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1300 – 1700 | Exhibitor Bump In | SWRCC Veranda |
1300 – 1700 | Registration Desk Opens SWRCC Veranda | |
1600 – 1800 | ARPS Executive Meeting | Conference Room 2 |
1900 – 2100 | Welcome Reception | SWRCC Veranda |
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0800 – 1700 | Registration Desk Opens SWRCC Veranda | |
0800 – 1700 | Speaker Room Opens | C&E Boardroom |
0800 – 1550 | Exhibition Opens![]() Enjoy barista made coffee with thanks toSWRCC Veranda | |
0900 – 1025 | Plenary Session 1 Chair: Drew Watson | Conference Room 1 |
0900 – 0903 | Convenor Welcome Drew Watson | Conference Room 1 |
0903 – 0915 | Welcome to Country Uncle John | Conference Room 1 |
0915 – 0925 | Convenor Opening Comments Drew Watson | Conference Room 1 |
0925 – 0935 | Opening Address Dr Riaz Akber | Conference Room 1 |
0935 – 1025 | Keynote Address Jade Ritchie Coming together for Country | Conference Room 1 |
1025 – 1055 | Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition![]() With thanks to our Morning Refreshments sponsorSWRCC Veranda | |
1100 – 1240 | Concurrent Session 1 Theme: Mining & Nuclear Technology Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Dr Riaz Akber | Concurrent Session 1.1 Theme: Protection in Healthcare, Part 1 Room: Conference Room 3 Chair: Pierre Bouchereau De Pury |
1100 – 1120 | Jim Hondros, JRHC The ICRP Review and Impacts for Uranium Mining and NORM | Dr Samer Bakr, Cyclowest Findings of the Cyclowest Radiation Survey for the GE PETtrace Cyclotron at the Bayswater Site |
1120 – 1140 | Lauren Steen, Radiation Services WA Exploring for Rare Earths in Australia – Striking a Balance | Patrick Niemiec, South East Sydney Local Health District Estimating Effective Dose Rate From External Exposure To Radioactive Waste Discharged From A Busy Nuclear Medicine Service |
1140 – 1200 | Peter Nolan, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office What happens at Nuclear Safeguards Inspections in Australia conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency | Stephen Taylor, AdvanCell Australian First: Lead-212 Labelled Radioligand Being Trialled as a new Prostate Cancer Therapy |
1200 – 1220 | Blake Orr, ARPANSA Update to the Reference Accident for Visiting Nuclear-Powered Vessels | Cameron Jeffries, South Australia Medical Imaging Holistic Radiation Protection |
1220 – 1240 | William Shackel, Nuclear for Australia A 17-year-old’s views on the Nuclear Energy Debate | Prof John D Mathews, University of Melbourne Modelling cancer risks following low-dose radiation from CT scans |
1240 – 1340 | Lunch & Trade Exhibition & Posters Viewing ![]() With thanks to our Lunch sponsorSWRCC VerandaPosters in Conference Room 1 | |
1345 – 1515 | Concurrent Session 2 Theme: Radiation Protection Culture and Education Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Bridget McCarron ![]() | Concurrent Session 2.1 Theme: Environment & Dosimetry Room: Conference Room 3 Chair: Liesel Green ![]() |
1345 – 1400 | Annelize Van Rooyen, Tellus Holdings A healthy Radiation Protection Culture starts at home | Dominique Scott, Radiation and Nuclear Sciences Unit Uptake of NORM in Queensland native food species |
1400 – 1415 | Caitlin Etheridge & Waylon King, ANSTO Nuclear Safety Technician | Blake Orr, ARPANSA Radiological dose from seafood: Australian estimates within the context of a new global assessment |
1415 – 1430 | Daniel Bellifemine, EPA South Australia Preparation and implementation of Australia’s most recent radiation safety legislation | Peter Medley, Forensic and Scientific Services Groundwater influence on uptake of radium, polonium-210 and lead-210 in freshwater mussels (Velesunio Ambiguus) |
1430 – 1445 | Henriëtte Rossouw, Maniacs Learn Through Play Training the next generation of radiation professionals: The Importance of Play-Based STEAM Education for the Future | Dr Arne Biesiekierski, ARPANSA Updating the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines: Changes made and lessons learned in updating the radiological guidance |
1445 – 1500 | Dr Mamun Haque, ARPS Radiation Protection Educator in a Multilingual and Multidisciplinary Environment – Veni Vidi Vici – A Personal Experience | Trent Elms, ARPANSA Dosimetry Service Provider Submissions to the Australian National Radiation Dose Register |
1500 – 1515 | Brent Rogers, South East Sydney Local Health District ARPAB Certification to Present | Dr Cameron Lawrence, ARPANSA Australian National Radiation Dose Register – Future Directions |
1515 – 1545 | Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition![]() SWRCC Veranda | |
1550 – 1720 | Panel Discussion: Setting the Scene for Nuclear Mediator: Simon CritchleyPanel Members: Prof Pete Bryant, Sizewell CDr Marcus Grzechnik, ARPANSA Henriëtte Rossouw, Maniacs Learn Through Play William Shackel, Nuclear for Australia Jasmin Diab, Global Nuclear Security Partners Australia Dr Joanne Lackenby, Frazer-Nash Consultancy | Conference Room 1 |
1900 – 2200 | Conference Dinner ![]() proudly sponsored byThe Boatshed |
0730 – 0845 | Conference Room 3Breakfast Workshop (Registration required) U.S NRC RAMP – Overview and demonstration of computer codes for radiation assessments Presenters: Katherine Gouin, James De Corrado, Blake Orr & Callum Watson | |
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) maintains and develops a series of computer codes used for radiation assessments through their Radiation Computer Code Analysis and Maintenance program (RAMP). In 2019 APRPANSA signed a formal agreement to join RAMP and has since expanded its use of the RAMP codes. Federal and State government agencies are also granted access to the RAMP codes under the ARPANSA agreement. This workshop will provide an overview of the RAMP codes, walk through the content available on the RAMP website and demonstrate some worked examples using the codes, namely: – VARSKIN+: Primarily used for undertaking skin dose assessments, recent upgrades to the software now allow assessments of eye, wound and neutron doses to be estimated. – Visual Sample Plan: This tool supports development of defensible sampling plans for radiation assessments. | ||
0800 – 1700 | Registration Desk Opens SWRCC Veranda | |
0830 – 1600 | Speaker Room Opens | C&E Boardroom |
0845 – 1550 | Exhibition Opens![]() Enjoy barista made coffee with thanks toSWRCC Veranda | |
0900 – 1040 | Plenary Session 2 Chair: Jim Hondros | Conference Room 1 |
0900 – 0905 | Welcome to Day 2 Jim Hondros (ARPS President) | Conference Room 1 |
0905 – 0950 | Boyce Worthley Oration Dr Riaz Akber Radiation detection for radiation protection | Conference Room 1 |
0950 – 1040 | Keynote Address Assoc Prof Susanna Guatelli Human missions to Mars: a space radiation odyssey ![]() proudly sponsored byConference Room 1 | |
1040 – 1110 | Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition | SWRCC Veranda |
1115 – 1255 | Concurrent Session 3 Theme: Managing Waste Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Bruce Wallace | Concurrent Session 3.1 Theme: Radiation Protection Modelling Room: Conference Room 3 Chair: Blake Orr |
1115 – 1135 | Bryn Jones, entX Limited New Uses for “Old” Radioisotopes | Dr David Bolst, University of Wollongong Shielding of defence personnel in gamma radiation environments using anthropomorphic phantoms in Geant4 |
1135 – 1155 | Stuart Parr, ARPS Intractable Waste Disposal Facility, Mount Walton East | Tim Doughney, University of Adelaide Modelling detector response functions to NORM and source radiation for arbitrary detector geometries |
1155 – 1215 | Dr Bill Miller, Australian Radioactive Waste Agency Safe disposal of radioactive wastes arising from research, and the production and use of radiopharmaceuticals in Australia | Daniel De Oliveira Damas, Department of Defence Background Compensated Neutron Spectrum Unfolding with a NNS and the Shadow-Cone Technique |
1215 – 1235 | Patrick Day, ANSTO ANSTO Synroc Waste Treatment Plant for Molybdenum-99 Nuclear Medicine Production | Dr David Bolst, University of Wollongong Using an iterative shielding approach for the first carbon ion therapy facility in the US by means of Geant4 |
1235 – 1255 | Glenn Riley, Department of Health Disposal of Radioactive Material | Dr Anson Chau, University of South Australia A scoping review of the use of simulation in radiation protection education and training in healthcare professions |
1255 – 1355 | Lunch, Trade Exhibition & Posters Viewing | SWRCC VerandaPosters in Conference Room 1 |
1400 – 1535 | Concurrent Session 4 Theme: Non-Ionising Radiation Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Philip Allanson | SPERA Workshop: Radiation Safety in Laboratories Room: Conference Room 3 |
1400 – 1415 | Assoc Prof Dariusz Leszczynski, University of Helsinki The lack of international and national health policies to protect persons with self-declared electromagnetic hypersensitivity | Presenter: Dr Stephen Long, ARPANSA |
1415 – 1430 | Victor Leach, Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association Wireless technology is another environmental stressor. Are there engineering solutions that can reduce exposure (ALARA)? | This workshop provides an overview of radiation protection in the laboratory setting, with practical advice and specific reference to Australian Standard 2243, part 4:
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1430 – 1445 | Assoc Prof Ken Karipidis, ARPANSA A Review of the Research into the Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields on Animals and Plants in the Environment | |
1445 – 1500 | Dr Chhavi Raj Bhatt, ARPANSA Personal radiofrequency–electromagnetic exposures in regional Victoria, Australia | |
1500 – 1515 | Steven Weller, Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association 5G Safety – State of the art from scientific reviews and their findings | |
1515 – 1535 | Q & A Session (presenters as panel) | |
1535 – 1605 | Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition | SWRCC Veranda |
1610 – 1725 | Concurrent Session 5 Theme: Protection in Healthcare, Part 2 Room: Conference Room 1Chair: Paula Veevers | Concurrent Session 5.1 Theme: Existing Exposure Situations – from Here to Beyond Room: Conference Room 3 Chair: Dr Riaz Akber |
1610 – 1625 | Cameron Jeffries, South Australia Medical Imaging Experiences with the Draft ARPANSA X-ray Apparatus testing standard | Frank Harris, Rio Tinto A community based environmental radioactivity study |
1625 – 1640 | Brandon Preap, Hunter New England Imaging Unplanned Radiation Exposure Following Extravasation: At What Stage of a Contrast-Enhanced CT Procedure will the Cumulative Effective Dose be Greater than 1 mSv? | Drew Watson, Dept of Health Forensic and Scientific Services Mapping Radium in Creek Bed Sediment from Introduced Groundwater |
1640– 1655 | Jim Hondros, JRHC Cameron Jeffries, South Australia Medical Imaging Prof Peter Bryant, Sizewell C What is dose? | Dr James Eagle, Institute of Environmental Science and Research Radon Concentration in Workplaces across New Zealand |
1655 – 1710 | Dr Martin Butson, NSW Environment Protection Authority Radiation in the Bereavement Industry | Marc Salmon, Easterly Point Environmental P/L Translation of dose criteria to ASC NEPM land use criteria |
1710 – 1725 | John Bus, ANSTO Communicating Potential Skin Dose from Radioactive Contamination at ANM | Dr Bhaskar Mukherjee, University of Sydney ROBI a Robust Integrating Proton Fluence Counter based on COTS GaAs-LED: results of a recent near equatorial LEO Space Mission |
1730 – 1830 | ARPS AGM | Conference Room 1 |
0715 – 0845 | Breakfast Workshop (Registration required) Working Through Example Problems on ARPAB CRSA Exam Presenter: Brent Rogers & Cameron Jeffries | Conference Room 3 |
During this workshop, the presenters will work through a number of sample problems that a candidate might expect to see on the ARPAB Consulting Radiation Safety Advisor (CRSA) exam. As many of the examples will include mathematical problems, participants are asked to please bring their scientific calculators. Participation is strongly recommended for anyone considering accreditation. Participants are also encouraged to attend Brent Rogers’ presentation during the plenary sessions which will include discussion on the accreditation process. | ||
0800 – 1630 | Registration Desk Opens SWRCC Veranda | |
0830 – 1600 | Speaker Room Opens | C&E Boardroom |
0830 – 1530 | Exhibition Opens![]() Enjoy barista made coffee with thanks toSWRCC Veranda | |
0900 – 1015 | Plenary Session 3 Room: Conference Room 1Chair: Andrew Popp | |
0900 – 0905 | Opening Comments | |
0905 – 0955 | Keynote Address Prof Pete Bryant Clear as Mud: The Radiation Protection Challenges of New Nuclear Build ![]() | |
0955 – 1015 | Daniel Bellifemine, EPA South Australia Why Sustainable Development Is The Most Important Issue Facing Radiation Protection? | |
1015 – 1045 | Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition![]() With thanks to our Morning Refreshments sponsor SWRCC Veranda | |
1050 – 1230 | Plenary Session 4 Theme: Source Recovery & Largescale Mapping Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: David Kruss | |
1050 – 1105 | Simon Booth, Radiation Services WA Missing Radioactive Source Incident in Western Australia: Response; Investigation; and Contributing Factors | |
1105 – 1120 | Dr Marcus Grzechnik, ARPANSA and Andrew Popp, ANSTO Something ‘hot’ is missing in the outback – how can the Commonwealth help? | |
1120 – 1135 | Frank Harris, Rio Tinto What caused a radioactive source to be lost in the WA Outback | |
1135 – 1150 | Callum Watson, ARPANSA Wide Area Gamma Radiation Mapping: Is Australia Ready in an Emergency? | |
1150 – 1205 | Matthew Wiggins, Radiation and Nuclear Sciences Baseline Mapping of Ambient Gamma Radiation Dose Rates in Queensland | |
1205 – 1230 | Q & A Session (presenters as panel) | |
1230 – 1330 | Lunch & Trade Exhibition ![]() With thanks to our Lunch sponsor SWRCC Veranda | |
1335 – 1450 | Concurrent Session 6 Theme: Hazards & Emergency Response Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Prashant Maharaj | Concurrent Session 6.1 Theme: Instrumentation Room: Conference Room 3 Chair: Pushpendra Chauhan |
1335 – 1350 | Sarah Mullins, QLD Health Emergency Response and Radiation Hazards | Ismael Khan, Safe Radiation Thoughts about charcoal canisters without charcoal for radon activity flux measurements |
1350 – 1405 | David Kruss, EPA South Australia South Australia’s Emergency Response Capability | Leisel Green, ARPANSA Monitoring for accidental radiological releases in marine waters; an extension of the caesium extraction unit to cobalt-60 and strontium-90 |
1405 – 1420 | Dr Marcus Grzechnik, ARPANSA Australia’s Participation in the NEA’s INEX-6 Recovery Exercise | Dr Michal Fejgl, National Radiation Protection Institute Development of the new tools for monitoring of ambient dose equivalent and rain water contamination |
1420 – 1435 | James DeCorrado, ARPANSA Radiological Hazard Assessment of the ARPANSA Yallambie Site | Michelle Thomas, ARPANSA In-situ gamma spectrometry of the Koongarra source, Northern Territory |
1435 – 1450 | Lachlan Whittle, ARPANSA Australian Radiation Incident Register (ARIR) – Exploring new ways of working | Pierre Bouchereau de Pury, Radiation and Nuclear Science The right tool for the right job |
1450 – 1520 | Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition![]() With thanks to our Afternoon Refreshments sponsor SWRCC Veranda | |
1525 – 1700 | Plenary Session 5 Theme: Past, Present and Future Room: Conference Room 1 Chair: Annelize Van Rooyen | |
1525 – 1545 | Darren Billingsley, DBH Radiation Pty Ltd The Triceratops that Roared | |
1545 – 1605 | Erin McWilliams, ARPANSA Updated Guidance on the Application of Exclusion, Exemption and Clearance of Radioactive Material in Australia Based on International Best Practice | |
1605 – 1625 | Paula Veevers & Jim Hondros, ARPS ARPS and Its Future Role | |
1625 – 1700 | Drew Watson and Paula Veevers Awards Presentation Closing Remarks and Conference Close |
0845 – 1200 | Technical Tour – Centre for Advanced Imaging (Registration required) | University of Queensland |
Posters will be displayed in Conference Room 1 Monday 30 October 1240 –1340 Tuesday 31 October 1255 – 1355 | |||
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Poster Number | Presenter | AFFILIATION | POSTER TITLE |
1 | Jack BenciLauren GilesTilly Shepherd | RMIT | Preparing Science Graduates for the Workforce – Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placements |
2 | Jason Charlwood | University of Adelaide | Quantification of artificially sorbed radionuclides as a proxy for geo-sequestration in geological disposal |
3 | Pushpendra Chauhan | Radiation and Nuclear Science | When is 99.99% radiochemical pure Gd-153 source okay to dispose? |
4 | Jefferson Chen | ARPANSA | Proficiency Testing – Monitoring Capability and Quality |
5 | Andrew Chicco | Westmead Hospital | Radiation Safety Issues in a Centralised ROLLIS Administration Program |
6 | Joonbum Choi | Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety | Performance Test of Radiation Measuring Instruments for Application to Various Radiation Fields of Radiation Generating Devices |
7 | Dr Tom Cresswell | ANSTO (Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) | Assessing potential environmental impacts of NORMs from offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning |
8 | Hannan Dempsey Rachel Williams Lachlan Whittle | ARPANSA | The ARPANSA Graduate Program |
9 | Dr Jennifer Diffey | Hunter New England Imaging | Evaluation of Radiation Dose Reduction to Cardiologists by Tableside Shielding Devices |
10 | Liesel Green | ARPANSA | A decade of radiocaesium monitoring using the Caesium Extraction Unit- a review |
11 | Assoc Prof Dariusz Leszczynski | University of Helsinki | Scientific inadequacy of the to-date executed research on electromagnetic hypersensitivity |
12 | Assoc Prof Dariusz Leszczynski | University of Helsinki | Wireless radiation and health: The evidence is not settled yet |
13 | Dr Erin Mckay | South East Sydney Local Health District | Pixelized Estimation of Tertiary Scatter Intensity for Shielding Assessment |
14 | Erin McWilliams | ARPANSA | Classification of Radioactive Waste in Australia |
15 | Erin McWilliams | ARPANSA | The Safety Case for a Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility |
16 | Rik Nezich | Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | Recommendations for auditing of dental intraoral bitewing X-ray doses against Local Diagnostic Reference Levels in Western Australia |
17 | Aithan Roufos | University of Adelaide | Ultraviolet-C Detectors for Ionising Radiation Surveys |
18 | Zoe Thomas | Monash University | Injuries and adverse effects from cosmetic treatments that use non-ionising radiation |
19 | Bradley Van Luenen | Queensland Department of Health | Future Radiation Professionals: views of students and current workers on the radiation protection skills shortage |
20 | Drew Watson | Dept of Health Forensic and Scientific Services | Wipe Tests of Portable Density Moisture Gauges |
Sunday, 29 October | |
ARPS executive meeting | |
1900 - 2100 | Welcome Reception |
Monday, 30 October | |
0800 - 1540 | Exhibition Opens |
0900 - 1700 | Conference Sessions |
1700 - 1800 | ARPS AGM |
1900 - 2230 | Conference Dinner |
Tuesday, 31 October | |
0915 - 1520 | Exhibition Opens |
0945 - 1625 | Conference Sessions |
Wednesday, 1 November | |
0915 - 1505 | Exhibition Opens |
0945 - 1625 | Conference Sessions |
1625 - 1645 | Conference close and awards presentation |
Thursday, 2 November | |
Technical Tour and Workshop – TBA |
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The Australasian Radiation Protection Society Inc (ARPS) is a professional society of members engaged in one or more aspects of radiation
protection.
ARPS is an Associate Society of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA).
ARPS publishes a biannual journal, Radiation Protection in Australasia, and a quarterly
Newsletter for its members.
ARPS 2023 strongly supports equity and inclusion for all. We embrace diversity and condemn any kind of discrimination, be it on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
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