 AM WAM-D.1 Pennsylvania’s Atomic Trails and Tales 3:15 PM WPM-A.4 Allard, D. A Comparison of Prediction Equations Pennsylvania DEP/BRP for the Isotopic Distribution of Enriched Uranium and the Impact on the 9:30 AM WAM-D.2 Determination of Decommissioning Marie Curie and Pennsylvania Radium Criteria Lubenau, J. Nardi, A.J. Lititz, PA ENERCON Services, Inc. 10:30 AM BREAK 3:30 PM WPM-A.5 11:00 AM WAM-D.3 Selection of Statistical Tests as a Cost- The Hartman Diaries & PA Radium (or, A Benefit Decision Tool for Radiological 1920’s Health Physicist) Remediation Porter, Jr., S.W. Gaul, W.C., Jansen, W. G. Porter Consultants, Inc. Chesapeake Nuclear Services, Project Enhancement Corporation 3:45 PM BREAK 4:15 PM WPM-A.6 The Preparation of Two DOE Authorized Limit Applications for the Release of Filter Medium for Regeneration Ottley, D.B. Fluor Hanford 29 4:30 PM WPM-A.7 5:00 PM WPM-B.5 Characterization of Activation Products in Turbo FRMAC 2.0 a Decommissioned Medical Cyclotron Fulton, J. Meyer, K., Moroney, R., Maldonado, D. Sandia National Laboratories Areva Federal Services, Siemens 2:30-5:00 PM 405 Molecular Imaging, Inc. 4:45 PM Decommissioning Section Movies Business Meeting 2:30-3:30 PM 406 2:30-5:30 PM 403/404 WPM-C1: Internal Dosimetry WPM-B: Special Session: Co-Chairs: Jim Griffin, Jay MacLellan Emergency Response 2:30 PM WPM-C1.1 Modeling Canadian National Internal Dosimetry Co-Chairs: Bill Rhodes, Steve Musolino Intercomparison Programme 2:30 PM WPM-B.1 Kramer, G. Canadian Experimental and Modeling Health Canada Projects for Radiological Dispersal 2:45 PM WPM-C1.2 Device Characterization Health Effects of Internally Deposited Erhardt, L., Brousseau, P., Roy, G., Radionuclides Andrews, W., Green, A., Fusina, G., Rao, Raabe, O. G. University of California, Davis Defence R&D Canada, Ottawa, Valcartier and Suffield, Royal Military 3:00 PM WPM-C1.3 College of Canada Upgrading the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries’ 3:00 PM WPM-B.2 Health Physics Database The US Department of Energy McCord, S., James, A. Emergency Response Assets for United States Transuranium and Radiological Consequence Management Uranium Registries Bowman, D.R. US Department of Energy 3:15 PM WPM-C1.4 Whole Body Reaction on the Local 3:30 PM WPM-B.3 Irradiation as a New Conceptual Base for The Relationship between Modeling and Safety Recommendations Field Response Activities during a Kapanadze, A. Radiological Material Dispersal Event Georgian National Cancer Center Riland, C., Mena, R. RSL-NELLIS 3:45-5:15 PM 406 4:00 PM BREAK WPM-C2: Nanotechnology 4:30 PM WPM-B.4 Co-Chairs: Scott Walker, Mark Hoover Advances in NARAC/IMAAC Consequence Assessment Modeling of 3:45 PM WPM-C2.1 Airborne Hazards Review of Nanotechnology Safety Sugiyama, G., Nasstrom, J., Baskett, R. Dua, S., Mwaisela-Rose, J. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Florida International University

30 4:00 PM WPM-C2.2 3:45-5:30 PM 407 Nanomaterials: New Challenges in Environmental Health and Safety WPM-D2: Special Session: Sun, C., Gallaghar, R. Military Health Physics Health International Inc. Co-Chairs: Bob Cherry, Scott Nichelson 4:15 PM WPM-C2.3 3:45 PM Introduction Nanoparticle Issues for the Health Physicist: Insights from the NIOSH 4:00 PM WPM-D2.1 Nanotechnology Research Program The Role of the Army Nuclear Medical Hoover, M.D. Science Officer in the Global War on National Institute for Occupational Safety Terrorism and Health Melanson, M.A. Radiological Hygiene Consultant to the 4:30 PM WPM-C2.4 Army Surgeon An Overview of Current and Propose Radioactive Nano 4:15 PM WPM-D2.2 Walker, L.S. US Air Force Health Physics operations Los Alamos National Laboratory in the US Central Command area of responsibility 4:45 PM WPM-C2.5 Nichelson S.M., Martilla K.E., Pugh, D.L., Panel Discussion Favret, D.J.*, Thomas, D.D., Dewey, Poster S.C., Harcek, B.G. Nanotechnology - Are We Ready? US Air Force Day, L., Walker, L. 4:30 PM WPM-D2.3 Louisiana State University, CAMD, Los An Evaluation of First Responder Alamos National Laboratory Radiation Exposures Resulting from the 2:30-3:30 PM 407 1960 Boeing Michigan Aeronautical Research Center Missile Fire at McGuire WPM-D1: Special Session: Air Force Base, New Jersey, as an Pennsylvania’s Radiological Indicator of Future Exposure Risk History II Chaparro, O., Smith, D., Rademacher, Chair: David Allard S., Thomas, D., Glover, S., Spitz, H. Air Force Institute of Technology, Air 2:30 PM WPM-D1.1 Force Safety Center, Air Force Institute Radium on Film of Operational Health, University of Frame, P., Lubenau, J. Cincinnati Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Lititz, 4:45 PM WPM-D2.4 PA Transformational Integration of Health Physics and Bioenvironmental Engineering: Nichelson, S.M., Mukota, T.J., Cagle, A.J. US Air Force

31 5:00 PM WPM-D2.5 WPM-E.4 Radiation Protection for Improvised Nuclear Device or Uranium Miners Radiological Dispersal Device Post- Hoover, M.D., Howie, W.L., Miller, A.L. Attack Mass Casualty Triage and National Institute for Occupational Safety Treatment for Internal Exposure to and Health Radioactive Materials WPM-E.5 Aerosol Phase-Space Martilla, K., Thomas, D., Rademacher, Tracking Using Radiation Transport S., Johnson, C. Theory US Air Force Sajo, E. 5:15 PM WPM-D2.6 Louisiana State University A Recap of the 1981-1985 Research WPM-E.6 A Review of Three New Program to Assess How Acute Radiation IEC Air Monitoring Standards: IEC 62302 Dose Signs and Symptoms Degrade for Noble Gas Monitoring, IEC 62303 for Performance of Battlefield Tasks Tritium Monitoring, and IEC 60951 Myers, P., Anno, G., McClellan, G., (Revision) for Reactor Emergency and Young, R., Auton, D., Davidson, C. Post-Accident Monitoring US Army Retired, Pacific Sierra Cox, M. Research Corp, Defense Nuclear Consultant Agency, US Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency WPM-E.7 Air Monitoring Evaluations at Los Alamos National Laboratory 5:30-6:30 PM 406 Voss, T. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) HPS Business Meeting WPM-E.8 Potential Technology 6:00-8:30 PM Westmoreland Central Enhancements for Air Monitoring Desrosiers, A. Westin Dade Moeller & Associates WPM-E: ADJUNCT WPM-E.9 The Solution to Pu-241 TECHNICAL SESSION Surface Contamination Values in Appendix D of 10 CFR 835: Exemption Aerosol Measurements Relief Application Chair: Morgan Cox Chiou, H-C. WPM-E.1 Representativeness of Air Washington TRU Solutions Samples WPM-E.10 Collection of PM 2.5 Air Hadlock, D. Samples using Harvard-Type Impac-tors Savannah River Site. for Elemental Analysis using NAA, XRF, WPM-E.2 Progress Report on the and ECOC to Estimate Exposure of Book “Radioactive Air Sampling Methods” Children to Traffic-Associated Particulate Maiello, M.L. Matter in an Urban Area with Intense Wyeth Research Highway Traffic WPM-E.3 Update on the NIOSH Spitz, H., Glover, S., Lobaugh, M., Direct Reading Methods Initiative Grinshpun, S. Hoover, M.D. Univerisity of Cincinnati National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

32 THURSDAY 10:00 AM THAM-A.6 Health Physics Student Use and Testing 7:00-8:00 AM 406 of a New Portable Gamma Spectroscopy CEL 7 Pu-238 Source Leak Event: System Internal Dosimetry Considerations Simpson, D., Ngijoi-Yogo, E., Rundle, D., Rob Jones Barvitskie, T. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Bloomsburg University, eV Products 7:00-8:00 AM 407 10:15 AM THAM-A.7 CEL 8 The Most Powerful Tool for Verification of an Excel Program Effective Risk Communication - Active Modeling Photons Incident on Lead Listening Penland, S.L., Fulmer, P.C., Jokisch, D.W. Ray Johnson Francis Marion University Dade Moeller & Associates Radiation Safety Academy Division 10:30 AM THAM-A.8 Using Shewhart Charts, An SPC 8:45-11:45 AM 401/402 Technique, in Assessing Portable Survey THAM-A: Instrumentation Detection Instrument Health Brown, D. Co-Chairs: Tim Kirkham, Bob Kellner Shaw Group 8:45 AM THAM-A.2 10:45 AM THAM-A.9 Preliminary Evaluation of a Portable Design and Performance of a Personal Handheld Combined Gamma and Inhalation Dose Monitor for Security and Neutron Directional Isotopic Identifying Nuclear Power Applications Detector Sawyer, J., Iwatschenko-Borho, M. Hayes, R. Thermo Fisher Scientific Remote Sensing Lab 11:00 AM THAM-A.10 9:00 AM THAM-A.3 Proportional Counting of Tritium Gas Supporting Your Emergency Response Generated by Polymer Electrolyte Organization - What Every Health Membrane (PEM) Electrolysis of Tritiated Physicist Needs to Know About Water Standards Instrumentation Soreefan, A., DeVol, T. Van Cleef, D. Clemson University Advanced Measurement Technology, 11:15 AM THAM-A.11 Inc. Performance of a Plastic Scintillation 9:15 AM THAM-A.4 Based Tool Monitor used to Discriminate Recent Progress on the Fast and Between Naturally Occurring and Accurate Measurement of Ambient Dose Artificial Radionuclides Equivalent H*(10) and Directional Dose Pottinger, M., Iwatschenko-Bohro, M. Equivalent H’(0.07) with Pocket Sized Thermo Fisher Scientific Survey Meters 11:30 AM THAM-A.12 Iwatschenko-Borho, M. Alternate Technique for Field Estimation Thermo Fisher Scientific of Uranium Enrichment 9:30 AM BREAK Favret, D., Gross, I., Meyers, S., Argo, W., Pugh, D. Air Force Institute for Occupational Health, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Army 20th SUPCOM (CBRNE) 33 8:30-11:45 AM 403/404 10:30 AM THAM-B.7 Using a Dose Rate Meter to Assess THAM-B: Emergency Internal Dose Following a Radiological Planning/Response Dispersion Device LoBracco, C., Hertel, N. Co-Chairs: Nick Bates, Eric Burgett Georgia Institute of Technology 8:30 AM THAM-B.4 10:45 AM THAM-B.8 Introduction and Demonstration of a Assessing Internal Dose after a Portable Radiation Emergency Radiological Dispersion Device with a Command Packet GM Detector Crawford, J. Manger, R., Hertel, N. University of Missouri, Columbia Georgia Institute of Technology 8:45 AM THAM-B.1 11:00 AM THAM-B.9 Effective Use of Medical Assaying Internal Contamination Countermesures for Public Health Following a Radioactive Dispersal Emergencies Involving Radiation Device Using a Thyroid Probe Miller, C.W., Adams, S.A., Whitcomb, Jr., Scarboro, S., Hertel, N., Burgett, E., R.C., Jones, R.L. Howell, R. Centers for Disease Control Georgia Institute of Technology, 9:00 AM THAM-B.2 University of Texas, MD Anderson Radiological Emergency Management: 11:15 AM THAM-B.10 Managing Resources & Targeting Efforts An Orofacial Radiation Detection Device in Light of New Technologies and for Rapid Triage of Personnel at Risk of Protective Action Guidance Internal Radionuclide Contamination Silvers, J. from Inhalation US Air Force, Eglin, FL Waller, E. 9:15 AM THAM-B.3 University of Ontario Institute of Emergency Preparedness and Technology Response at the Nuclear Regulatory 11:30 AM THAM-B.11 Commission Q-band Electron Paramagnetic Brock, K. Resonance Dosimetry in Micro US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Biosamples 9:30 AM BREAK Romanyukha, A., De, T., Pass, B., 10:00 AM THAM-B.5 Schauer, D., Romanyukha, L., Trompier, Internal Radioactivity Level Estimation by F., Clairand, I., Misra, P., Benevides, L. Depth Deconvolution Naval Dosimetry Center, Howard Bellamy, M., Hertel, N. University, NCRP, USUHS, IRSN Georgia Institute of Technology 10:15 AM THAM-B.6 Assessing Internal Contamination after an RDD Event using Readily Available NaI Detectors Dewji, S., Hertel, N., Scarboro, S., Manger, R. Georgia Institute of Technology

34 8:30-10:30 AM 406 9:45 AM BREAK 10:00 AM THAM-C.6 THAM-C: Risk Analysis Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the US Co-Chairs: Louise Buker, Ed Parsons Population 8:30 AM THAM-C.1 Kase, K.R., Rosenstein, M., Miller, K.L., Perception of “Safe” Dose Among a Quinn, D.M., Strom, D.J., Suleiman, O., Group of Radiation Professionals Thomadsen, B.R. Ansari, A. National Council on Radiation Protection Centers for Disease Control and and Measurements, Hershey Medical Prevention Center, DAQ, Inc, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Food and Drug 8:45 AM THAM-C.2 Administration, University of Wisconsin The Spatial Distribution of Solid Cancer Incidence in the Japanese Atomic Bomb 10:15 AM THAM-C.7 Survivors Answering Risk Concerns Following Cullings, H., Funamoto, S. Diagnostic X-ray Exam via E-mails Radiation Effects Research Foundation Jacobus, J. National Institutes of Health 9:00 AM THAM-C.3 Risk-Based Prioritization for Nuclear 8:30-11:45 AM 407 Material Repackaging - An Approach Combining Decision and Statistical THAM-D: Internal Dosimetry Science Techniques and Bioassay Hoffman, J., Kelly, E., Koehler, A., Smith, P. Co-Chairs: Gary Kramer, Jay MacLellan Los Alamos National Laboratory 8:30 AM THAM-D.1 9:15 AM THAM-C.4 Alpha-Emitter Bioassay for Emergency Evaluation of Potential Biological and Response Environmental Effects of United States Li, C., Lariviere, D., Kramer, G., Cornett, Launches of Large Radionuclide J. Sources Health Canada Tupin, E., Anspaugh, L., Goldman, M., Nelson, R., Poppell, S., Scott, R. 8:45 AM THAM-D.2 US Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation of Elevated Uranium University of Utah, University of Bioassay Samples California, Davis, US Department of Bland, J.S., Gaul, W. Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Chesapeake Nuclear Services Administration 9:00 AM THAM-D.3 9:30 AM THAM-C.5 So Why Shouldn’t You Run Bioassay Update of Research on Low Dose Samples Through an ICPMS Radiation Effects and Risk Environmental Metals Laboratory? Dauer, L.D., Brooks, A.L., Hoel, D.G., MacLellan, J., Timm, R., Fehr, A. McGrath, R.N., Morgan, W.F., Stram, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, D.O., Tran, P.K. GEL Laboratories Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Washington State University, University of South Carolina, Electric Power Research Institute, University of Maryland, University of Southern California 35 9:15 AM THAM-D.4 11:00 AM THAM-D.10 A Determination of H-3 Uptake in a VOXMAT: Phantom Model with Nursing Infant Combination of Voxel and Mathematical Ribaudo, C., Roberson, M., Ngutter, L. Geometry National Institutes of Health Akkurt, H., Bekar, K., Eckerman, K.* 9:30 AM THAM-D.5 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PSU Planned Revision of ICRP Publication 38 11:15 AM THAM-D.11 Eckerman, K., Endo, A. Distributions of Actinide Tissue Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Japan Concentrations and Dose Rates in Atomic Energy Agency USTUR Donors 9:45 AM BREAK Fallahian, N., James, T., Brey, R. Idaho State University, United States 10:00 AM THAM-D.6 Uranium and Transuranium Registeries Design, Fabrication, and Use of a New Anthropometric Calibration Phantom for 11:30 AM THAM-D.12 Direct, In Vivo Measurement of Am-241 In-vitro Experiments on Determination of Deposited in a Wound the Type of Material of the Object Shelter Lobaugh, M., Zeman, R., Spitz, H., Aerosol Glover, S., Hickman, D. Aryasov, P., Nechaev, S., Tsygankov, N., University of Cincinnati Dmitrienko, A. Radiation Protection Institute of Ukraine, 10:15 AM THAM-D.7 State Enterprise Chernobyl Nuclear Measurement of the Quantity ‘Activity’ of Power Plant Radionuclides in Simulated Human Organs: an International Intercomparison Kramer, G. Health Canada 10:30 AM THAM-D.8 UF Series of Hybrid Computational Phantoms Representing ICRP Reference Anatomy and CDC Standardized Anthropometric Data Lee, C., Lodwick, D., Hurtado, J., Pafundi, D., Bolch, W. University of Florida 10:45 AM THAM-D.9 An Analysis of the Dependency of Lung Counting Efficiency on Specific Anatomy in Selected Physical and Tomographic Phantoms Mille, M., Zhang, B.Q., Xu, X.G. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, China Institute for Radiation Protection

36 Join us for the 42nd HPS Midyear Topical Meeting

Recent Advances in Planning and Response to Radiation Emergencies

January 31 - February 3, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas

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37 AAHP Courses Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 8 AM-5 PM, Westin Pittsburgh

AAHP1 Radiation Risk Commun- cation tools in the class. The class will ication – Tools for Helping People include time to practice communication Understand Radiation tools. Attendees will also receive a copy Ray Johnson of the 75 monthly columns on Insights in Dade Moeller & Associates, Radiation Communication published in the HPS Safety Academy Division Newsletter. A poll of health physicists during my chapter visits in 1999 showed that the AAHP2 Key Elements of Preparing number one concern was about lack of Emergency Responders for Nuclear public understanding of radiation. While and Radiological Terrorism: An we have perfected the technical tools for Overview of NCRP Commentary 19 our profession, we have not done as well Ian Hamilton on developing our skills for helping peo- Baylor College of Medicine ple understand radiation. Consequently, This course will begin with a brief workers and the public often react to radi- overview of the history of terrorism and ation based on myths which they have the progression of an act of terror. come to accept. We know most every- Discussion of the current threat posture one is afraid of radiation, and yet the in the context of nuclear and radiological tools for dealing with radiation fears are weapons of mass destruction will follow. not usually part of our training or experi- The introduction will close with a short ence. Such tools are available from psy- review of the tenets of NCRP Report No. chological and behavioral sciences and 138, Management of Terrorist Events they can be adapted to help us become Involving Radioactive Material, to include more effective in radiation risk communi- psychological and communication cation. aspects of such an event. This class will include the following The remainder (and majority) of the tools: 1) how to understand the basis of course will focus on NCRP Commentary public fears, 2) how anxiety is linked to No. 19, Key Elements of Preparing images of radiation consequences, 3) Emergency Responders for Nuclear and how to use active listening as a way to Radiological Terrorism. This section will hear, identify, and deal with radiation begin with an overview of the recognized fears, 4) how to respond to radiation need for and development of the com- questions, 5) how to gain public or work- mentary. Specific advice of the writing er attention and cooperation, 6) what to committee to the Department of say, when you don’t know what to say, 7) Homeland Security will then be how to set goals for successful commu- addressed. Equipment requirements for nications, 8) how to understanding your emergency responders, including radia- preferred communication style and that tion detection and personnel protection of your audience, 9) the significance of equipment, will be reviewed in the con- social roles – how do you want to be text of existing and needed materials. seen, and 10) how to use positioning as Radiation decontamination equipment, a tool for public or worker acceptance. and medical supplies needed at the local Attendees are invited to bring at least level, will be explained, as will integration one communication scenario for trou- of radiological/medical- and decontami- bleshooting and application of communi- nation triage with existing local, medical 38 response infrastructure. Recommen- analogs to the MARSSIM methodology) dations for content and frequency of that can be used to demonstrate compli- training and exercises at the federal, ance with the developed subsurface soil state and local levels with regard to radi- DCGLs. The NRC has approved the use ation protection aspects of such events of this method at a licensee site current- will then be reviewed. All of the forego- ly undergoing decommissioning. The ing will be explained in-depth by two of method establishes a continuum of vol- the report authors (course instructors). ume factors that relate the size and Provision of a technical basis for the sup- depth of a volume of subsurface soil hav- port of preparedness activities such as ing elevated concentrations of residual development of responder protocols, radioactivity with its ability to produce equipment procurement recommenda- dose. The method integrates the subsur- tions, and the frequency and content of face soil sampling regime with the deri- training and exercises will be the focus of vation of the subsurface soil DCGL such course content. that a self-regulating optimization is naturally sought by both the responsible party AAHP3 Developing & Demonstrat- and regulator. ing Compliance with DCGLs for The method provides several Subsurface Soils advantages over the application of sur- Jeffrey W. Lively face limits to subsurface soil, particularly MACTEC Development Corporation for the party or parties funding the reme- Students should have some basic diation. knowledge of the application of This course will describe the con- MARSSIM in order to gain the most cepts and bases underlying the new value from the class. dose-based subsurface soil DCGL The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory method. Commission (NRC) and other federal agencies currently approve the Multi- Agency Radiation Site Survey and Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) as guidance for licensees who are conducting final radiological status surveys in support of decommissioning. MARSSIM provides a method to demonstrate compliance with the applicable regulation by comparing residual radioactivity in surface soils with derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs), but specifically discounts its applicability to subsurface soils. A new method to derive dose-based subsurface soil DCGLs that embody the overarching concepts and principles found in recent NRC decommissioning guidance (NUREG 1757) has been developed. The subsurface soil method also establishes a rigorous set of criteri- on-based data evaluation metrics (with 39 Professional Enrichment Program Sunday, July 13 through Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Professional Enrichment which still have space available after the Program (PEP) provides a continuing edu- waiting list has been admitted. Student cation opportunity for those attending the admission will be on a first-come, first- Health Physics Society Annual Meeting. served basis and will only begin 15 minutes The two hours allotted each course ensure after the start of the session to allow for that the subjects can be discussed in completion of ticket processing. greater depth than is possible in the short- Please Note!! er programs offered elsewhere in the meet- Please be on time for your sessions. ing. The lecturer will begin promptly at the On Sunday, July 8, a series of 24 scheduled time. Please allow time for courses will be offered between 8:00 am - check-in. The HPS reserves the right to 4:00 pm. schedule a substitute speaker or cancel a In addition to the above-mentioned session in case the scheduled speaker is sessions for Sunday, five PEP lectures are unavailable. scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, and Attendees not present at the starting Wednesday afternoons from 12:15 - 2:15 time of the session cannot be guaranteed a pm. space, as empty spaces will be filled from Registration for each two-hour course the wait list at that time. Spaces left after is $60 and is limited to 60 attendees on a the wait list has been admitted may be filled first-come, first-served basis. Those whose with students. If your duties at the meeting registrations are received before the pre- cause you to be late for your lecture (e.g., registration deadline will be sent confirma- chairing a session), contact the PEP registration of their PEP course registration. tion desk so that your name can be placed Students with a current ID card will be on the waiver list and your space held. admitted free of charge to any sessions

SUNDAY - 8:00-10:00 AM PEP 1A Medical Health Physics operator doses from portable x-ray imag- Refresher ing, CT imaging dose considerations, Mike Charlton and discuss recent medical irradiator The University of Texas Health security issues. Ideas for improving Science Center at San Antonio medical health physics programs focus- The dynamic medical health ing on training, example shielding calcu- physics setting mandates continual lations, medical health physics safety review of current practices. The medical surveys, and commonly observed med- health physics environment has drasti- ical health physics issues are provided. cally changed over the recent past with Attendees will have the opportunity to new applications, new imaging modali- ask medical health physics questions ties, and a new regulatory structure. This and exchange key successes that continual evolution makes it challenging worked in their environment with the for the practicing medical health physicist speaker. to remain abreast of current issues. This Medical Health Physics Refresher: session will review recent regulatory 1. The University of Texas Health changes, highlight commonly observed Science Center at San Antonio maintains radiation-producing device deficiencies, 40 the only medical health physics graduate with the general information needed to program in Texas. This novel program begin to understand the radiation haz- emphasizes the tangible relationship ards associated with mining. between physicians, medical physicists, PEP 1C How to Conduct Audits and and health physicist in the conduct of Prepare for Inspections of Industrial medicine. X-ray and Radiography Facilities 2. This refresher course was devel- Ray Johnson oped through lectures given to assist Dade Moeller & Associates Radiation health physics students and radiology Safety Academy Division residents prepare for national board This course will provide a detailed examinations. review for auditing all aspects of radiation 3. Dr. Charlton was awarded the safety and how to prepare for inspections 2006 Teacher of the Year Award in UTH- for facilities either manufacturing or using SCSA Radiology and the first non-clini- industrial, analytical, cabinet, and bag- cian to receive the award in more than a gage-type x-ray inspection machines decade. and radiography. Topics will include reg- PEP 1B Uranium Mining and Milling istration, duties of the RSO or designated Tom Johnson responsible person, training for x-ray Colorado State University machine operators and radiographers, Recently the price of uranium has facilities and equipment, radiation instru- gone up dramatically from approximately ments, utilization logs, occupational $10 per pound to well over $100 per dosimetry, public dose, safe operating pound, causing a resurgence in interest and emergency procedures, handling of in uranium mining. The purpose of this exposure devices, conducting surveys, presentation is to provide an overview of access control, posting and labeling, some of the radiation hazards as well as shielding, security, daily inspections, rate the mining and milling process associat- meter alarms, identifying and reporting ed with uranium. In situ leach (ISL) or in defects, notifications in event of an acci- situ recovery (ISR) mines are the most dent, and record keeping. An audit out- common types of uranium mines today, line will be provided along with experi- while open pit mines and underground ence from 15 years of actual audits and mines are not currently operational in the inspections, including common program United States. There are currently four deficiencies and violations. ISR mines operating in Wyoming, Inspections show that many facili- Nebraska, and Texas today. ISR mines ties do not have a copy of, do not under- typically operate at a lower cost because stand, or are not following state regula- the requirement for milling and extensive tions. In many facilities the x-ray machine processing of the ore upon removal is not is simply an inspection tool and the oper- required. After the uranium has been ators may have little understanding of the removed from open pit or underground regulatory requirements for use of that mines, it requires milling to remove tool. While requirements for state regis- unwanted minerals and to purify it for use tration are met, many facilities do not in the nuclear fuel cycle. Milling also know about additional state requirements results in tailings, which require addition- concerning a written radiation safety pro- al radiological controls and resources. gram, annual audits, principles of This overview of the “front end” of the ALARA, monitoring of workers, training, fuel cycle will provide health physicists use of radiation instruments, surveys,

41 posting, and record keeping. Many facil- Excellent training materials exist for ities do not have a document called Safe training first responders (firefighters, law Operating and Emergency Procedures enforcements, EMTs), but you can’t just or pertinent training. In fact, inadequate download all them off the internet. training is probably the basis for most of Students who successfully complete all the radiation safety program deficiencies three consecutive PEP sessions will listed above. For example, many states become certified trainers in at least 2 require that a suitable and functioning responder training programs. Over 20 radiation meter be available that is cali- hours of “Train the Trainer” coursework brated for the energy used. Virtually has been compressed into a 3 part PEP every audit has shown that available class designed for the radiation safety radiation survey instruments are inade- professional. The Modular Emergency quate. Many x-ray machine operators Response Radiological Transportation have never heard about energy depend- Training (MERRTT) offers over 16 mod- ence and thus have instruments that ules of multimedia rich training material either cannot detect their x-ray signal at including presentations, student & all, or may drastically over or under instructor guides, tests, practical exercis- respond. Typically scattered x-rays of es, and regionally available training aids. concern for worker safety will have ener- Additional materials on response to radi- gies from 10 to 30 keV and most radia- ological and nuclear terrorism will be pro- tion instruments do very badly at these vided as well as suggestions on how to energies. Many facilities have never work with the responder community. conducted an annual audit of their radia- PEP Session #1 - Modular tion safety program nor have any idea Emergency Response Radiological what an annual audit represents Transportation Training Program (MER- PEP 1D Training Emergency RTT), Train the Trainer session #1 Responders; Materials, Tools, and PEP 1E Irradiated Gemstones Methods for Health Physicists Andy Karam (Session 1) Karam Consulting LLC Brooke Buddemeier, Tom Clawson Some colored gemstones get their Lawrence Livermore National color by being irradiated. If they are Laboratory/Technical Resources reactor- or accelerator-irradiated, they Group, Inc. fall under the NRC category of byproduct Research and development for material, and the companies that pro- responder needs to an RDD event is cur- duce and import them must be licensed. rently being funded by the Department of Since this issue has only recently Homeland Security. The course will dis- become a topic of interest, many health cuss a summary of some of the discover- physicists are not necessarily knowl- ies being made and how they impact the edgeable in this area. In this PEP, we needs of the response community. In will discuss the basic science behind addition to certifications in the training gemstone irradiation, the radioactivities programs below (3 CDs full movies and that can be produced, and the radiologi- training materials), information will be cal issues that this processing raises. provided on how to interface with emer- We will also discuss the practicalities of gency responders and national programs the jewelry industry to gain a better idea that are available to fund and equip local of the daily operations of a large jewelry responders. importer. Finally, we will discuss some 42 of the regulatory issues that have arisen PEP 1G The Nuclear Renaissance – in the pursuit of radioactive materials Licensing Process for New Nuclear licenses. Power Plants Jay Maisler PEP 1F Assessor Training, Part I: Enercon Services, Inc. Techniques for Successful Technical This course is an introduction to the Assessments “Nuclear Renaissance.” Licenses appli- Steven N. Bakhtiar, Sam Keith, Scott cations for new nuclear plants have been O. Schwahn, Ken Swinth, Linnea recently submitted and are under review Wahl by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Commission – more are planned for sub- Centers for Disease Control, Swinth mittal. Information on the status of Associates, US Department of license applications (submitted and Energy, Idaho expected) and early site permits will be This course is the first in a three- provided. The Combined License part series that provides information to Application (COLA) process will be individuals interested in performing reviewed in detail. The second half of technical assessments, especially indi- the course will present details on COLA viduals desiring certification as HPS requirements for radioactive waste man- Laboratory Accreditation Program agement, radiation protection, and oper- (LAP) assessors. The objective of this ational programs. Good things for pro- course is to provide a general introduc- fessional health physicists to know about tion to the recommended principles and the COLA process will be discussed practices of the process for assessing throughout the course. health physics operations. The philosophy espoused in this PEP 1H When HPs Get Gas – What course is that regulatory compliance You Should Know About P-10 and conformance form the basis from Gary Kephart which a laboratory can improve and Bechtel Jacobs Co LLC optimize its operations. Helping Although routinely used in propor- assessees understand why they must tional counters, P-10 gas (10% methane comply is the most important step in in argon) may be one of those commodi- helping them determine how to improve ties that we as health physicists tend to their operations. take for granted. The intent of this PEP Elements of this course include an is to review the critical industrial hygiene overview of the qualifications and train- characteristics of P-10 gas and to benefit ing of assessors and assessment team from the shared experiences of partici- leaders. The course also presents the pants who have had to procure, ship, four phases of the assessment store, and utilize this compressed gas in process, based on the “Plan-Do-Study- support of radiological control programs. Act” model: assessment planning, per- After a quick overview of industry formance, reporting, and close-out. consensus standards for compressed Techniques will be presented to assist gas safety, this PEP will touch on various assessors in communicating with the perspectives important to flammability of assessment team, the customer, inter- P-10, asphyxiation hazards, and dilution viewees, and the sponsoring organiza- ventilation. Focus will be on IH tools and tion. The presentation is general their utility in making and defending the enough to apply to all aspects of radia- conservative assumptions appropriate to tion protection. 43 indoor P-10 applications typical of many require control and/or monitoring to radiological control program uses of pro- demonstrate compliance with regula- portional counters. tions. Good facility design is critical to ensuring adherence to regulations as SUNDAY - 10:30 AM-12:30 PM well as to improve operational efficien- cies that will lead to lower radiation exposures to staff. The combination of these PEP 2A Health Physics items leads to a dynamic and complex Considerations for Production of PET radiological environment that provides a Radionuclides for Radiopharmaceu- good challenge to today’s Health tical and Research Uses Physicists Roger Moroney Siemens Molecular Imaging PEP 2B Instrument Selection, The use of Positron Emission Calibration, and Use for Unrestricted Tomography, or PET, has expanded rap- Release idly in the last few years, and is projected Ed Walker to continue to increase in volume each This presentation shall describe year as physicians and patients become issues that must be considered for the more aware of PET’s diagnostic capabil- detection and evaluation of residual radi- ities. All PET radionuclide production ation and radioactive material on sur- starts with an accelerator. Most of the faces of items, on building and land sur- accelerators in use for this purpose are faces, and on personnel prior to uncondi- small cyclotrons with maximum proton tional release to the public. The discus- energy of less than 20 MeV. These sion will focus on issues associated with cyclotrons may be self-shielded or use a portable radiation detection systems bunker. The prompt radiation fields only. around these cyclotrons include high Selection of an appropriate detec- energy photons and neutrons with the tion system must consider the radiation magnitude of the field depending on the source emissions, source geometries, radionuclide being produced, the particle and measurement protocol, e.g. scan vs. type and energy, and the beam current. fixed point measurements. The presenta- Secondary radiation fields arise from the tion will include examples of the effects of desired PET radionuclide produced as calibration and check source characteris- well as from activation products. PET tics when applied to the interpretation of radionuclides produce two 511 keV pho- field measurements. These effects tons per positron, which requires much include source vs. detector geometries, thicker shielding than for the traditional and the physical characteristics of the nuclear medicine radionuclides during fabricated source vs. residual field condi- production, research and transport in tions. order to manage personnel exposures. The presentation will also include Activation products present in the target common field practices that impact the and surrounding areas create external interpretation of field measurements radiation fields during maintenance activ- using laboratory calibration conditions. ities and must be managed to keep exposures low to personnel maintaining the cyclotron. Production of some radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals lead to airborne effluents that may

44 PEP 2C Method to Perform brightest phenomena in the universe. In Solubility Determination of Liquid fact, we can see supernovae to a dis- Radioactive Wastes and the Results tance of billions of light years. It is only for 250 Biomedical Research natural to wonder if such powerful events Protocols can have an impact on terrestrial life and, Jeanne Peterson in fact, many have speculated that super- Boston University novae may have actually caused mass Radioactive materials play a signifi- extinctions on Earth. In addition, many cant role in biomedical and life sciences scientists (and science fiction authors) research. This research results in a wide have speculated that life may travel variety of radioactive waste streams, and between planets and between stars on the common practice is to pour the liquid the insides of meteors or comets, subject radioactive wastes down the drain when to constraints posed by cosmic radiation. the concentration is within limits set by In this PEP we will discuss the science of the NRC. In 2007, a study was undertak- supernovae and the impact that they can en at Boston University in response to have on the local and galactic neighbor- NRC Information Notice 94-07 concern- hood. From this, we will find out why it ing the solubility of these liquid radioac- is unlikely that supernova radiation has tive wastes discharged into sanitary sew- ever killed life on Earth, but how they erage. A total of 250 protocols that could still be implicated in mass extinc- involve sewer discharge of liquid radioac- tion events - and what we should see in tive waste were reviewed in detail. The the fossil record if this has happened. method used to perform solubility Finally, we will discuss the impact of reviews will be presented. Attendees will supernovae on the interplanetary or be provided with the results of the study interstellar transport of microbes, and which should be applicable to any institu- what this may portend for the concept of tion using similar research protocols. panspermia PEP 2D Training Emergency PEP 2F Assessor Training, Part II: Responders; Materials, Tools, and The Assessor’s Role in Technical Methods for Health Physicists Assessments (Session 2) Steven N. Bakhtiar, Linnea Wahl, Brooke Buddemeier, Tom Clawson Ken Swinth, Jim Rolph Lawrence Livermore National Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Laboratory/Technical Resources Swinth Associates, CH2M Hill Group, Inc. Hanford See PEP 1D for description. This course is the second in a three- part series that provides information to PEP Session #2 - Modular individuals interested in performing tech- Emergency Response Radiological nical assessments, especially individuals Transportation Training Program (MER- desiring certification as HPS Laboratory RTT), Train the Trainer session #2 and Accreditation Program (LAP) assessors. Trainer Certification Test The objective of this course is to provide PEP 2E Supernovae and Life on an in-depth understanding of the role and Earth (or wherever) responsibilities of an assessor who must Andy Karam prepare, conduct, and conclude the tech- Karam Consulting LLC nical audit of health physics activities and Supernovae release a tremendous quality systems. amount of energy and are among the 45 The principles and practices of tech- imation. It uses only the best estimate of nical auditing can be applied equally to a the mean and standard uncertainty of laboratory accreditation process or to a each input quantity even though a distri- radiation protection program. In all situa- bution for the input quantities, using pro- tions, the overall goal is to identify those fessional judgment, is specified a part of processes that are performed well and a Type B uncertainty evaluation. The those for which there are opportunities result of the GUM evaluation is often for improvement. expressed as an expanded uncertainty This course will review and explain defining a coverage interval around the in detail the extent and limits of the measurement result associated with an duties, responsibilities, and authorities of estimated probability that the true value the assessor. Participants will learn how lies within that interval. This probability is to plan the audit, conduct the opening really like a Bayesian degree of belief. meeting, perform interviews, carry out Thus, there is a certain inconsistency in the audit, conduct the closing meeting, the GUM between classical and prepare the assessment report, com- Bayesian viewpoints, both in Type B plete follow-up activities, and close the evaluations and in the interpretation of assessment. Discussion will emphasize coverage intervals. The GUM the importance of these elements in any Supplement 1 addresses some of the assessment process and the key role issues mentioned above. Using Monte they play in successfully verifying com- Carlo, a distribution of measurement out- petency and providing feedback on comes can be simulated. Coverage opportunities for improvement. probabilities can be calculated without the assumption of a normal or student’s t PEP 2G New Developments in distribution for the result. The approxima- Uncertainty Estimation: GUM tion in the law of propagation of uncer- Supplement 1 tainty is also avoided. The supplement Carl Gogolak provides a new Bayesian approach to Consultant interpretation of expanded uncertainties, The ISO/GUM has become the de and contains guidance for making uncer- facto standard for evaluating measure- tainty estimates using this approach. ment uncertainty. This course will briefly This Bayesian approach is central to ISO review the GUM methodology, and then guidance on the determination of detec- will discuss some new developments tion limits for measurements of ionizing introduced in the draft document radiation, which will be discussed in a “Evaluation of measurement data — companion PEP course at this meeting. Supplement 1 to the GUM — Propagation of distributions using a PEP 2H Training First Responders Monte Carlo Method.” This supplement on Radiological Dispersal Devices also introduces a Bayesian framework (RDDs) and Improvised Nuclear for evaluating measurement uncertainty. Devices (INDs) Events The procedures involved will be Kenneth Groves described, along with some examples S2-Sevorg Services, LLC and suggestions for software implemen- This course will present an overview tation. The GUM uses the law of propa- of the current training the author is pre- gation of uncertainty to provide the com- senting to First Responders (firefighters, bined standard uncertainty of a measure- emergency medical technicians, law ment result. This is based on an approx- enforcement and others) who may

46 encounter either a Radiological Dispersal 4884 and the intake-to-dose conversion Device (RDD or Dirty Bomb) or an factors from Federal Guidance Report Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) as a Number 11. Both documents were (and part of their Emergency Response activ- still are) freely available. All that was ities. The emphasis of the training is put- needed to evaluate bioassay data and ting the radiological/nuclear material in assign a dose was the two documents, a perspective as compared with other hand calculator, and a bit of knowledge. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) So, one might ask what kind of sim- materials such as chemical and/or bio- ilar (freely available) tools are available logical weapon agents. A goal of the today to do ICRP-68 based internal dose training is to help this First Responder calculations? In this PEP I intend to Community understand that under answer that question by reviewing how to almost all conditions, they can perform use the Radiological Toolbox, DCAL, your their primary mission of “putting out fires, favorite spreadsheet, and a bit of knowl- rescuing and treating injured persons, edge to evaluate bioassay data and and chasing bad guys” even in the pres- assign internal doses using the newer ence of relatively large amounts of radio- models. The Radiological Toolbox and logical/nuclear contamination. The rare DCAL can be downloaded at cases of high activity unshielded sources http://www.nrc.gov/about- will be reviewed and explained. Current nrc/regulatory/research/ radiological-tool- National/International guidance on dose box.html, http://www.epa.gov/rpdweb00/ “limits” will be discussed. assessment/dcal.html A discussion of the use of Time, Another tool we will find useful is Distance and Shielding as well as appro- PopTools, an MS Excel add-in that priate Personal Protective Clothing and enables us to easily interpolate tables of how it will provide the needed protection data with Excel, which is available at while immediate actions take place early http://www.cse.csiro.au/poptools/ in an RDD/IND event, will be reviewed. Basic internal dosimetry information The use of appropriate radiation detec- is concisely presented in IAEA Safety tion instrumentation, documented Report Number 37, a highly recommend- Standard Operating Procedures along ed report which available at http://www- with realistic training, drills and exercises pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pu are the key to a successful response to b1190/Pub1190_web.pdf an RDD/IND event for this community of Although this is not a “hands on” critical emergency responders. course, students are encouraged to download and install these programs and SUNDAY - 2:00-4:00 PM review the manuals before coming to the course so that they can follow along if PEP 3A Performing Occupational they wish. Internal Dose Calculations with Freely PEP 3B Measuring and Displaying Available Computer Codes Radiation Protection Program Metrics Tom LaBone That Matter (to Management) MJW Corporation Bob Emery Starting about twenty years ago we The University of Texas Health Science could do a wide variety of ICRP-30 based Center at Houston internal dosimetry calculations using the Radiation protection programs typi- intake retention fractions from NUREG- cally accumulate data and documenta-

47 tion so that regulatory officials can standards and the potential training assess compliance with established reg- impacts on subject matter experts and ulations. The implicit logic associated emergency responders will enable a radi- with this activity is that compliance ation safety professional to effectively equates to an acceptable level of safety. integrate into the local response organi- But in this era of constricted resources, zation. mere regulatory compliance is no longer PEP 3D Training Emergency sufficient to justify all necessary program- Responders; Materials, Tools, and matic resources. Radiation protection Methods for Health Physicists programs are now expected to readily (Session 3) demonstrate how they add tangible value Brooke Buddemeier, Tom Clawson to the core missions of an organization. Lawrence Livermore National The demonstration of this value is Laboratory/Technical Resources expected to be in the form of some sort Group, Inc. of performance metrics, but this is an See PEP 1D for description. area in which many radiation safety professionals have not been trained. The PEP Session #3 - Additional mod- issue is further compounded by the need ules on radiological and nuclear terrorism to display the metric information in man- response from Homeland Defense ners that are succinct and compelling, Equipment Reuse (HDER). Current yet another area where formal training is guides, recommendations, and standards often lacking. This session will first for radiological emergency response. describe a variety of possible radiation Engaging and interfacing with the respon- protection program performance meas- der community ures and metrics, and then will focus on PEP 3E EPA Protective Action the display of the information in ways that Guides Manual: A Refresher and the clearly convey the intended message. Revision Actual before and after data display Sara DeCair, Ed Tupin “make-overs” will be presented, and Center for Radiological Emergency ample time will be provided for ques- Management US Environmental tions, answers, and discussion. Protection Agency PEP 3C Radiation Response and As health physicists, we will be First Responder Standards called upon during radiological emergen- Tom O’Connell, Gordon Diotalevi cies to provide the expertise needed to HPS Homeland Security support decision makers, answer media Committee/Hazardous Materials, questions and, generally, keep the public Counter-Terrorism Training Group safe. The U.S. Environmental Protection The PEP will examine and discuss Agency’s Manual of Protective Action the potential impacts on subject matter Guides and Protective Actions for experts of the most recent response stan- Nuclear Incidents, referred to as the PAG dards from the National Fire Protection Manual, is a tool that we can use to sup- Association (NFPA) and the American port decision makers at the Federal, Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). state, tribal and local levels during radio- These standards contain information spe- logical incidents. cific to responses to hazardous materials This two-hour course will provide a incidents and WMD events involving radi- refresher on how the PAG Manual is ation. Understanding the content of the used and how incident-specific numeric

48 values can be found in the Manual or cal- PEP 3G Determination of Detection culated independently. Additionally, the Limits for Measurements of Ionizing course will provide in-depth information Radiation on the draft revision of the PAG Manual, Carl Gogolak which will provide several key updates Consultant and additions to the existing guidance. The subject of this course will be The draft revision clarifies the use of ISO 11929 on detection limits for ionizing the existing 1992 protective action radiation measurements and examples guides and protective actions for inci- for specific applications. ISO 11929 was dents other than nuclear power plant formerly divided into 8 parts depending accidents. It lowers the projected thyroid on the application. The earliest of these dose for administration of stable iodine were based on classical statistics, but based on data from the Chernobyl acci- later ones used a Bayesian approach. dent. It provides new guidance concern- The new draft version of ISO 11929 ing consumption of drinking water during “Determination of characteristic limits or after a radiological emergency. It also (decision threshold, detection limit, and updates the dosimetry basis from ICRP limits of a coverage interval) for meas- 26 to ICRP 60 for all tables of derived lev- urements of ionizing radiation: els. Finally, the draft revision includes Fundamentals and Applications” is new guidance for dealing with long-term based on Bayesian statistics and the site restoration following a major radio- Bayesian theory of measurement uncer- logical release. This is based on the tainty. The method and applications have Department of Homeland Security guid- been unified into one consistent docu- ance on implementing PAGs after a radi- ment. The term characteristic limits refer ological dispersal device (RDD) or impro- to three familiar concepts in radiation vised nuclear device (IND), which was detection. The decision threshold corre- developed by a multi-agency working sponds to a critical level for detection, the group that included EPA. The guidance detection limit corresponds to a minimum acknowledges that for the broad range of detectable quantity, and the limits of a potential impacts from radiation inci- coverage interval are as described in the dents, no single numeric cleanup level GUM. These can be calculated taking can be recommended. Instead, it pro- into account all sources of uncertainty. vides a framework to follow to ensure key Measurement uncertainty and detection stakeholders are involved in a cleanup capability are strongly linked. The new decision-making process that carefully ISO 11929 approach starts with a com- weighs all relevant factors. plete evaluation of measurement uncer- This course is designed for users tainty according to the GUM. This is fol- and implementers of the PAG Manual. lowed by the determination of the char- Attendees will receive a copy of the draft acteristic limits using the standard uncer- revision for review and comment. tainty obtained. Bayesian statistics allows a consistent foundation of the PEP 3F Assessor Training, Part III- GUM for both type A and type B uncer- Practical Technical Assessment tainties. This is in contrast to classical CANCELLED (frequentist) statistics that generally do not apply to type B uncertainties, which often rely on professional judgment.

49 PEP 3H The Spectrum of Radiation 20th century civil defense, and radiologi- Protection Actions: From Institutional cal dispersion from both individual and to Individual occupational perspectives. Options for all Dan Strom actors are evaluated in the framework of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory the “Ten Principles and Ten Radiation protection includes phrases Commandments of Radiation Protection” as diverse as “Duck and cover,” “The licens- (http://qecc.pnl.gov/10Prin.pdf). ee must ensure…”, and “Signatories to the Treaty shall…”. Recommendations and MONDAY - 12:15-2:15 PM commandments in radiation protection are aimed at different actors, from the individual PEP M1 Low-Level Radioactive to the work group to the employer’s staff Waste Minimization at an Academic and management to the regulator to the leg- Institution islator to the diplomat. Radiation protection Mike Zittle recommendations from the International Oregon State University Commission for Radiological Protection Management of low-level radioac- (ICRP) or the National Council on Radiation tive and mixed waste at academic and Protection and Measurement (NCRP) medical institutions is challenging due to focus primarily on institutional actions. the small quantities and wide variety of Government and institutional actions wastes generated. These organizations include treaties and laws regulating produc- are often non-profit or government fund- tion, transport, use, and disposal of radiation ed and it is important to keep costs down sources; laws creating regulatory agencies; while maintaining regulatory compliance. increasingly detailed regulations, guidance, Although often perceived as difficult, it is and supporting documents; regulation of possible to be in compliance with all workplaces in which radiation is unlicensed; Federal and Agreement State NRC and professional guidance for those using radia- EPA regulations without going over tion in the healing arts; rules and recom- budget. mendations for the nuclear and radiological This PEP focuses on techniques to battlefield; rules and recommendations for minimize generation of radioactive and emergency response actions on the parts of mixed waste and will also discuss waste institutions and individuals; and recommen- processing services available to reduce dations for managing indoor radon and vol- the volume of waste for disposal. untary medical procedures. This presenta- Emphasis will be placed on the three R’s: tion presents discussions of who is empow- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. This ered to protect, how they are empowered, course presents waste management and what they need to know to carry out strategies for various waste streams protection. Many individual actions are including sanitary sewer disposal, decay- rarely covered in academic health in-storage, bench top treatment of physics books and programs: what an wastes, and the EPA mixed waste condi- individual should do in case of a nuclear tional exemptions. This course also or radiological attack, unannounced radi- emphasizes the importance of utilizing ological releases (e.g., the Chernobyl process knowledge, accurate sample accident or a stealthy radionuclide dis- analysis, and quality assurance to effi- persion), or encounters with radioactive ciently manage radioactive and mixed contamination that is not regulated. Case waste. Creative ideas will be presented studies are provided from Chernobyl, that allow waste managers at academic pre-regulatory radium use in the USA, 50 and medical institutions to effectively coincidence and multiplicity counting; raise awareness and train waste genera- active neutron interrogation; and portal tors while also reducing the volume and monitors. cost of radioactive and mixed waste dis- PEP M4 Basic Principles of posal. Environmental Control by Ventilation PEP M2 Basic Statistics Herman Cember Steve Prevette Purdue University Fluor Hanford This course will present an overview This session will cover basic statis- of the basic principles of ventilation for tics for Health Physics. How to use the the purpose of environmental control of statistical formulae covered in the airborne toxicants. The introductory American Board of Health Physics material will include a review of the prop- examination will be provided. Hands-on erties of air, air-vapor mixtures, and physical demonstrations will be used to aerosols. We will discuss units of meas- demonstrate statistical calculations such urement of airborne contaminants, per- as mean, standard deviation, variance, missible exposure limits (PEL’s), toxicity and sampling. Counting statistics, the vs. hazard, and explosive levels. The Poisson distribution, and release survey information will be applied to the calcula- false alarm and failure to detect rates will tion of airflow requirements for dilution be included. A basic introduction to the ventilation for control of toxicants and principles behind Bayesian statistical cal- flammable vapors. We then will address culations will be performed using an ordi- contaminant control at the source by nary set of playing cards. If you have local exhaust ventilation. Our discussion questions about statistics and their will include the major components of a usage, this session will be of help to you. local exhaust system, and the important design parameters for each component. PEP M3 Fundamentals of Neutron Detection and Detection Systems for PEP M5 Operational Accelerator Assay of Nuclear Material Health Physics I Jeff Chapman Scott Walker, Robert May Canberra Los Alamos National Laboratory/ In 1932, James Chadwick published Thomas Jefferson National a seminal paper in the Proc. Roy. Society Accelerator Facility titled “The Existence of a Neutron.” 73 The Operational Accelerator Health years later we rely on a number of detec- Physics I class covers an overview of tion processes to provide neutron medium and high energy accelerators, dosimetry for personnel, to confirm oper- Electron accelerators configuration, ational shielding design requirements, Electron Accelerator radiation produc- and to measure special nuclear materials tion, electron accelerator shielding, elec- (SNM). This PEP session will focus on tron accelerator radioactive material pro- the fundamentals of neutron detection duction, and Electron accelerator envi- and an overview of devices used to ronmental impacts. The class then detect SNM. The following topics will be begins to focus on proton accelerator covered: fast neutron detectors; thermal configuration, proton accelerator radia- neutron detectors; neutron moderation tion production, accelerator produced and absorption; passive neutron counting isotopes, accelerator interlock systems, with SNAP detectors; passive neutron general health physics practices at accel-

51 erators, general accelerator health answers in the language of the audience, physics rules of thumb, high energy radi- 12) frame your responses in partnership ation physics for the health physicist, and with the audience, 13) position for your useful references. most favorable social role, 14) put energy and feeling into your responses, 15) TUESDAY - 12:15-2:15 PM listen attentively, but do not nod your head unless you agree with the reporter, PEP T1 How to Conduct News 16) pause before answering, 17) use nat- Media Interviews ural gestures and be warm and friendly, Ray Johnson, Kelly Classic as if you were talking with a friend, 18) Dade Moeller & Associates, Radiation decide to be NON-defensive, and 19) for Safety Academy Division/Mayo Clinic TV, provide options for action coverage. Radiation incidents, no matter how Remember there is an audience behind small, may attract news interest because the camera that the reporter is playing to “radiation” is always a topic of “concern” and you can do the same. to the public. When conducting an inter- PEP T2 Recent Developments in view, in whatever role you play, you will Radiation Litigation more likely be heard if you focus on “pub- Doug Poland lic concerns” or fears. The news media Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. will not likely let you avoid issues of pub- This class will cover two general lic concerns anyway. Feelings and fears topics. First, it will provide an overview of are what make radiation stories news- the U.S. legal system and a description worthy. You should make every effort to of the issues that typically arise in law- respond to perceptions of risk to show suits involving allegations of personal that you are aware of the feelings and injuries or property damage caused by fears and to show that you care. To the ionizing radiation. The issues that will extent that you are able to identify with be covered include the structure of the the feelings, conflicts, and values of the court systems in which radiation-related public, you will be viewed as a competent legal claims typically are brought; the and credible source of information. When types of legal claims that are most often you speak in the language of the public’s alleged and what is required to prove concerns, you have a better chance to those claims; legal standards for deter- effectively communicate a reasonable mining whether any particular exposure perspective. In this session we will elab- was the cause of a particular injury; a lit- orate on the following guides to news igant’s obligations regarding the creation media interviews: 1) establish your goals and retention of data and documents in in advance, 2) determine your five most the litigation context; differences in the important messages, 3) determine what standards of conduct that apply to con- the reporter wants, 4) identify the issues, tractors and licensees under state and conflicts, values, and stakeholders, 5) list federal law (through the Price-Anderson the five worst things the reporter could Act); and exposure-based claims such bring up, 6) practice your responses with as medical monitoring and emotional dis- a friend, 7) show that you care, 8) hear tress. Second, with that framework in and reflect feelings and values, 9) mind, the class will discuss recent judicial respond to feelings before criticizing logic opinions and rulings in lawsuits involving or solving problems, 10) demonstrate allegations of physical injury or property your competence, 11) give short crisp damage caused by radiation exposure or environmental releases. 52 PEP T3 Radiological Performance tion detection instrumentation, personnel Measures dosimetry, high dose dosimetry (measur- Steve Prevette ing radiation damage to equipment), high Fluor Hanford energy neutron spectroscopy, skyshine, This session will provide ideas on releases of airborne radionuclides accel- deciding what to measure, how to ana- erator related electrical hazards, and the lyze the resulting numbers, and how to accelerator health physics program. make decisions from the results. Suggested Leading and Lagging per- WEDNESDAY - 12:15-2:15 PM formance indicators will be discussed, and case studies provided. Analysis will focus upon the use of Statistical Process PEP W1 Overview of Interactive Control for trending, and Pareto Charting Radioepidemiological Program for categorization of causes and events. (IREP) Techniques in use at the Hanford David Kocher Washington Department of Energy site SENES Oak Ridge, Inc. will be overviewed. If you are involved The Interactive RadioEpidem- with, or have been a victim of perform- iological Program (IREP) is a web- ance measures, this session will help based, interactive computer program to you succeed with your measures. estimate the probability that a given cancer in an individual was induced by PEP T4 Neutrons- A Primer given exposures to ionizing radiation. Jeff Chapman This probability is referred to as “proba- Canberra bility of causation/assigned share” As a result of several comments (PC/AS). IREP is used to estimate received during the last few years of PEP PC/AS in compensation programs for sessions on neutrons, we have decided energy workers and military participants to offer a primer on neutrons. This PEP at atmospheric nuclear-weapons tests. will be very introductory in nature, for the IREP calculates PC/AS for all cancer HP who simply has not had the opportu- types except chronic lymphocytic nity to work in operations involving neu- leukemia. PC/AS for a given cancer in trons. This Primer will identify all source an individual is calculated from an esti- terms for neutrons, common methods of mate of the excess relative risk (ERR) detection, as well as radiation protection associated with given radiation expo- regulations, detector calibration, and sures and the relationship PC/AS = dosimetry. ERR/(ERR + 1). IREP is intended to PEP T5 Operational Accelerator provide unbiased estimates of ERR Health Physics II and PC/AS and their uncertainties to Scott Walker represent the current state of knowl- Los Alamos National Laboratory edge. A full accounting of uncertainty is Operational Accelerator Health necessary when decisions about grant- Physics II focuses on specific medium ing claims for compensation for cancer and high energy accelerator related are made on the basis of an estimate of design, control and health physics prob- the upper 99% credibility limit of PC/AS lems. The topics include: Spallation tar- to given claimants the “benefit of the gets, handling high dose rate targets, doubt” in the presence of uncertainty. beam dump design, isotope production, This lecture presents an overview of cooling water systems, shutters, radia- models and methods incorporated in 53 IREP to estimate probability distribu- ments. The challenge for the radiation tions of ERR and PC/AS including (1) professional is to ensure that these sys- models to estimate ERRs for specific tems are used in such a way so as to min- cancer types in study populations, prin- imize potential exposure to employees. cipally the Japanese atomic-bomb sur- The concern over how to classify employ- vivors, as a function of sex, age at ees using security based systems – while exposure, and attained age or time not traditional radiation workers, and they since exposure, (2) corrections to really are not members of the general ERRs in study populations to account public either – and where this topic may for random and systematic errors in be heading in the future will be explored. dosimetry, (3) adjustments to ERRs at The target audience for this program will times shortly after exposure to account be those overseeing or advising security for a minimum latency period of specific staff members or those who want to know types of cancer, and (4) adjustments to more about the catergory of non-intrusive apply ERRs in atomic-bomb survivors to inspection systems. the U.S. population and to conditions of PEP W3 Laser Safety for Health exposure other than acute exposure to Physicists low-LET radiations at relatively high Ben Edwards doses. Approaches to accounting for Duke University Medical Center uncertainty in the models are empha- This course provides an overview of sized. Limitations of IREP are dis- laser physics, biological effects, and haz- cussed, and modifications that may be ards, as well as concise distillation of the incorporated in future versions of the pro- requirements in the ANSI Z136.1-2007 gram are mentioned. [*The findings and Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers. conclusions in this Abstract have not Course attendees will learn practical been formally disseminated by the laser safety principles to assist in devel- National Institute for Occupational Safety oping and conducting laser safety train- and Health (NIOSH) and should not be ing, performing safety evaluations, com- construed to represent any agency pleting hazard calculations, and effec- determination or policy. This work is sup- tively managing an institutional laser ported by NIOSH under Contract No. safety program. While some knowledge 200-2006-18097.] of laser hazards will be helpful, both PEP W2 Implications for Security experienced and novice health physicists Based Uses of Radiation with laser safety responsibilities will ben- Rick Whitman efit from this course. Participants should US Customs and Border Protection bring a scientific calculator to allow a Beginning before 2001, some radia- “walk through” of example pre-worked tion uses including detectors, gamma and hazard calculations. Students will also x-ray machines, were used to look for find their own copy of ANSI Z136.1-2007 contraband. Since 2001, and the devel- a helpful reference. opment of the homeland security con- PEP W4 How to Prepare for News cept, the numbers and types of systems Media Interviews has grown to include a variety of detec- Ray Johnson, Kelly Classic tors as well as non-intrusive inspection Dade Moeller & Associates, Radiation systems, including detectors, x-ray, Safety Academy Division/Mayo Clinic gamma and accelerator based systems Many HPs dread the possibility of a for both indoor and outdoor environ- news media interview. The occasion for 54 such interviews may be an emergency Develop a list of the worst things that a where stress, conflicts, and fears are reporter could throw at you, such as crit- involved. In the urgency of the situation ical or negative comments, and practice you may have little time to prepare for an your responses with a friend. Be pre- interview, you may not have all the facts, pared to present your mission statement and your attention may be needed to as a sound bite. respond to the emergency. Despite the PEP W5 Review of IATA competing pressures and demands, you Requirements for Air Transportation still want to present a favorable image of of Radioactive Material yourself and your organization. Most Sean Austin HPs will want to demonstrate their tech- Dade Moeller and Associates/ nical competence and control of the Radiation Safety Academy issues. However, a general audience This session will review require- may judge your competence mostly ments of the International Air Transport (90%) on how you present yourself, in Association (IATA) pertaining to the air terms of voice tone, mannerisms, and transportation of radioactive materials. body language, and only 10% on what There have been changes to these you have to say. The first step in requirements pertaining to the prepara- preparing is to determine your interview tion of radioactive materials for shipment goals. We will work with you to increase in excepted packages. We will review your ability to quickly prepare five key IATA requirements for training of HAZ- messages that you want to include in MAT employees, classification of haz- your interview; these are your focal ardous materials, exemptions, normal points. We will also review what reporters form and special form radioactive materi- want. They are not usually subject matter als, limited quantities of materials, arti- experts, however, they want their story to cles and instruments containing a be as factual and accurate as possible. radioactive component, low-specific They may seek experts on the current activity shipments (LSA-I, LSA-II, LSA- event to obtain the best information pos- III), and surface contaminated objects sible. For video news they also want (SCO-I and SCO-II). We will review action at the scene of the event and you requirements for radioactive material may be interviewed as the on-scene packagings, marking and labeling pack- authority. They may not try to verify the ages, placarding vehicles, and comple- truth. Remember journalism builds on tion of shipping papers. There will be dis- conflict; conflict among people, organiza- cussion explaining the differences tions, policies, and actions are things between IATA requirements and the haz- reporters can understand. Reporters ardous materials regulations of the U.S. want to identify conflicting claims, cover Department of Transportation. the opposing views, give each side their chance, and accurately report what is said. The news is also oriented towards public perceptions of radiation. Do your best to identify the conflicts, issues, and values of concern to the public as you assess the event and prior to your interview. Be especially aware of negative perceptions the audience may hold of your organization or your activity. 55 Continuing Education Lectures Monday, July 9 through Thursday, July 12 - 7:00-8:00 AM Included in Registration Fee MONDAY - 7:00-8:00 AM locations. Assembly-style cleaning sta- tions were used to clean, process, and CEL1 After Katrina – Applying store salvageable items. The successful Health Physics Controls to completion of this national disaster Accomplish Restoration and Cleaning response effort was quantified by zero of Military Personal Property in the injuries, zero accidents, and zero allergic Gulf Coast Region signs or symptoms while completing all Jim Hylko contractual requirements. Paducah Remediation Services, LLC Numerous transportation service CEL2 Effectively Managing the providers (TSPs) along the Gulf Coast “Under-Exposed” region that store personal property and Bob Emery household belongings for U.S. military The University of Texas Health personnel and their families were affect- Science Center at Houston ed by Hurricane Katrina. The purpose of Consider this: of all the personnel this project was to provide expert servic- monitoring you have ever performed in es to evaluate, clean, dry, and restore your career, how many results exceeded approximately 680,000 kg (1,500,000 the regulatory or recommended expo- pounds) of personal property being sure limit? Based on the responses to stored at nine separate TSP facilities this question from literally hundreds of located in Mobile, Alabama; Biloxi, safety professionals from across the Mississippi; Gulfport, Mississippi; and country, the consensus answer appears New Orleans, Louisiana. The uncertain- to be in the range of 2 to 5%. This anec- ties associated with working in an area dotal feedback suggests that 95 to 98% devastated by a Category 5 hurricane of the individuals monitored may have prompted the implementation of a received some amount of exposure, but “Safety 101 - Back to Basic Principles” at levels below any recommended limit. training program. Prior to actual field So while this implies that most of the mobilization, employees were provided a exposure situations we monitor are not in description of the expected working con- excess of any accepted limits, experi- ditions, local infrastructure, and supplies ence tells us that a subpopulation of required to complete the defined scope these individuals can still harbor con- of work. The primary exposure hazard to cerns and apprehensions their expo- the field crews was expected to be mold. sures. If such concerns are mismanaged Applicable engineering, administrative, or ignored, the situation can result in and personal protective equipment con- huge losses in terms of decreased pro- trols established for hazardous chemi- ductivity, frivolous complaints, regulatory cals and radioactive materials were used inspections, and possible lawsuits. to prevent employee exposure when Hence, the proper management of the handling suspect items “contaminated” “under-exposed”1 is an essential health with mold. Project documentation and and safety job function, yet these skills procedures were developed to enhance are rarely addressed in our academic field safety, address unanticipated condi- preparation. In this presentation, the vari- tions, and emergency preparedness ables associated with typical “under- prior to arriving at the particular work exposed” situations will be discussed, 56 and then the recognized tenets of effec- mation related to the history and tive risk communications will be applied research of lightning, how lightning to describe ways in which the situations storms develop, types of lightning, the might be managed so that worker con- mechanisms of lightning injuries and cerns can be addressed and impacts on fatalities, and follow-up medical treat- productivity are kept to a minimum. ment. Fortunately, lightning storm mon- Ample time will be provided for partici- itoring does not have to be either costly pant questions, comments, and discus- or elaborate. An electronic lightning sion. detection system would monitor and 1 the term “under-exposed” is really alarm field personnel in the event of an a misnomer, in that individuals may actu- approaching lightning storm. This ally be receiving some level of exposure, application justified the purchase of a but at level below any recommended or hand-held model used by the Heath established level. The term is used here Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) to emphasize the notion that the expo- which is a non-profit, charitable organi- sure situations being addressed in this zation offering sports programs for the presentation are those below any exist- youth and young adults in the local ing standard or recognized guideline. Paducah, Kentucky community. Fortunately, a lightning injury or fatality has never occurred at this particular TUESDAY - 7:00-8:00 AM work location or an HYAA-sponsored CEL3 Spend a Little, Save a Lot! event. Continued use of these fixed How Lightning Strike Detection and hand-held systems should prevent Technology Supports Company and such injuries from occurring in the fore- Community Activities seeable future. James M. Hylko CEL4 The Life Cycle of a Trend Paducah Remediation Services, LLC Steve Prevette The weather is the most significant Fluor Hanford. Inc. and unmanageable variable when per- This session will overview how to forming outdoor environmental remedi- make use of performance data in a trend- ation activities. This variable can con- ing program. The aim of the session is to tribute to the failure of a project in two show how to achieve performance ways: 1) severe injury to an employee improvements from your radiological per- or employees following a cloud-to- formance measures. The use of ground lightning strike without prior Statistical Process Control (SPC) for sta- visual or audible warnings; and 2) tistical trending will be overviewed. The excessive “down time” associated with session will also demonstrate developing mobilization and demobilization activi- baselines and predictions, trend detec- ties after a false alarm (e.g., lightning tion, and monitoring for return to stability was seen in the distance but was actu- following a trend. This information will be ally moving away from the site). integrated with the Plan Do Study Act Therefore, in order for a project to be improvement cycle, and goal-setting. successful from both safety and finan- Using the information from this session, cial viewpoints, the uncertainties asso- you should be able to take a new look at ciated with inclement weather, specifi- your radiological data, and gain maxi- cally lightning, need to be understood mum use from it for performance to eliminate the element of surprise. improvement. This CEL discusses educational infor- 57 WEDNESDAY - 7:00-8:00 AM CEL6 Looking at the Big Picture Andy Karam CEL5 Uncertainty Assessment in Karam Consulting LLC Atmospheric Dispersion Compu- As health physicists, we specialize tations in radiation safety, and most of our efforts Erno Sajo are aimed at reducing radiological risks. Louisiana State University What we sometimes forget is that radia- Atmospheric dispersion models tion is only one of the risks we face on a based on elementary statistical theory regular basis - and it is not always the (such as the Gaussian plume model) most serious risk. While we are profes- compute time-averaged concentrations sionally and legally obligated to follow the at fixed points downwind. It is well-known philosophy of ALARA, we must also try to that model predictions entail uncertain- keep a more global perspective on risk ties. Most often, this is expressed in reduction. When we see, for example, terms of “factor of validity,” but it may parents choosing exploratory surgery also be shown as a spatial uncertainty for their children instead of a CT scan - interval about the location of the com- because of their fears of radiation - we puted mean. Most of the computer mod- must realize that there is more to risk els, however, including all widely used reduction than simply reducing radiation NRC and EPA regulatory models, do not dose to the lowest level possible. In this incorporate any type of uncertainty han- CEL, we will discuss some of these mat- dling, and in most cases they do not warn ters - in particular, how we can try to fit the user of the fluctuations in the predict- our obligations as health physicists in ed values of dose or local concentration. with our obligations to our society, and In 40 CFR 51 EPA recognizes the how we might pursue a more compre- importance of estimating the prediction hensive philosophy of ALARA that uncertainties, and it makes it the model- encompasses risks other than the strictly er’s responsibility to advise the decision radiological. maker of this fact, and to provide an assessment of these uncertainties, both THURSDAY - 7:00-8:00 AM in space and in magnitude, and their impact on the evaluation of hazard CEL7 Pu-238 Source Leak Event: zones. Because EPA does not give guid- Internal Dosimetry Considerations ance on specific methods of implemen- Rob Jones tation, and because most regulatory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory emergency, and release reconstruction In June, 2007, a Pu238 source was models do not sanction any uncertainty discovered to be “leaking,” causing con- handling, it is a serious challenge to tamination spread in two buildings and meet the spirit of the regulations. This staff member’s cars and personal resi- lecture reviews the fundamentals of dences. Contamination spread was also uncertainty estimation in dispersion possible in public areas. Internal modeling, and gives practical methods of dosimetry considerations for immediate assessment even when the computer staff, ancillary staff, and members of the model does not provide this information public as a result of the leaking source explicitly. will be discussed.

58 CEL8 The Most Powerful Tool for a feeling or emotional part and a content Effective Risk Communication - part. By training and experience, we are Active Listening usually very good at hearing the content Ray Johnson part of a message. Identifying the feel- Dade Moeller & Associates Radiation ings is more difficult. For technical types, Safety Academy Division it may help to suggest that all feelings Perhaps our greatest challenge can be captured by synonyms of four when talking with people about radiation words, mad, sad, glad, and afraid. An risks is when the dialogue gets emotion- active listening response paraphrases al. We may find ourselves not knowing the content and identifies the underlying what to do when our best technical data feeling. For example, a person says, and logical analyses are not accepted by “Radiation, I do not want anything to do those who are afraid of radiation. What with that!” An active listening response can we do when confronted with hypo- could be, “You are worried that radiation thetical questions which do not seem to may be harmful for you.” By hearing the have clear rational answers? How can feelings first, we may find that the feel- we respond when our best answers ings are defused (when you really hear seem to be causing the other person to the feeling, the other person does not become more and more upset? have to keep trying to express that feel- Suppose we do not have the data from ing). Hearing feelings also opens the which to give a good technical answer? door for further dialogue and helps iden- Is there any hope? tify the real issues. In this session we The effectiveness of any communi- will describe the process of active listen- cation is not about the message that we ing and provide opportunities for prac- send, but the response of the other per- tice. son, Thus, the best opportunity for communication is to start with what the other person is saying. This may be difficult for specialists in radiation safety when the information provided by the other person does not make any technical sense. Typically we want to hear good data for which we can apply our well developed analytical logic to resolve the problem and give an answer accordingly. When the other person appears to be speaking emotional nonsense, what options do we have? The answer is active listening. This may be the single most powerful tool for effective risk communications. Active listening does not take ownership of the problem. In other words, we do not have to give a problem- solving answer. Active listening is also non-defensive and avoids a dozen road- blocks to effective communications. Active listening is based on the insight that every communication has two parts, 59 2008 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan

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70 WORKS-IN-PROGRESS ABSTRACTS P.62 Evaluation of the NCRP wound P.63 Implementation of the ICRP model using USTUR plutonium-con- 2007 Recommendations in Korea taminated wound cases Cho, K-W. Germann, L.K., Brey, R.R., James, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety A.C. International Commission on Washington State University, Idaho Radiological Protection (ICRP) is about State University to publish new recommendations on During 2007, the National Council radiation protection. International on Radiation Protection (NCRP) pub- Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is also lished report No. 156 entitled, under process in revising its “Development of a Biokinetic Model for International Basic Safety Standards Radionuclide-Contaminated Wounds (BSS) to take into account of the for Their Assessment, Dosimetry and changes of the ICRP recommenda- Treatment.” This model represents the tions. As soon as the revision of the first formal attempt to develop a con- BSS is completed, Korean government ceptual model of the pathways and is considering to incorporate those processes determining radionuclide changes in the BSS and the ICRP rec- retention in a wound and associated ommendations into its national radia- lymph nodes, and the time-depend- tion protection laws and regulations. ence of uptake into the systemic circu- This paper introduces the current activ- lation. By necessity, however, the ities and future prospects in this matter. transfer rates recommended for specif- In the 2007 ICRP recommenda- ic types of material were derived prima- tions, there are some new concepts, rily from experimental animal data. For principles and quantities such as the practical health physics application changes in the nominal risk coefficient (intake assessment), NCRP represent- for cancer and hereditary effects, new ed their predicted overall wound reten- definitions on the tissue weighting fac- tion as a function of time by equivalent tors and radiation weighting factors for sums of exponential retention func- neutron and proton, extended applications; with recommended (default) tion of the dose constraints in all expo- parameter values meant to character- sure situations in source-related radia- ize retention and systemic uptake of tion protection, and the introduction of material in several different chemical new system of protection for non- and physical forms. This study exam- human species ines how well NCRP’s recommended Based on the study carried out by default retention parameters for plutoni- KINS so far, the following points are um solution chemistry (strong, avid, identified as major areas that need for particle and fragment retention) repre- further in-depth review and considera- sent systemic plutonium uptakes in tion for the implementation of the ICRP several voluntary tissue donors to the 2007 recommendations into Korean U.S. Transuranium and Uranium radiation protection laws and regula- Registries (USTUR). tions; changes in the radiation risk factors, radiation weighting factors and tissue weighting factors, maintenance of the ICRP 60 dose limits, practical application of the dose constraints and 71 determination of the reference levels in design, beam catcher, sample geome- many source to individual exposure try, and detector shielding. Neutron and relationships, change from process- gamma dose rates were monitored in based system to exposure situation- the area around the beam port while based system, strengthening of the the beam is ON and shielding materials principle of optimization in all exposure were carefully chosen so as to reduce situations, system of radiation protec- the scattered neutrons and gamma lev- tion for the environment, practical appli- els in the general area of the facility. cation of the exclusion and exemption The report also notes the radiation area principles, active participation of the controls implemented for this project. stakeholders, changes in glossary etc. Boron and Hydrogen were the principal The study for the implementation elements of interest; but provision for of the ICRP 2007 recommendations analysis of trace elements was being into national legislations will be con- incorporated in the design. The aver- ducted until the end of 2012. In the age thermal neutron flux at the sample meantime, draft regulations will be location was quantified by means of developed and the possible impact on activated gold-alumium (Au-Al) foil with the nuclear industry will also be ana- and without cadmium (Cd) covers. To lyzed and active involvement of the establish the performance capabilities stakeholders including licensees will be of the facility, irradiations of simple encouraged in the entire process. The standards and pure foils were per- final draft of the revised laws and regu- formed to identify the prompt gamma lations will be issued in the early of ray energies from the elements. 2013 and the formal legislation process P.65 Environmental Protection of this final draft will commence in due Agency’s Task-force on Research to course. Inform and Optimize Chemical P.64 Development of Prompt Biological and Radiological Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Response Facility at Texas A&M Nuclear Hall, K., Drake, J., Hudson, S. Science Center Research Reactor US Environmental Protection Agency, for Trace Element Studies - Health Cincinnati Physics Challenges on In January 2007, the U.S. Neutron/Gamma Radiation Levels Environmental Protection Agency and Shielding (EPA) established the Agency’s Task- Vasudevan, L., Inyang, O., Reece, D. force on Research to Inform and Texas A&M University Optimize Chemical Biological and A facility for conducting Prompt Radiological Response (TRIO). The Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis charter of TRIO is to focus National (PGNAA) is being developed at the 1 Homeland Security Research Center MW TRIGA Research Reactor at Texas (NHSRC) research efforts on critical A&M Nuclear Science Center (NSC). homeland security response needs. This facility utilizes the beam port locat- Meetings were held for the purposes of ed perpendicular to the north of the reviewing historical chemical, biologi- reactor and consists of external sample cal, and radiological (CBR) responses, position with shielding, and a gamma looking at future response scenarios, spectroscopic system. This report fur- developing a comprehensive list of nishes details of the beam collimator needs, and identifying and prioritizing

72 specific projects from the needs list. the Army’s focal point for depleted ura- TRIO work groups were established in nium (DU) bioassay screening of four discipline areas: radiation safety, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) chemical, biological, and standardized Soldiers. Department of Defense and methods. The TRIO work groups’ main Army policies require Servicemembers customer is EPA’s response communi- with potential DU exposures to be ty. TRIO’s approach is collaborative assessed for intakes. For Army per- and uses consensus between EPA’s sonnel, urine uranium bioassays are NHSRC and EPA’s Office of Solid performed to determine potential Waste and Emergency Response intakes of DU. Inductively Coupled (OSWER). Within TRIO, the radiologi- Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) cal safety group is focusing on radiolog- analytical techniques are used to deter- ical response and decontamination mine the uranium-238 concentration efforts. The Rad Group has identified and the uranium 235/uranium 238 ratio four projects which are currently being in urine specimens. Screening began developed and researched with the in June 2003 and continues today. As goal of providing products which will be of March 2008 over 2200 Army person- useful to OSWER’s On-Scene nel have been screened. The bioas- Coordinators (OSCs). The projects say results for over 2200 personnel, the include identification of technologies for comparison to U.S. population urine stabilization of radiological contamina- uranium-238 concentrations, and the tion on buildings and urban surfaces; radiation dose based screening con- comprehensive citizen self-help prod- centrations are graphically presented. ucts for use in a radiological response; Depleted uranium has been found in guidance for decontamination of the urine specimens from 8 of the indi- responder assets; and guidance to viduals screened. For one of these assist in radiological dispersion device cases, the bioassay data are assessed preparedness and recovery planning. with the recently published NCRP Research activities within NHSRC wound model (NCRP Report No. 156). directly support the Homeland Security The Army population of urine uranium- Presidential Directives which have 238 concentrations (over 2200 individ- helped to define EPA’s homeland secu- uals) is comparable to the U.S. 20 rity role. These activities will create years and older, uranium-238 concen- research products that fortify the knowl- tration population as reported by the edge base of EPA\’s OSCs participating Centers for Disease Control and in responses to radioactive materials Prevention, National Center for releases as they make decisions about Environmental Health, Third National protective actions and recovery strate- Report on Human Exposure to gies. Environmental Chemicals, National P.66 The U.S. Army’s Operation Iraqi Health and Nutrition Examination Freedom Depleted Uranium Surveys, July 2005. Bioassay Screening Program Szrom, F., Falo, G.A., Alberth, D.P. US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine is 73 P.67 The Mobility of Radiocesium cm layer from the surface. The Pb-210 and Plutonium in Roach Lake in dating of samples collected from loca- Southern Nevada tion IV conclusively demonstrated that Tabriz, M., Hodge, V., Steinberg, S. all of the excess lead-210 was in the Yale University, University of Nevada, top three to four centimeters - most in Las Vegas the uppermost 0.3 cm interval. Analysis The concentrations of several nat- of Bi-214 suggests constancy in the Ra- ural and artificial radionuclides were 226 concentration up to the surface and determined in the sediment from a dry thus indicates atmospheric origin of the lake in southern Nevada. Five sites excess Pb-210. Total activity of Cs-137, (designated I through V) were selected 15.5 and 9.4 mCi/km2 for cores I & IV in a dry lake called Roach Lake located respectively, and a total activity of Pu- in Ivanpah Valley about 41 miles west 239, 0.725 and 0.611 mCi/km2 for of Las Vegas, Nevada. The samples cores I & IV respectively compares to were analyzed for Cs-137 and other the global average inventory of 65± 20 gamma emitting radionuclides using mCi/km2 Cs-137 and 1.8± 0.05 high purity germanium detectors. The mCi/km2. The lower values in the dry plutonium analysis was performed, lake are possibly an indication of the after chemical separation, by the detec- loss of these nuclides from the lake bed tion of its alpha particles emissions with or lower input due to the dry climate surface barrier detectors. Strontium-90 which would limit washout of these was determined at only one site , after nuclides from the atmosphere (low rain- extraction from the samples, by meas- out). The comparison of the Pu:Cs uring its daughter yttrium-90 with a gas activity ratio, 0.049 for core I and 0.062 proportional counting instrument. In all for core IV, results in much higher val- of the locations, the concentrations of ues than the global ratio of 0.028± the natural radionuclides measured 0.004, which indicates the fact that the were relatively uniform throughout the Cs-137 may be removed from the dry core. In contrast, the activity of Cs-137 lake at a higher rate than Pu-239,240 or in site I was determined to be 0.302 the original fallout was not typical of the pCi/g at the top layer gradually worldwide fallout but had a higher plu- decreasing to to unmeasurable concen- tonium concentration, possibly due to trations (less than 0.04 pCi/g) at 5 cm testing at the Nevada Test Site. below the surface. Analysis of Pu- P.68 Dosimetric evaluation of 142Pr 239,240 showed an activity of 0.012 glass applicator for the treatment of pCi/g at the top layer gradually eye plaques in large animals - A fea- decreasing to an unmeasurable con- sibility study centration at 8 cm below the surface. A Jung, J., Vasudevan, L., Reece, W., similar concentration-depth profile was Walker, M. observed for Cs-137 and Pu-239,240 in Texas A&M University site IV, which was also collected at 1 Several beta-emitting nuclides cm intervals. The strontium-90 analy- were evaluated based on half lives, sis, which was performed only on core thermal neutron absorption cross sec- (I), was found in measurable amounts tions, reusability, and radiation safety to 21 cm. Its activity in the top 9 cm was for personnel working around large ani- fairly uniform at about 0.06 pCi/g after mals during treatment. 142Pr among which it started declining at 9 cm to an them was selected as an isotope of activity of about 0.02 pCi/g at the 21st 74 choice due to its large thermal neutron sonnel standing at 30 cm or more dur- cross section and 2.2 MeV max energy ing the treatment is insignificant. beta. Moreover, 142Pr glass applicator P.69 Breakthrough Progress in the with a handling probe is reusable and Design of a Traceable, but Robust can be easily re-activated in a research and Affordable Beta Source for nuclear reactor when needed. This Contamination Monitors report details the dosimetric evaluation Iwatschenko-Borho, M. of 142Pr glass applicator for use in the Thermofisher treatment of eye plaques in large ani- Conventional test sources for beta con- mals. The proposed design of the eye tamination monitors suffer from a num- applicator probe considered was of ber of inherent problems: Every source square geometry 1 cm x 1 cm x 2 mm is an individual and unique item regard- thick with slight rounded corners and ing activity and surface emission rate, with smooth edges so as not to injure both of which need to be individually the eye. The square geometry opposed measured in order to minimize the to conventional spherical geometry will uncertainty of these quantities. Sources simplify the treatment planning from different manufacturers may have process. Each probe needs to have a different spectra of the emitted particles slight concave surface on the applicator depending on the production process. side to conform to the mild curvature of Furthermore large area test sources the surface of the eyeball. Radiation may have variations of the emission protection for the clinical staff during rate over the different sections of the radiation treatments on large animals surface and in many cases the user can be accomplished by means of needs to correct for the decay of the Plexiglas or other transparent beta radi- radioisotope. In all cases the thin active ation safety shield. Monte Carlo surface is a delicate part of the source Transport Code (MCNP5) was used to for which swipe tests need to be per- calculate beta and gamma dose rate formed on a regular basis in order to distributions in a simulated eye phan- verify the integrity of the source. tom. Dosimetric studies in water were Recently an innovative series of test performed in radial distances towards adapters based on high purity natural the center of the simulated eye from the Lutetium-Oxide was developed which surface of the eye. The surface dose avoids all these mentioned disadvan- rate with an initial activity of 0.3 Ci of tages: The rare earth element Lutetium 142Pr was expected to be about 190 contains the isotope Lu-176 with cGys-1 which in turn delivers a total 3,8E10 years half-life and a natural dose of 11,000 cGy at eye surface in abundance of 2,6 %, which yields a one minute. The dose rates decrease specific activity of the pure element about 50% for every 1 mm depth in soft Lutetium of about 50 Bq/g. The avail- tissue towards the center of the eye able adapters contain up to 200 g of ball. After 6 mm depth, a significant high density Lu2O3 ceramic material decrease in the dose profiles was shaped to different dimension in order noted. The total dose calculated at 10 to minimize the necessary activity for mm depth was 0.0001 of the surface testing the gamma radiation response dose. The dose rate expected from of scintillation detectors and the energy 142Pr applicator right behind a 2 cm calibration of gamma spectroscopic beta shield was about 0.0055 cGys-1. instruments. In respect to the new Hence the dose rate for the clinical per- 75 application as a beta test source for surface contamination monitors, the unique feature of using a chemically pure bulk substance containing the radioisotope in its natural abundance results in a totally constant and homo- geneous surface emission rate. Each and every source of the same surface area has the same beta emission rate, regardless of small variances of the thickness of the Lutetium-oxide ceram- ics. Absorption measurements show that the beta emission spectrum is very similar to Cs-137, but no individual source parameters need to be memo- rized and no decay correction needs to be performed. Furthermore, due to their natural origin and low specific activity, in respect to many national regulations and e.g. under US DOT or IATA rules for dangerous goods shipments, these adapters are not considered as radioactive material. The combination of all these unique features can help to facilitate the important frequent on-site performance verification of sensitive radiation detection equipment worldwide. These new test adapters will thus contribute to a reduction of calibration cost and instrument downtime, as well as to an increased user confidence and familiarity with “his” or “her” instrument.

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-A- BJORNSTAD, K. . . .WAM-C.12 CAZALAS, E...... WAM-C.11 ABELQUIST, E.W. . . .WPM-A.1, BLAKELY, E...... WAM-C.12 CEMBER, H...... PEPM4 ...... WPM-A.2 BLAKELY, W...... TAM-B.7, CERRA, F...... MPM-B.4 ACHA, R...... P.23 TPM-B.1, TPM-B.2 CEVERA, M...... WAM-C.1 ACHUKA, A...... TPM-A.8 BLAND, J...... THAM-D.2 CHAMBERS, D...... WAM-A.1 ADAMS, S.A...... THAM-B.1 BLECHINGER, J...... TAM-E.9 CHANG, B-J...... TAM-A.5, AGARWAL, S. P...... P.57 BLEHER, M...... TPM-A.6, TAM-A.10, P.12, P.6 AJAYI, O...... TPM-A.8 TPM-A.7, P.53 CHAPARRO, O. . . . .WPM-D2.3 AKKURT, H...... THAM-D.10 BLICKENSTAFF, J.W. WAM-C.7 CHAPEL, S...... MPM-C.3 AL KHAROUF, S. . . . .TAM-A.11 BLISS, J...... TAM-D.3 CHAPMAN, J. .PEPM3, PEPT4 ALBERTH, D.P...... P.40, P.66 BOLCH, W. MPM-B.6, TAM-E.5, CHARBONNEAU, K. . .TPM-E.4 ALLARD, D...... WAM-D.1 WAM-C.10, WAM-C.9, . . . . CHARLTON, M...... PEP1A ALTAMIRANO, J...... TAM-E.3 THAM-D.8 CHELL, E...... WAM-C.9 ANDERKO, C...... MPM-C.2, BORAK, T. MPM-A.5, TAM-C2.4 CHHOKRA, K...... P.49, P.57 TAM-E.1, P.33 BORTOLUZZI, S...... P.46 CHIGHVINADZE, D. .WAM-C.8 ANDERSON-EVANS, C. . . .P.31 BOWMAN, D. R...... WPM-B.2 CHIOU, H-C...... WPM-E.9 ANDREWS, W...... WPM-B.1 BRADY, S...... MPM-A.3 CHO, K-W ...... P.63 ANKRAH, M...... P.1 BRANDON, T...... MPM-C.1 CHOUFFANI, K. .TAM-C2.6, P.4 ANNO, G...... WPM-D2.6 BRANDT, L...... WAM-B.4 CIOLETTI, J...... TAM-C1.4 ANSARI, A...... TPM-B.5, BRAYLAN, R...... WAM-C.10 CLAIRAND, I...... THAM-B.11 THAM-C.1 BRENNAN, C...... P.20, P.24 CLASSIC, K. . .PEPT1, PEPW4, ANSPAUGH, L...... THAM-C.4 BRENNER, D...... MAM-A.4 MAM-A.1 ARGINELLI, D. .P.46, P.47, P.48 BREY, R. . . . .THAM-D.11, P.11, CLAWSON, T. .PEP1D, PEP2D, ARGO, W...... THAM-A.12 P.26, P.28, P.37 PEP3D ARYASOV, P...... THAM-D.12 BREY, R.R...... P.62 COHEN, B...... P.30 AUSTIN, S...... PEPW5 BROCK, K...... THAM-B.3 COLER, A...... P.16 AUTON, D...... WPM-D2.6 BRODSKY, A...... MPM-B.7 COLVIN, E...... TPM-A.3 AVTANDILASHVILI, M...... P.7 BROOKS, A.L...... THAM-C.5 CONNELL, L. W...... WAM-B.5 AYOBIAN, N...... P.29 BROUSSEAU, P. . . . .WPM-B.1 CORNETT, J...... THAM-D.1 AZADBAKHT, B. MPM-A.8, P.21 BROWN, D...... MPM-C.5, COSTIGAN, S...... TAM-D.3 AZMY, O...... P.59 THAM-A.8 COX, M...... WPM-E.6 AZZAM, K...... P.40 BROWN, K. MPM-C.2, TAM-E.1, CRAWFORD, J. . . . .THAM-B.4 P.33, P.39 CRUZ SUAREZ, R. . .MPM-A.1, -B- BROWN, R...... MPM-D.5 MPM-C.8, MPM-C.9 BAHRAYNI TOOSSI, M. . . .P.32 BROWN, S.H...... WAM-A.4 CULBRETH, W...... P.2, P.3 BAKER, S...... TAM-C2.2 BRYANT, B...... WAM-C.5 CULLINGS, H...... THAM-C.2 BAKHTIAR, S.N...... PEP1F, BUDDEMEIER, B...... PEP1D, CUMMINGS, R...... P.7 PEP2F PEP2D, PEP3D, TAM-B.4, CURLING, C...... MPM-B.3, BALOCCO, C...... P.48 WAM-B.3 TAM-B.5 BALTER, S...... TAM-E.3 BURGETT, E...... TAM-C1.1, BARNETT, J...... TAM-A.8 TPM-E.5, THAM-B.9 -D- BARVITSKIE, T...... THAM-A.6 BURTON, D...... WAM-C.6 DAILEY, A...... TPM-E.2 BASKETT, R...... TAM-B.1, BUTIKOFER, T...... P.7 DANON, Y...... TAM-E.11 WPM-B.4 BYTWERK, D...... TAM-A.1 DASH SHARMA, P. K. . . . .P.57 BECKER, S.M...... TPM-D.2 DAUER, L. D...... TAM-E.3, BEDNARZ, B...... TAM-E.10, -C- WAM-C.3, WAM-C.4, . . . . . TAM-E.11 CADWALADER, J. . . . .TAM-E.7 THAM-C.5 BEKAR, K...... THAM-D.10 CAGLE, A...... WPM-D2.4 DAVIDSON, C...... WPM-D2.6 BELLAMY, M...... THAM-B.5 CAPPS, J...... TPM-E.6 DAVIS, J...... TAM-E.7 BENEVIDES, L...... MPM-A.7, CARACAPPA, P. . . . .TAM-C2.3, DAY, L...... WPM-C2 POSTER THAM-B.11 TAM-E.10 DE, T...... THAM-B.11 BERGMAN, J...... TPM-B.4 CARNELL, R...... WAM-B.3 DECAIR, S...... PEP3E BIAS, C-A...... P.40 CASCIOTTA, K...... WAM-C.3 DENTON, H...... TPM-D.1 BILLA, J...... P.11 CASTELO E SILVA, L. . . . .P.56 D'ERRICO, F...... P.20, P.24

77 DESROSIERS, A. . . . .WPM-E.8 -G- HIGLEY, K. .TAM-A.1, P.9, P.17, DEVOL, T...... THAM-A.10 GAFFNEY, S...... TAM-A.4 P.41 DEWEY, S. C...... WPM-D2.2 GALLAGHAR, R.G. .WPM-C2.2, HILL, T...... TAM-C2.5 DEWHIRST, M...... MPM-A.3 P.44 HIRSCHBERG, H. . . .WAM-C.7, DEWJI, S...... THAM-B.6 GAUL, W. C...... WPM-A.3, WAM-C.8 DICKERSON, W.E. . . .TAM-B.7 WPM-A.5, THAM-D.2 HODGE, V...... P.67 DIOTALEVI, G...... PEP3C GAUSE, S...... TPM-E.6 HOEL, D.G...... THAM-C.5 DISRAELLY, D...... MPM-B.3, GERMANN, L.K...... P.62 HOFFMAN, J...... THAM-C.3 TAM-B.5 GERTNER, M...... WAM-C.9 HOLT-LARESE , K. . . .MPM-D.7 DIXON, K. L...... P.13 GESELL, T...... P.18 HOMANN, S. TAM-B.3, TAM-B.4 DMITRIENKO, A. . .THAM-D.12 GILES, J. R...... TAM-A.2 HOOVER, M. D. . . .WPM-C2.3, DODD, B...... TPM-E.8 GLISSMEYER, J...... TAM-A.9 WPM-E.3, WPM-E.4 DOMBROSKI, M. . . . .WAM-B.3 GLOVER, S...... WPM-D2.3, HOOVER, P...... TAM-D.3 DONOVAN, E...... TAM-A.4 WPM-E.10, THAM-D.6 HOWELL, R...... WAM-C.9, DOREMUS, S...... P.40 GOGOLAK, C. .PEP2G, PEP3G THAM-B.9 DORGU, A...... TAM-E.8 GOLDMAN, M...... THAM-C.4 HOWIE, W. L...... WPM-E.4 DRAINE, A. E...... MPM-D.6 GREEN, A...... WPM-B.1 HUDSON, S...... P.65 DRAKE, J...... P.65 GRIFFIN, M...... WAM-A.2, HUH, B...... P.31 DUA, S...... WPM-C2.1 WAM-A.6 HULBER, E...... P.20 DZHURAEV, A. A...... P.58 GRINSHPUN, S. . . .WPM-E.10 HURTADO, J...... MPM-B.6, GROSS, I...... THAM-A.12 THAM-D.8 -E- GROVES, K. .PEP2H, TAM-D.2 HUSSEIN EL-NOURY, M. A.P.59 ECKERMAN, K...... TAM-A.6, GRULKE, E...... TAM-C1.1 HYLKO, J...... CEL1, CEL3 THAM-D.5, THAM-D.10 GU, J...... TAM-E.8, TAM-E.10 EDGINGTON, G. J. . .MPM-D.6, -I- MPM-D.7 -H- IKENBERRY, T...... MPM-D.5 EDWARDS, B...... PEPW3 HADAD, K. MPM-A.8, P.21, P29 INGLESE, E...... P.47, P.48 EGIDI, P.V...... MPM-C.4 HADLOCK, D...... WPM-E.1 INYANG, O...... P.64 ELDER, D...... TAM-C2.4 HALL, K...... P.65 IWATSCHENKO-BORHO, M. . . . ELDIN, A. G...... P.59 HAMAWY, G...... MPM-D.1 P.69, THAM-A.4, EMERY, B...... PEP3B, CEL2 HAMBY, D. M...... P.9 THAM-A.9, THAM-A.11 ENDO, A...... THAM-D.5 HAMILTON, I...... AAHP2 ERHARDT, L...... WPM-B.1 HAN, B...... TAM-E.11 -J- ESMAILI, S...... P.32 HANSEN, S...... WAM-C.9 JACKSON, A...... TAM-E.9 ETNIRE, R...... TAM-E.4 HANSON, E. TAM-E.4, TAM-E.7 JACOBUS, J...... THAM-C.7 HARA, M...... P.45 JAMES, A...... WPM-C1.3 -F- HARCEK, B. G...... WPM-D2.2 JAMES, A.C...... P.62 FALLAHIAN, N. . . . .THAM-D.11 HARMON, J...... TAM-C2.4 JAMES, T. . . .THAM-D.11, P.26, FALO, G.A...... P.66 HARMS, W...... TPM-A.6, P.53 P.28 FANG, H...... TAM-A.10, P.12 HARPER, F...... WAM-B.6 JANNIK, G. . . . .P.13, P.14, P.19 FARFAN, E. B. .P.13, P.14, P.19 HARRIS, J...... TAM-C1.3 JANSEN, W...... WPM-A.3, FAVRET, D. J...... WPM-D2.2, HARRISON, C...... TAM-C1.1 WPM-A.5 THAM-A.12 HASSAN, Z...... P.21 JAYALAKSHMI, V...... P.49 FEASBY, D...... WAM-A.1 HAY, T. R...... P.9 JENKINS, P...... TPM-E.1 FEHR, A...... THAM-D.3 HAYASHI, J...... MPM-A.7 JOHNSON, C...... WPM-D2.5 FJELD, R. A...... TPM-A.1 HAYES, R...... THAM-A.2 JOHNSON, J. A...... WAM-A.6 FLYNN, D...... P.20, P.24 HERNANDEZ-DAVILA, V. M. . . . JOHNSON, P...... TAM-E.5 FONTES, B...... TPM-E.4 P.60, P.61 JOHNSON, R. .AAHP1, PEP1C, FORREST, R...... P.39 HERTEL, N...... MPM-A.2, PEPT1, CEL8, PEPW4 FRAME, P...... WPM-D1.1 MPM-C.6, TAM-C1.1, JOHNSON, T...... MPM-D.6, FREYER, P...... TAM-C1.2 TAM-C2.1, TPM-A.3, WAM-A.6, WAM-C.1, P.15, FRIEDRICH, V...... TPM-E.8 TPM-E.5, THAM-B.5, . . . . . P.16, P.22, PEP1B FULMER, P.C...... THAM-A.7 THAM-B.6, THAM-B.7, . . . . JOKISCH, D.W...... THAM-A.7 FULTON, J...... WPM-B.5 THAM-B.8, THAM-B.9 JONES, G...... TPM-E.7 FUNAMOTO, S. . . . .THAM-C.2 HIBBERT, J...... P.15 JONES, J. .MPM-A.2, MPM-C.6, FUSINA, G...... WPM-B.1 HICKMAN, D...... THAM-D.6 WAM-B.1

78 JONES, R L ...... TPM-B.5, LODWICK, D...... TAM-E.5, MILLER, C.W...... TPM-B.5, THAM-B.1 THAM-D.8 THAM-B.1 JONES, R...... CEL7 LOWE, D...... P.3 MILLER, D...... TAM-C1.3 JUNG, J...... P.68 LOWE, L...... WAM-A.1 MILLER, J...... P.42 JUSTUS, A...... TPM-E.3 LUBENAU, J...... WAM-D.2, MILLER, K...... THAM-C.6 WPM-D1.1 MILLIGAN, P...... WAM-B.1 -K- LUFF, R...... TPM-A.6, P.53 MINAGAWA, E...... P.45 KABELA, ERIK D...... P.19 LUO, L...... MPM-A.6 MISRA, P...... THAM-B.11 KAHN, R...... MPM-B.1 MITCHELL, K...... P.1 KAO, C-H-K...... P.50 -M- MITCHELL, M...... P.8 KAPANADZE, A. . . . .WPM-C1.4 MACKENZIE, C...... MPM-B.1 MIURA, M...... P.54 KARAM, A. . . . .PEP1E, PEP2E MACLELLAN, J. . . . .THAM-D.3 MONTALTO, M...... P.46, P.48 KASE, K...... THAM-C.6 MADSEN, S.J...... WAM-C.7, MOORE, F...... TAM-C2.2 KEITH, S...... PEP1F WAM-C.8 MORGAN, W.F...... THAM-C.5 KELLY, E...... THAM-C.3 MAHERAS, S...... WAM-B.3 MORITA, N...... P.54, P.55 KELLY, L. R...... TPM-A.2, P.8 MAHONEY, A...... P.39 MORONEY, R...... PEP2A, KEPHART, G...... PEP1H MAIELLO, M. L...... WPM-E.2 WPM-A.7 KHAITOVA, Z. M...... P.58 MAISLER, J...... PEP1G MOURAO, R...... MPM-B.2 KHAN, R. A...... P.5 MAKINSON, K...... WAM-C.11 MUKOTA, T...... WPM-D2.4 KHER, R. K...... P.57 MALDONADO, D. . . . .WPM-A.7 MUNYON, W...... TAM-C2.2 KIELAR, K...... WAM-C.10 MAMOON, A...... WAM-C.12 MWAISELA-ROSE, J...... KIM, S...... P.31 MANGER, R...... THAM-B.6, WPM-C2.1 KLENNERT, L...... WAM-B.2 THAM-B.8 MYERS, P...... WPM-D2.6 KOCHER, D...... PEPW1 MANGLASS, L...... MPM-A.5 KOEHLER, A...... THAM-C.3 MANZANARES-ACUNA, E. . . . . -N- KOTRAPPA, P...... TPM-A.4 P.60, P.61 NA, Y.H...... TAM-E.6 KRAMER, G...... WPM-C.1.1, MARSH, D...... TAM-C2.3 NAEEM, S...... TAM-C2.6, P.4 THAM-D.1, THAM-D.7 MARTILLA, K. E. . . .WPM-D2.2, NARDI, A...... WPM-A.4 KRISS, A. . .MPM-B.3, TAM-B.5 WPM-D2.5 NASSTROM, J...... TAM-B.1, KUBAISI, K. A...... P.51, P.52 MARTIN, M...... WAM-C.12 TAM-B.3, TAM-B.4, KUMAR, N...... P.5 MARUPOV, R...... P.58 WPM-B.4 KUNZE, J...... P.37 MASSEY, R...... WAM-C.6 NECHAEV, S...... THAM-D.12 KUSSEROW, D...... TPM-E.6 MATHEOUD, R...... P.47, P.48 NELSON, E. TAM-B.2, TAM-B.6, MATSUDA, N...... P.54, P.55 TPM-B.4 -L- MATTHEWS, K...... P.8 NELSON, M...... MPM-A.7 LABONE, E.D. . .P.13, P.14, P.19 MATTHEWS, T...... P.7 NELSON, R...... THAM-C.4 LABONE, T...... PEP3A MAY, R...... PEPM5 NEMHAUSER, J.B. . . .TPM-B.5 LAMASTRA, A...... P.34 MCCLELLAN, G...... TAM-B.2, NGIJOI-YOGO, E. . . .THAM-A.6 LANDSWORTH, R...... P.39 TAM-B.6, TPM-B.4, NGUTTER, L...... THAM-D.4 LANZA, J. J...... MPM-B.5 WPM-D2.6 NICHELSON, S.M. .WPM-D2.2, LARIVIERE, D...... THAM-D.1 MCCORD, M...... P.10 WPM-D2.4 LAW, K...... WAM-B.4 MCCORD, S...... WPM-C1.3 NOCENTE, M...... P.46, P.48 LE, M...... P.43 MCCURLEY, C.M. . . . .TPM-B.5 NORMAN, D...... MPM-A.2, LEE, C. . . . .MPM-B.6, TAM-E.5, MCGRATH, R.N. . . . .THAM-C.5 MPM-C.6 WAM-C.9, THAM-D.8 MCKAY, C...... TPM-A.3 LEE, P. L...... P.13, P.14, P.19 MECHAM, D...... P.28 -O- LEITHE, L...... P.31 MECK, R...... P.40 O'CONNELL, T...... PEP3C LEONARD, M...... MPM-D.5 MELANSON, M. A. . .WPM-D2.1 O'BRIEN, J. .TAM-A.3, TAM-A.4 LEONARD, S...... MPM-B.2 MENA, R...... WPM-B.3 O'BRIEN, R...... P.2 LEVINE, I. . .TPM-B.1, TPM-B.2 MERCIER, J.R...... TAM-B.7 OERTEL, C. P...... TAM-A.2 LI, C...... THAM-D.1 MEYER, K...... WPM-A.7 O'NEILL, M. P...... MPM-D.6, LINSLEY, M...... MPM-D.3 MEYERS, S...... THAM-A.12 MPM-D.7 LIVELY, J.W...... AAHP3 MILLAGE, K. TAM-B.2, TAM-B.6 ORRISON, W...... TAM-E.4, LOBAUGH, M...... WPM-E.10, MILLE, M. THAM-D.9, P.25, P.27 TAM-E.7 THAM-D.6 MILLER, A. L...... WPM-E.4 ORTENSI, J...... P.42 LOBRACCO, C. . . . .THAM-B.7 OTTLEY, D...... WPM-A.6

79 -P- ROSENSTEIN, M. . .THAM-C.6 STIEFF, L...... TPM-A.4 PAFUNDI, D...... TAM-E.5, ROSS, J.A...... TAM-B.7 STOCK, S...... TPM-A.2 THAM-D.8 ROTHENBERG, L. . . . .TAM-E.3 STOEHLKER, U...... TPM-A.6, PASS, B...... THAM-B.11 ROY, G...... WPM-B.1 TPM-A.7 PATTON, P. W...... TAM-E.4, RUDONI, M...... P.48 STOHIKER, U...... P.53 TAM-E.7, TPM-A.2 RUNDLE, D...... THAM-A.6 STRAM, D.O...... THAM-C.5 PECKHAM, Z...... P.37 RYAN, M...... WAM-C.11 STRAUS, H.W...... WAM-C.3 PENLAND, S.L...... TPM-E.6, STROM, D...... MPM-B.4, THAM-A.7 -S- THAM-C.6 PETERSON, J...... PEP2C SABBAR, S. A...... P.51 STROM, D...... PEP3H PETULLO, C...... P.40 SAHANI, M. K...... P.57 STRZELCZYK, J...... P.38 PIROOZMAND, A...... P.29 SAHMATKESH, H. . . .MPM-A.8 STURCHIO, G...... P.39 POLAND, D...... PEPT2 SAJO, E...... CEL5, WPM-E.5 SUDOWE, R...... TPM-A.2 POPPELL, S...... THAM-C.4 SALAS-LUEVANO, M. A. . .P.60, SUGIYAMA, G...... TAM-B.1, PORTER, JR., S.W. . .WAM-D.3 P.61 WPM-B.4 POTTER, W...... P.38 SANDGREN, D...... TAM-B.7, SULEIMAN, O...... THAM-C.6 POTTINGER, M. . . .THAM-A.11 TPM-B.1, TPM-B.2 SUN, C...... WPM-C2.2 POWERS, G...... P.40 SARDARI, D...... P.35 SWINTH, K. . . . .PEP1F, PEP2F PRADO, N...... P.56 SASSI, E...... P.22 SZROM, F...... P.66 PREVETTE, S...... PEPM2, SAWYER, J...... THAM-A.9 PEPT3, CEL4 SCARBORO, S. . . . .THAM-B.6, -T- PUGH, D. L...... WPM-D2.2, THAM-B.9 TABRIZ, M...... P.67 THAM-A.12 SCHAUER, D...... THAM-B.11 TAHA, T. F...... P.59 SCHAYER, S...... P.30 TAKAMURA, N...... P.55 -Q- SCHWAHN, S.O...... PEP1F TAKAO, H...... P.54 QU, Q...... P.30 SCOTT, R...... THAM-C.4 TALAAT, R...... WAM-C.12 QUANG, E...... WAM-C.6 SECCO, C...... P.47, P.48 TARANENKO, V. . . . .TAM-E.10 QUINN, D...... THAM-C.6 SEIER, M...... WAM-A.3 TASCHNER, J...... TAM-D.2 SELMECZI, D...... P.20 TAYLOR, C...... P.20, P.24 -R- SHAFEIYAN, S...... P.35 TEIXEIRA, M...... P.56 RAABE, O...... WPM-C1.2 SHAHLAEE, A...... WAM-C.10 THACKRAY, G...... P.11 RAABE, R...... TAM-A.6 SHANNON, M...... MPM-A.2, THOMA, J...... TPM-A.6, P.53 RABIN, M.W...... P.22 MPM-C.6 THOMADSEN, B. . . .THAM-C.6 RADEMACHER, S. . . .TAM-D.2, SHARMA, R...... P.49 THOMAS, D...... WPM-D2.2, WPM-D2.3, WPM-D2.5 SHAW, C...... P.17 WPM-D2.3, WPM-D2.5 RAJKOVICH, C...... TAM-C1.4 SHIMASAKI, T...... P.55 THOMPSON, S. W. . . .TPM-A.1 RAJON, D...... TAM-E.5 SHONKA, J. TAM-A.3, TAM-A.4, THORNTON, R...... TAM-E.3 RAMACHANDRA, B...... P.40 P.28 TIMILSINA, B...... P.18 RAMSDELL, H...... P.16 SHUKUROV, T...... P.58 TIMM, R...... THAM-D.3 RAO, G...... WPM-B.1 SILVERS, J...... THAM-B.2 TOEWS, K...... WAM-A.3 REBER, E...... TPM-E.8 SIMPSON, D...... THAM-A.6 TOMPKINS, J...... MPM-B.2 REECE, D...... P.64 SINGH, R...... TAM-C2.3 TONCHEVA, G. .MPM-A.3, P.31 REECE, W...... P.68 SKELTON, W...... P.33 TOVESSON, F...... TAM-C2.5 REYNOLDS, B. D. . . . .TAM-A.2 SMEAD, K...... P.40 TRAN, P.K...... THAM-C.5 RIBAUDO, C...... THAM-D.4 SMITH, D...... WPM-D2.3 TRAVIS, L. , MAM-A.6 RICKARD, M...... MPM-C.7 SMITH, P...... THAM-C.3 TROMPIER, F...... THAM-B.11 RIDONE, S. . . . .P.46, P.47, P.48 SNYDER, D...... MPM-C.2 TSAI, T-L. . .TAM-A.5, TAM-A.10 RILAND, C...... WPM-B.3 SOMERS, W...... TAM-D.3 TSYGANKOV, N. . .THAM-D.12 RING, J...... TPM-D.3 SOREEFAN, A. . . . .THAM-A.10 TUPIN, E. . .PEP3E, THAM-C.4 ROBERSON, M. . . . .THAM-D.4 SPITZ, H...... WPM-D2.3, TUTTLE, R. M...... MAM-A.2 ROBERTS, S...... WPM-A.1 WPM-E.10, THAM-D.6 ROBINSON, L...... TAM-C1.5 SPRAGUE, D...... TPM-E.7 -U- ROBINSON, N...... P.26 SPRAU, D...... TAM-C1.5 ULLOM, J. N...... P.22 RODRIGUEZ-JUAREZ, R. .P.60 ST. GERMAIN, J...... TAM-E.3 ROLPH, J...... PEP2F STEINBERG, S...... P.67 ROMANYUKHA, L. .THAM-B.11 STIEFF, F...... TPM-A.4

80 -V- -Y- VAN CLEEF, D...... THAM-A.3 YAMANO, T...... P.45 VANHORNE-SEALY, J. . . . .P.41 YAMASHITA, S...... P.55 VASUDEVAN, L. . . . .P.64, P.68 YEH, C...... P.6 VEGA-CARRILLO, H. R. . .P.60, YOSHIDA, M...... P.54, P.55 P.61 YOSHIMURA, A...... WAM-B.4 VELBECK, K...... MPM-A.6 YOSHIZUMI, T. .MPM-A.3, P.31 VETTER, R...... MAM-A.3 YOUNG, R...... WPM-D2.6 VIGNA, L...... P.46, P.47 YUAN, M...... P.6 VO, V...... WAM-C.7 VOSS, T...... WPM-E.7 -Z- ZAHMAT KESH, M...... P.35 -W- ZANZONICO, P...... MAM-A.5 WAGONER, D. A. . . . .MPM-D.4 ZEISSLER, C. J...... TPM-A.5 WAHL, L...... PEP1F, PEP2F, ZEMAN, R...... THAM-D.6 TAM-A.7 ZHANG, B. . . . .THAM-D.9, P.25 WALKER, E...... PEP2B ZHANG, J. Y...... TAM-E.6 WALKER, L...... TAM-C2.5, ZHANG, M. J...... WAM-C.8 WPM-C2.4, WPM-C2 ZHANG, R...... P.15 WALKER, M...... P.68 ZITTLE, M...... PEPM1 WALKER, S. MPM-B.1, PEPM5, PEPT5 WALKER, W...... TAM-D.4 WALLER, E. . .TAM-B.POSTER, TPM-B.3, WAM-C.1, ...... THAM-B.10 WALTER, K. J...... MPM-D.6 WANG, T-W...... TAM-A.5 WANG, W...... P.8 WANG, Y...... P.30 WEBER, A...... P.19 WELLS, D...... TAM-C2.6, P.4 WEN, X...... P.36 WEST, T...... WAM-B.4 WHEELER, R...... WAM-B.3 WHICKER, J...... TPM-E.3 WHICKER, R...... WAM-A.5 WHITCOMB, JR., R.C.TPM-B.5, THAM-B.1 WHITMAN, R...... PEPW2 WICKMAN, G...... P.23 WIDNER, T. .TAM-A.3, TAM-A.4 WILKINSON, D...... TPM-B.3 WILLIAMS, A...... P.40 WILLIAMSON, M. . . . .TAM-E.3, WAM-C.3, WAM-C.4 WINSTON, J...... MPM-D.8 WOLFERT, J. . . .TPM-A.6, P.53 WOODS, S...... MPM-C.5

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84 Saturday, July 12 Monday, July 14 Tuesday, July 15 All AAHP Courses are in the CEL1 After Katrina – Applying CEL3 Spend a Little, Save a Westin Hotel Health Physics Controls to Lot! How Lightning Strike Detection Accomplish Restoration and Technology Supports Company AAHP 1 Radiation Risk Cleaning of Military Personal and Community Activities Communication – Tools for Helping Property in the Gulf Coast Region 7:00-8:00 am 406 People Understand Radiation 7:00-8:00 am 406 CEL4 The Life Cycle of a Trend 8:00 am-5:00 pm Cambria CEL2 Effectively Managing the 7:00-8:00 am 407 East/West (WH) “Under-Exposed” TAM-A Environmental I AAHP 2 Key Elements of 7:00-8:00 am 407 8:30-11:45 am 401/402 Preparing Emergency Responders ABHP Exam - Part 1 TAM-B Special Session: for Nuclear and Radiological 8:00-11:00 am Westmoreland (WH) Radiological Hazard Assessment, Terrorism: An Overview of NCRP MAM-A Plenary Session Med Response, and Emer Commentary 19 8:10 am-12:05 pm Ballroom B/C Planning Software Tools 8:00 am-5:00 pm Butler 8:30 am-Noon 403/404 East/West (WH) Lunch in Exhibit Hall for all Registrants and Opening of Exhibits Movies AAHP 3 Developing & 12:15 - 1:00 pm Exhibit Hall C 8:30 am-Noon 405 Demonstrat-ing Compliance with TAM-C1 Reactor Health Physics DCGLs for Subsurface Soils PEP Program 12:15-2:15 pm 8:30-9:45 am 406 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Crawford TAM-C2 Accelerator East/West (WH) PEP M1 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Minimization at an 10:15 am-Noon 406 Sunday, July 13 Academic Institution. 301 TAM-D Special Session: AAHP PEP M2 Basic Statistics. 302 - Radiation Accidents and PEP M3 Fundamentals of Incidents — Lessons Learned All Sunday PEPs are at the 8:30 am-Noon 407 Convention Center Neutron Detection and Detection Systems for Assay of Nuclear TAM-E Medical Health Physics I PEP 1-A thru 1-H Material. 303 8:45-11:45 am 408/409 8:00-10:00 am PEP M4 Basic Principles of AAHP Awards Luncheon Environmental Control by Noon-2:15 pm 411/412 PEP 2-A thru 2-H Ventilation. 304 PEP Program 10:30 am-12:30 pm PEP M5 Operational Accelerator 12:15-2:15 pm PEP 3-A thru 3-H Health Physics I. 305 PEP T1 How to Conduct News 2:00-4:00 pm ABHP Exam - Part II Media Interviews. 301 12:30 - 6:30 pmWestmoreland (WH) PEP T2 Recent Developments in Sunday PEP Rooms: Radiation Litigation. 302 HPS Chapter Council A - 301 PEP T3 Radiological Perfor- 1:00 - 2:00 pm 406 B - 302 mance Measures. 303 C - 303 Poster Session PEP T4 Neutrons- A Primer. 304 D - 304 1:00 - 3:00 pm Exhibit Hall PEP T5 Operational Accelerator E - 305 MPM-A External Dosimetry Health Physics II. 305 F - 315 3:00-4:45 pm 401/402 TPM-A Environmental II G - 316 MPM-B Homeland Security 2:30-5:00 pm 401/402 H - 317 3:00-4:45 pm 403/404 TPM-B Special Session: MPM-C Regulatory/Legal Issues Radiological Hazard Assessment, Welcome Reception 3:00-5:15 pm 406 Med Response, and Emer 6:00-7:00 pm MPM-D Operational Health Planning Software Tools Allegheny Ballroom (WH) Physics I 2:30-5:00 pm 403/404 3:15-5:00 pm 407 All Events are in the Movies Convention Center or Westin 2:30-5:00 pm 405 Hotel (WH) as noted TPM-C NESHAPs - Rad Air 2:30-5:00 pm 406 TPM-D Special Session: AAHP - Section Business Meetings Radiation Accidents and Tuesday Incidents—Lessons Learned Reactor, 305, 10:15 am 2:30-5:15 pm 407 Medical 408/409, 11:45 am TPM-E Operational HP II Accelerator, 406, Noon 2:30-5:00 pm 408/409 AAHP Open Meeting Wednesday 5:15 pm 407 Environmental, 305, 2:30 pm HPS Awards Dinner & Recep Decommissioning, 401/402, 4:45 pm 7:00-10:00 pm Allegheny Ballroom (WH) Wednesday, July 16 Thursday, July 17 Registration Hours CEL5 Uncertainty Assessment CEL7 Pu-238 Source Leak David L. Lawrence in Atmospheric Dispersion Compu- Event: Internal Dosimetry Consid- Convention Center tations erations 7:00-8:00 am 406 7:00-8:00 am 406 Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 pm CEL6 Looking at the Big Picture CEL8 The Most Powerful Tool Sunday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 7:00-8:00 am 407 for Effective Risk Communication - Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm WAM-A Special Session: Active Listening Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Environmental Issues Associated 7:00-8:00 am 407 Thursday 8:00 - 10:00 am with the Resurgence of Uranium THAM-A Instrumentation Recovery Operations 8:45-11:45 am 401/402 8:30 am-Noon 401/402 THAM-B Emergency Planning/ Exhibit Hall Hours WAM-B: Special Session: Response Emergency Response Modeling Exhibit Hall 8:30-11:45 am 403/404 Monday 12:15 - 5:00 pm 8:30 am-12:15 pm 403/404 THAM-C Risk Analysis WAM-C: Medical Health Physics II Tuesday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm 8:30-10:30 am 406 Wednesday 9:30 am - Noon 8:45 am-Noon 406 THAM-D Internal Dosimetry and WAM-D Special Session: PA’s Bioassay Radiological History I 8:30-11:45 am 407 8:30 am-Noon 407 Movies 8:30 am-Noon 405 PEP Program 12:15-2:15 pm PEP W1 Overview of Interactive Radioepidemiological Program (IREP). 301 PEP W2 Implications for Security Based Uses of Radiation. 302 PEP W3 Laser Safety for Health Physicists. 303 PEP W4 How to Prepare for News Media Interviews. 304 PEP W5 Review of IATA MAM Monday AM Session Requirements for Air MPM Monday PM Session Transportation of Radioactive TAM Tuesday AM Session Material. 305 TPM Tuesday PM Session WPM-A Decommissioning WAM Wednesday AM Session 2:30-4:45 pm 401/402 WPM Wednesday PM Session WPM-B Special Session: THAM Thursday AM Session Emergency Response Modeling 2:30-5:30 pm 403/404 WPM-C1Internal Dosimetry 2:30-3:30 pm 406 NOTE FOR CHPs WPM-C2Nanotechnology 3:45-5:15 pm 406 The American Academy of Health Physics has WPM-D1Special Session: approved the following meeting-related activities Pennsylvania’s Radiological for Continuing Education Credits for CHPs: History II 2:30-3:30 pm 407 * Meeting attendance is granted 2 CECs per WPM-D2Special Session: half day of atten- Military Health Physics dance, up to 12 CECs; 3:45-5:30 pm 407 * AAHP 8 hour courses are granted 16 CECs Movies each; 2:30-5:00 pm 405 * HPS 2 PEP courses are granted 4 CECs HPS Business Meeting 5:30-6:30 pm 406 each; WPM-E Adjunct Technical * HPS 1 hour CELs are granted 2 CECs each. Session: Aerosol Measurements 6:00-8:30 pm Westmoreland Central (WH)