Abstracts from the 44th Conference of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society,Held in Conjunction with the 5th International Symposium of the International Commission on Radiological Protection

This section is dedicated to presentations given in sessions at the 44th Conference of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society. This includes the Boyce Worthley Oration given in the opening session; oral presentations in sessions on future challenges, naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and natural radiation, radiation biology and protection, aviation and beyond: radiation biology and protection, nuclear facilities and training, and radiation protection in medicine; and poster presentations.

1. Boyce Worthley Oration

A controversy that needs to be resolved

D. Higson

Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society (Retired)

The atomic bombing of Japan that ended World War II was the first public demonstration of nuclear power, and the Life Span Study of the Japanese bomb survivors has provided most of the data on the risks of long-term health effects of radiation exposure, viz: doses >500 mSv certainly caused significantly increased risk of cancer, and doses <100 mSv did not cause any discernible risk but this may be because the risks (if they exist) are too small to be statistically significant. However, it has been claimed that there is evidence of reduced incidences of cancer at low doses (sometimes called ‘radiation hormesis’). Data from other sources, particularly animal experiments but also human exposures, show that there are beneficial health effects (reduction of cancer mortality) from doses up to at least 100 mSv, and that protracted exposures up to at least 100 mSv year^-1 have either no discernible physical health effect or beneficial effects.

This situation has led to controversy regarding whether the risk from high levels of exposure should be extrapolated to low levels of exposure, in accordance with the ‘linear no-threshold’ (LNT) assumption. Unfortunately, well-informed opinions are strongly divided on the matter, which causes unwanted confusion and undermines public confidence in the radiation protection profession.

This controversy needs to be resolved and there are four essential questions to be answered:

How can a commitment to LNT be reconciled with scientific evidence of benefits to health from low levels of exposure to radiation (‘radiation hormesis’)?

Why should radiation that causes no perceptible harm be feared?

Should protection be afforded against radiation at levels that cause no perceptible harm and is more likely to be beneficial than harmful?

Should the use of the LNT calculation model be curtailed in the best interests of society?

2. Future challenges

Low dose radiation – science, policy, and public opinion

M. Lips, W. Harris, J. Takala, E. Anderson, T. Nakamura, C. Sanders

World Nuclear Association, Radiological Protection Working Group, Tower House, 10 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA, UK; e-mail: [e-mail]

The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

R.S. O’Brien

41/2–6 Malmsbury Street, Kew, VIC 3101, Australia

Achieving harmonisation of radiation protection legislation across Australian jurisdictions

I.W. Furness

People, Talent and Culture, University of South Australia, P.O. Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5051, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

All solid cancer incidence and mortality dose–response in the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors

A.V. Brenner^a, J. Cologne^a, H. Sugiyama^a, B. French^a, R. Sakata^a, E. Grant^a, K. Mabuchi^b, D.L. Preston^c, K. Ozasa^a

^aRadiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan

^bDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

^cHirosoft International, Eureka, CA, USA

Cancer risks following low-dose radiation: what do we know about the dose–response curve?

J.D. Mathews^a, Z. Brady^a,b, K. Scurrah^a, A.V. Forsythe^a, J. McBain-Miller^a, N. Smoll^a, Y. Lin^a

^aMelbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; e-mail [e-mail]

^bThe Alfred, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

3. NORM and natural radiation

Radon distribution and appraisal of its radiation dose in the groundwater of a small tropical river basin, Kerala, India

S. Sukanya^a, J. Sabu^a, J. Noble^b

^aEnvironmental Geology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bIsotope and Radiation Application Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra; e-mail: [e-mail]

Validation of an effective dosimeter for radon decay products

A.P. Yule^a, R.W. Fairchild^b

^aAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bNebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE 68504, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

Design and development of a radon calibration chamber for Canada

I.M.B. Bjorndal^a, C.O.C. Caldwell^b

^aRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Laboratories, 102–110 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N-3R3, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Office, 100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 760, Toronto, ON M2N-6N5, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

Review of uranium oxide transport in South Australia

D. Kruss, D. Bellifemine, A. Ostrowski

Environment Protection Authority, GPO Box 2607, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Cave radon exposure, dose, dynamics and mitigation

C.L. Waring^a, S.I. Hankin^a, S.B. Solomon^b, S. Long^b, A. Yule^b, R. Blackley^a, A.C. Baker^c

^aAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Environmental Research, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia

^bAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Melbourne, VIC 3095, Australia

^cNational Parks and Wildlife Service, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radon progeny and uranium ore dust personal alpha dosimetry in uranium mines – the Canadian experience

I.M.B. Bjorndal^a, C.O.C. Caldwell^b

^aRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Laboratories, 102–110 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N-3R3, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Office, 100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 760, Toronto, ON M2N-6N5, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

A new diffusion battery for the assessment of aerosol characteristics

R.W. Fairchild^a,b

^aAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 629 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bNebraska Wesleyan University, 5000 Saint Paul Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68504, USA

A discussion on the potential impact of residential radon exposure on radon risk assessment for uranium miners

J. Chen

Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 1C1, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

A small animal radon chamber for environmentally relevant exposures

S. Puukila^a,b, D-L. Dixon^a,b, P. Haigh^c, A. Johnston^c, D. Boreham^d,e, A. Hooker^a,b

^aFlinders University, College of Medicine and Public Health, Bedford Park, SA, Australia

^bUniversity of Adelaide, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Adelaide, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cSouthern Radiation Services, Magill, SA, Australia

^dNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada

^eBruce Power, Tiverton, ON, Canada

Finding a solution for managing our low-level radioactive waste and bringing stakeholders along on the journey

V. Rooyen^a, M. Carroll^b

^aTellus Holdings, 151 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2170, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bTellus Holdings, Perth, WA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radiation monitoring of uranium mining sites in the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory, Australia

S.A. McMaster, C. Doering

Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, GPO Box 461, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Implementing environmental radiation protection guidance: a case study in Australia that includes terrestrial and marine pathways as well as assessment of noble gas radionuclides

M.P. Johansen, M. Corry, T. Loosz

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia

Developing international radiological risk assessment tools and approaches for Australian arid environments

R.S. Popelka-Filcoff^a, A. Pring^a, A. Rea^a, S.B. Pandelus^a, S.M. Johns^a, C.E. Lenehan^a, J. Hondros^b, G. Hirth^c, M.P. Johansen^d, T.E. Payne^d, N. Camillo^e, K. Levingstone^f, M. Jane^f, K. Tuft^g, T. Duff^h

^aFlinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bJRHC Enterprises, PO Box 372, Stirling, SA 5152, Australia

^cAustralian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia

^dAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^eBHP, 55 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

^fHeathgate Resources, Level 7, 7/25 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

^gArid Recovery, PO Box 147 Roxby Downs, SA 5725, Australia

^hNational Energy Resources Australia, 26 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, WA 6151, Australia

The IAEA forum for regulators of uranium and NORM activities

K. Baldry^a, Z. Fan^b, S. Pepin^c

^aEnvironment Protection Authority, PO Box 2607, Adelaide, SA 5052, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bInternational Atomic Energy Agency, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cFederal Agency for Nuclear Control, rue Ravenstein, 36, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail: [e-mail]

NORM: a planned or existing exposure situation?

R. Tinker, J. Carpenter, G. Hirth, F. Charalambous

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Use of case studies in progressing guidance on the application of recommendations on radiological protection in the existing exposure situations

M.K. Sneve^a, P. Strand^a, N. Shandala^b, N.M. Martinez^c, G.M. Smith^d, K. Baines^e, H. Monken-Fernandes^e

^aNorwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, P.O. Box 329, Skøyen, NO-0213 Oslo, Norway; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bBurnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre of the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, 123182, Zhivopispisnaya St 46, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cClemson University, 109 Riggs Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dGMS Abingdon Ltd, Tamarisk, Radley Road, Abingdon, UK; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eInternational Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria; e-mail: [e-mail]

4. Radiation biology and protection

Are clinical nuclear medicine settings compliant with proposed new ICRP lens of eye dose limits?

S. Demeter^a,b,c, A. Goertzen^a, J. Patterson^a

^aDepartment of Radiology, Shared Health – Manitoba – Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

^bCNSC Commission Member, Ottawa, ON, Canada

^cICRP Commission Member (C3), Ottawa, ON, Canada

Analytic estimation of the anatomical data for Malaysian radiation adult phantom

O.M. Bello^a,b, W.M.S. Wan Hassan^a, N.M. Nor^a

^aDepartment of Physics, Universiti Technologi Malaysia, UTM, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Physics, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, P.M.B. 3474, Kano, Nigeria; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radiosensitivity changes in HPV+ and HPV- head and neck cancers following fractionated irradiation

P. Reid^a, A.H. Staudacher^b, Y. Li^c, L.G. Marcu^d, I. Olver^e, L. Moghaddasi^f, E. Bezak^g

^aSchool of Health Sciences, Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bTranslational Oncology Laboratory, CCB, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cCancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dFaculty of Science, University of Oradea, Oradea 410087, Romania; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^fGenesisCare, South Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^gSchool of Health Sciences, Cancer Research Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Is particle therapy the answer for pancreatic cancer?

M. Dell’Oro^a,b, M. Short^a, P. Wilson^c,d, E. Bezak^a

^aCancer Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Port Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

^cSchool of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Blvd, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia

^dDepartment of Medical Physics, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Port Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, USA

DMAPT is an effective radioprotector of normal tissues from short- and long-term radiation-induced damage while radiosensitising prostate tumour tissue

P.J. Sykes^a, R.J. Ormsby^a, C.J. Sweeney^b, K.L. Morel^c

^aFlinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University and Medical Centre, Flinders Drive, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bMedical Oncology, Dana Faber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDepartment of Oncologic Pathology, Dana Faber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

Experimental microdosimetry for radiation risk assessment of particle therapy patients and astronauts using a novel passive microdosimeter

B. Mukherjee^a,b, C. Woda^b, V. Mares^b

^aSchool of Physics (A28), University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bHelmholtz-Zentrum München, Institute of Health and Environmental Protection, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; e-mail: [e-mail]

5. Aviation and beyond: radiation biology and protection

Space radiation effects, space health and human radiosensitivity

M.L. Ferlazzo^a,b,c, R. Middleton^b, G.J. Liu^b, M.C. Gregoire^b, N. Foray^c

^aCentre National d’Etudes Spatiales, 2 place Maurice Quentin, 75001 Paris, France

^bAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^cUnite INSERM UA8 ‘Radiation: Defence, Health, Environment’, 28 rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

How can we manage the cosmic radiation exposures of frequent flyers?

H. Yasuda

Department of Radiation Biophysics, Hiroshima University, 1 Kasumi 2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 274-8553, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Development of a new radiation safety standard in Victoria – CT based units for security or quality control purposes

S.R. Shaw

Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

A solid-state microdosimeter for radiation protection for astronauts in space

S. Peracchi^a, L.T. Tran^a, B. James^a, D. Bolst^a, D. Prokopovich^a,b, S. Guatelli^a, M. Petasecca^a, M. Lerch^a, M. Povoli^c, A. Kok^c, N. Matsufuji^d, M. Jackson^e, A. Rosenfeld^a

^aCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^cSINTEF, Trondheim, Norway

^dNational Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan

^eUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

6. Nuclear facilities and training

Simple contamination, comprehensive solution – a case study

M. Øberg

Danish Decommissioning, Department of Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Frederiksborgvej 399, byg. 214, PC 15, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radiation protection performance and challenges at U.S. nuclear power plants

E.P. Anderson

Nuclear Energy Institute, 1201 F Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

Rethinking the challenge of radioactive contamination at the OPAL multipurpose reactor

J.R. Bus

Radiation Protection Services, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

2019 challenges facing the waste isolation pilot plant

G. Anastas

GA and Associates, 11021 BridgePointe Ct., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111, USA (Retired); e-mail: [e-mail]

The safety control system at a nuclear fusion experimental facility

S. Sandria, G.M. Contessaa, M. Guardatia

Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Lungotevere Thaon Di Revel 76, 00196 Rome, Italy

Successfully working together: nuclear power and radiation safety

M. Sanders

International Nuclear Law Association, Chair-Radiological Protection Working Group, Square de Meeus 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail: [e-mail]

7. Radiation effects

Exploring the effects of ionizing radiation beyond Earth’s orbit and deep underground in a novel yeast model system

K. Currie^a, S. Bhattacharya^b, S. Santa Maria^b, S. Tharmalingam^c, C. Thome^c, D.R. Boreham^d,e

^aLaurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C7, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bBioSentinel, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94035, USA; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^cNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail], e-mail: [e-mail]

^dMedical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eBruce Power, PO Box 1540, 177 Tie Road, Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0, Canada

A multi-target dietary intervention protects from radiation-induced cognitive impairment and normal tissue injury

J.A. Lemon^a, S. Tharmalingam^a, C.A. Montesinos^c, J.A. Jones^d, C.D. Rollo^e, D.R. Boreham^e

^aMedical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6C9, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^cNugevity, 22503 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 77450, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dCenter for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eDepartment of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^fMedical Sciences Division, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 6C9, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radiation effects on the lens of the eye: assessing the risk level for cataractogenesis

C. Thome^a, K. Gaudreau^a, D. Boreham^a,b

^aNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada

^bBruce Power, PO Box 1540, 177 Tie Road, Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0, Canada

The REPAIR project: a deep underground experiment investigating the biological significance of terrestrial and galactic cosmic natural background radiation

J. Pirkkanen^a, C. Thome^b, D.R. Boreham^c,d

^aLaurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C7, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cMedical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dBruce Power, PO Box 1540, 177 Tie Road, Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0, Canada

Scientific insights into the current ICRP judgments for radiation effects on the lens of the eye

N. Hamada^a, T.V. Azizova^b, M.P. Little^c

^aRadiation Safety Research Centre, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwado-kita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bClinical Department, Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozyorskoe Shosse 19, Ozyorsk Chelyabinsk Region, 456780, Russia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cRadiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-9778, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

8. Radiation protection in medicine

Are lightweight lead garments the emperor’s new clothes of the angiography suite?

C. Boyd^a,b, H. Lu^c, J. Dawson^d,e

^aSouth Australia Medical Imaging Physics, Adelaide, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bCancer Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

^cDepartment of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Evaluation of basic performance of real-time wireless dosimetry system for interventional radiology

T. Yamamoto, T. Fujibuchi

Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Unshackling vascular surgery from ionising radiation: a review of innovative no-radiation and low-radiation (‘No-Lo’) imaging techniques

L. Yu^a, J. Dawson^a,b

^aDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Improvement of the use rate of the personal dosimeter and protector by interventional radiologists with radiological technologist leadership

S. Matsuzaki^a,b, T. Moritake^b, K. Morota^a,b, K. Nagamoto^b,c, L. Sun^d, K. Nakagami^b,c, T. Abe^b,e, N. Kunugida^e

^aDepartment of Radiology, Shinkomonji Hospital, 2-5, Dairishinmachi, Kitakyushu-shi, Moji-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Radiological Health Science, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDepartment of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dHealth Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1, Higashi, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eRadioisotope Research Centre, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^fDepartment of Occupational and Community Health, Nursing School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Analysis of mammography doses in Western Australia

C. Storm^a,b, M. Djukelic^b, A. Harvey^b

^aMedical and Scientific Services, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia; email: [e-mail]

^bMedical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Radiation safety culture

V. Shukla, J. Roberts, E. Horder, A. Patel, E. Davies, D. Peet

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Medical Physics, Level 1 Sandringham, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

CT scan exposure before age 20 and cancer risk: using propensity scores to account for confounding by indication

J. McBain-Miller, J.D. Mathews, K.J. Scurrah

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Patient-specific organ dose estimation in paediatric chest CT: the MEDIRAD project

J.E. Damilakis

Medical Physics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box 2208, Iraklion 71003, Greece; e-mail: [e-mail]

ARPANSA’s national diagnostic reference level service – providing guidance on typical doses in medical imaging

P.D. Thomas, P.A. Marks

Medical Imaging Section, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Calibration of an internal exposure measurement device using computational human phantoms

J. Lee, W. Hong, S. Barros, G. Kim

Department of Nuclear Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Age dependent dynamic absorbed dose calculations to the urinary bladder wall for ICRP compartmental models of radiopharmaceuticals

M. Andersson^a, A. Giussani^b, S. Mattsson^a, L. Johansson^c

^aMedical Radiation Physics Malmö, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bGerman Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Oberschleißheim, Germany; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Sweden; e-mail: [e-mail]

Conservatism in linear accelerator bunker shielding

J. Rijken^a,b, M. Bhat^a, S. Crowe^b,c, J. Trapp^c

^aGenesisCare, St Andrew’s Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bQueensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

^cRoyal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Potential for nuclear medicine source tracking and licensing on a blockchain – lessons from pilot studies in nuclear safeguards

E. Yu^a, K.A. Robertson^b, C. Vestergaard^c, E.G. Obbard^a

^aSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bIAEA Safeguards Section, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, R.G. Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton, ACT 0221, Australia

^cStimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Ave NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Advantages for a primary standards dosimetry laboratory in having a medical linear accelerator

P.D. Harty, C.P. Oliver, I.M. Williams

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Medical Radiation Services Branch, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Learning from the Australian Radiation Incident Register

C. Nickel

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Regulatory Services Branch, P.O. Box 665, Miranda, NSW 1490, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

9. Poster presentations

Advancing a radiotherapy predictive model to incorporate nanoparticle radiosensitisation in head and neck cancers

M. Huynh^a, W. Phillips^b, I. Kempson^c, E. Bezak^a,d

^aCancer Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

^bDepartment of Medical Physics, Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre, Adelaide, SA, Australia

^cFuture Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, SA, Australia

^dSchool of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia

RPS8 assessments: a 19-year review.. Time for change?

R.L. McCredie, D.M. Barnett, J. Ramnamrain, D.W. Skerrett

Department of Medical Physics, Westmead Hospital, Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Gallium-67 waste management for incontinent patients

R. Babicheva

Bankstown/Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, Australia

Quantification of lead equivalence using radiographic imaging

C. Boyd^a,b

^aSouth Australia Medical Imaging Physics, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bCancer Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia

Comparison of dose to organs at risk in radiotherapy for stomach MALT lymphoma: three-dimensional vs. intensity-modulation vs. MR guidance

J-H. Chung^a, K. Na^a, E-K. Chie^a,b,c, I.H. Kim^a,b,c

^aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University and Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

^bInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University and Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

^cCancer Research Institute, Seoul National University and Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Calculation of effective dose for intraoral dental radiography using Monte Carlo simulation in Korea

M.Y. Lee, W.J. Kim, I. Park, H.W. Nam, K.P. Kim

Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Operator lens exposure assessment and dose reduction in ERCP: analysis of dose reduction effect by multiple stages of protective measures

K. Nakagami^a,b, T. Moritake^b, K. Nagamoto^a,b, H. Saruwatari^a, T. Abe^b,c, K. Morota^b,d, S. Matsuzaki^b,d, N. Kunugita^e

^aDepartment of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Radiological Health Science, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cRadioisotope Research Centre, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dDepartment of Radiology, Shinkomonji Hospital, 2-5, Dairishinmachi, Kitakyushu-shi, Moji-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^eDepartment of Occupational and Public Health Nursing, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Estimated organ absorbed doses from almost 1 million CT scans in young Australians

Z. Brady^a,b, A.V. Forsythe^a, J. McBain-Miller^a, C. Lee^c, A. Berrington de González^c, J.D. Mathews^a

^aMelbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, The Alfred, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

ARPANSA’s educational materials for radiation protection in medicine

P.D. Thomas, A.J. Mason

Medical Imaging Section, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Absorption dose in boron neutron capture therapy using optical fiber

H.D. Huh^a, S.H. Choi^b, C.Y. Lee^a, S.J. Cho^c, K.B. Kim^b, S.H. Kim^d

^aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon 400-711, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^cRadiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dDepartment of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Sensitivity analysis of the NASA space cancer risk model

L.J. Chappell^a, S.R. Elgart^b, M.R. Shavers^a

^aKBR, 2400 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058, USA; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^bUniversity of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, TX 77004, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

Activity estimation during accelerator-based BNCT treatment

M. Ishikawa^a, H. Tanaka^b, H. Kumada^c

^aGraduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-12 W-5 Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, 2 Asashiro-Nishi, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494 Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cProton Medical Research Centre, University of Tsukuba, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

An assessment of 30 years of personal dose records at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

M. Gilhen^a, K. Offer^b, R. Brown^c

^aQuality and Safety Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bPhysical Sciences Department, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 1 Arnold Street, Box Hill, VIC 3128, Australia

^cCybermynd Information Systems Consulting Pty Ltd, Donvale, VIC 3111, Australia

A bird’s-eye view of ALARA in vascular surgery – ruffling feathers in the angiography suite

J. Dawson^a,b

^aDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Monte Carlo investigation of gold nanoparticle enhanced proton therapy and the enhancement mechanisms

D. Peukert^a,b, M. Douglass^c,d, I. Kempson^a, E. Bezak^e,d

^aFuture Industries Institute, University of South Australia, SA, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDivision of ITEE, University of South Australia, SA, Australia

^cDepartment of Medical Physics, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA, Australia

^dDepartment of Physics, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia

^eCancer Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, SA, Australia

Estimating doses to aircrew using a web application programming interface (API) to a validated model of cosmic radiation in the atmosphere

I. Cornelius, T. Pugh

Amentum Aerospace, Nandin Deep Technology Incubator, Building 75, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Novel applications of a 235 MeV proton therapy medical cyclotron in space radiation research

B. Mukherjee^a,b, M. Leuschner^b, R. Hentschel^b

^aSchool of Physics (A28), University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bWest German Proton Therapy Centre Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147 Essen, Germany

Optimizing radiation protection for patients in cerebral angiography: the possibility of establishing diagnostic reference levels by imaging objectives/disease groups

G. Hitomi^a, S. Matsubara^b, T. Moritake^c, M. Mura^a, H. Matsumoto^a, F. Kusachi^a

^aDepartment of Radiological Technology, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDepartment of Radiological Health Science, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1, Iseigaoka, Kitakyushu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

An on-going review of space exploration cancer and non-cancer risk models

S. El-Jaby^a, S. Sebastian^a, F. Ali^a, M. Serran^a, J. Surette^a, G. Harrisson^a, L. Tomi^b, B.J. Lewis^c, J. Chen^d

^aCanadian Nuclear Laboratories, 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J1J0, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bCanadian Space Agency, 6767 route de L’Aeroport, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y8Y9, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cRoyal Military College of Canada (Emeritus), 13 General Crerar Crescent, Kingston, ON K7K7B4, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dHealth Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, #6302C, Ottawa, ON K1A1C1, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

The development of an advanced airborne gamma-ray spectrometry system

W. Qifan, Q. Zhangjian, W. Jiping

Department of Engineering Physics of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

Solid-state microdosimeter for personal radon dosimetry in mines and caves

L.T. Tran^a, B. James^a, D.A. Prokopovich^a,b, D. Boardman^b, S. Werczynski^b, S. Chamber^b, C. Waring^b, A. Williams^b, M. Povoli^c, A. Kok^c, M. Jackson^a,b, A. Rosenfeld^a

^aCentre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^cSINTEF, Trondheim, Norway

^dUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The status of NORM regulation in Republic of Korea

Z. Woo

Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Department of Radiation Safety Research, Republic of Korea Institute of Nuclear, P.O. Box 34142, Gwahak-ro 62, Yuseong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Impact of new ICRP dose coefficients on tourist caves

S.A. Long, S.B. Solomon

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Investigation of ²¹⁰Po activity concentration in Chinese typical seafood and dose assessment

X. Dong^a, L. Chen^a, Z. Luo^a, H. Pang^a, C. Wang^a, Z. Pan^b, R. Liu^c

^aDepartment of Radiation Safety, China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275-15, Beijing 102413, P.R. China; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bChina National Nuclear Corporation, No. 1 Nansanxiang, Sanlihe, Beijing 100822, P.R. China; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; e-mail: [e-mail]

Trace of radiocesium-bearing particles in masks worn by members of the public in Fukushima

S. Higaki^a, Y. Kurihara^b, Y. Takahashi^b

^aIsotope Science Centre, University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bSchool of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Cosmic radiation exposure to the Australian public

B. Tate, B. Orr

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Effect of new ICRP dose coefficients on workplace exposures

S.A. Long, S.B. Solomon

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Safety issues of radon from the processed products containing natural radionuclides

W.C. Choi, Y.J. Kim

NORM Safety Centre, Department of NORM Safety Management, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 62 Gwahak-RO Yusseong-Gu, Daejeon 34142, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Radon/thoron scoping study in selected historic buildings in Brisbane

P. Chauhan^a, R. Kleinschmidt^a,b, K. Coles^a

^aRadiation and Nuclear Science, Forensic and Scientific Services, Health Support Queensland, Queensland Department of Health, QLD, Australia

^bEpic Environmental, Level 6, 193 North Quay, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

A review of major exposure factors for assessment of radiation dose due to indoor radon

J. Kwon^a, J.H. Jang^a, S.W. Ji^a, S.J. Lee^a, J.W. Park^b, K.P. Kim^a

^aKyung Hee University, 1732 Deokyoungdaero, Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bKorea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon 305 338, Republic of Korea

Assessment of radioactivity levels and radiological hazards in building materials

F. Tuo

Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

Efforts to deliver accurate information on radon in Republic of Korea

K-Y. Kim

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 989-111 Daedok-Daero, Yuseong, Daejeon 34057, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radon, thoron and progeny distribution in a low air mixing environment

D.M. Watson, R. Kleinschimdt, P. Chauhan, K. Coles

Radiation and Nuclear Science, Forensic and Scientific Services, Health Support Queensland, Queensland Department of Health, P.O. Box 594, Archerfield, QLD 4108, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Review of guidance on radiological quality of Australian drinking water: alignment of the Australian drinking water guidelines with international guidance

L. Green, F. Charalambous

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Elimination of self-activity signals using peak-to-charge discrimination method for LaBr₃:Ce scintillator

M. Ishikawa^a, R. Ogawara^b

^aGraduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, N-12 W-5 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bNational Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

The future of computer simulation in radiation protection

C.M. Poole

Radiation Analytics Pty Ltd, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Development of a function for estimating intakes of radionuclides using the models and data based on ICRP 2007 Recommendations

K. Manabe, K. Sato, F. Takahashi

Radiation Risk Analysis Research Group, Risk Analysis and Applications Research Division, Nuclear Safety Research Centre, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Improving operational efficiency, compliance and community perception with real-time radiation and radon data

S.P. Turner

SensaWeb Pty Ltd, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Murapeptide protects mice and cells against ionizing radiaiton through Nod2 and ATR activation

H-R. Qin^a,b, L. Liu^a, H.J. Qu^a, Y-Y. Yang^a, J-G. Cui^a, F. Gao^a

^aDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Faculty of Naval Medicine, Second Military Medical University, 800, Xiangyin Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Nuclear Radiation, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, 507, Zhengmin Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China; e-mail: [e-mail]

Australian National Radiation Dose Register

B. Paritsky, C. Lawrence

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Effect of doping and codoping on thermoluminescence properties of NaMgF₃

A. Jain, P. Seth, S. Aggarwal

USBAS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi 110078, India; e-mail: [e-mail]

Estimation on lifetime attributable risks for thyroid cancer incidence of Korean population due to a hypothetical nuclear accident in China

H. Kim^a, S. Lee^a,b, K. Kim^a, S. Kim^a, J. Kim^a

^aFNC Technology Co., Ltd., 32F, 13 Heungdeok 1-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Synthesis and thermoluminescence studies of CaSiO₃:Yb phosphor

A. Jain, P. Seth, S. Aggarwal

USBAS, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, New Delhi 110078, India; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Analysis of dose rate effects on lifetime attributable risks for thyroid cancer incidence

K. Kim^a, S. Lee^a,b, S. Kim^a, H. Kim^a

^aFNC Technology Co., Ltd., 32F, 13, Heungdeok 1-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bDepartment of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Fibre optic based sensing of alpha and beta particles in liquids

J.L.H. Mik^a,c, C.A. Whittaker^a, C.A.G. Kalnins^a,c, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem^a,c, D.J. Ottaway^a,c, N.A. Spooner^a,b,c

^aInstitute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing and the School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

^bDST Group, PO Box 1500, Edinburgh, SA 5111, Australia

^cARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

Radiation protection in case of TENORM operations

J. Ośko, A. Burakowska, M. Dymecka, G. Szaciłowski, T. Pliszczyński

National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Sołtana 7, 05-400 Otwock, Poland; e-mail: [e-mail]

Personal alpha dosimetry service – quality assurance matters

I.M.B. Bjorndal^a, C.O.C. Caldwell^b

^aRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Laboratories, 102--110 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N-3R3, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bRadiation Safety Institute of Canada, National Office, 100 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 760, Toronto, ON M2N-6N5, Canada; e-mail: [e-mail]

Calculation of the decommissioning radiation field of nuclear power plants based on the coupling of MC and point kernel integration – study on the method and its application

Y-F. Guo^a,b, Y-F. Liu^a,b, L. Wang^a,b, S-Q. Liu^a, H-Z. Zhang^a,b

^aNuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610005, China

^bSichuan Engineering Laboratory for Nuclear Facilities Decommissioning and Radwaste Management, Chengdu 610005, China

Online monitoring technology for Pu-239 aerosol based on ICP-MS

C. Wang, G. Zheng, H. Pang, Z. Luo, R. Chen, H. Wu

Department of Radiation Safety, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Fangshan District, Beijing 102413, China

Managing existing exposure situations in the Australian context

F. Charalambous, J. Carpenter, R. Tinker, A. McCormick, G. Hirth

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, 619 Lower Plenty Road, Yallambie, VIC 3085, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Radionuclide uptake mechanisms by native flora in the vicinity of uranium mines in arid South Australia

S.B. Pandelus^a, A. Pring^a, M. Johansen^b, T.E. Payne^b, A. Stopic^b, N.A. Spooner^c,d, C.A.G. Kalnins^c, R.S. Popelka-Filcoff^a

^aCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^cSchool of Physical Sciences, and Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia

^dDefence Science and Technology Group, PO Box 1500, Edinburgh, Adelaide, SA 5111, Australia

The economics of radiation protection in medical settings: time for a new paradigm

S. Demeter^a,b,c

^aShared Health – Manitoba – Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

^bCNSC Commission Member, Ottawa, ON, Canada

^cICRP Committee 3 Member, Ottawa, ON, Canada

International survey on status of medical examinations for radiation workers – assisting comprehensive discussion

T. Iimoto^a, K. Sakai^b

^aUniversity of Tokyo, Division for Environment Health and Safety, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bukyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bTokyo Healthcare University, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8558, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

The EURADOS intercomparison action on internal dose assessment for occupational exposures: ICIDOSE 2017

A. Giussani^a, C-M. Castellani^b, G. Roberts^c, A. Andrási^d, T. Pázmándi^d

^aGerman Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bENEA, Radiation Protection Institute, Via Martiri di Monte Sole 4, 40129 Bologna, Italy; e-mail: [e-mail]

^cNuvia Ltd., Approved Dosimetry Services, Harwell OX11 0RL, UK; e-mail: [e-mail]

^dHungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Energy Research, Radiation Protection Department, 29--33 Konkoly T. M. Street, 1525 Budapest, POB 49, Hungary; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

The optimisation of ANSTO Tc-99m generator assembly process

R. Sharma, B. Hoban, H. Lake, P. Maharaj, A. Popp

Radiation Protection Services, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Optimisation of a Tc-99m generator assembly process

H. Lake, P. Maharaj, A. Popp

Radiation Protection Services, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Study about decontamination of an effective radioactive material

H. Ohtani, K. Kitayama, S. Imai, N. Tabei

Teikyo University, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Quantitative assessment of provability of radiation-related cancers considering unavoidable existence of unadjusted risk factors

M. Sasaki, H. Ogino, Y. Fujimichi, N. Hamada, T. Iwasaki, K. Yoshida, T. Hattori

Radiation Safety Research Centre, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwado kita, Komae-shi, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Effect of sieving size and sealing time of soil samples on radionuclide activity concentrations by gamma-ray spectrometer

B. Yang, F. Tuo

National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

Classifying CT scans as causal exposures vs. reverse causation exposures: a finite mixture model approach

N.R. Smoll, J.D. Mathews, K. Scurrah

School of Population and Global Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Modulatory effect of the translocator protein (TSPO) on gamma radiation-induced neurogenic, neuroinflammatory and systemic immune responses

C. Betlazar^a,b, R.J. Middleton^a, N. Howell^a, E. Davis^a, J.B. Davies^a, R. Banati^a,b, G.J Liu^a,b

^aAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

^bDiscipline of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, 94 Mallett Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

Effects of radiofrequency radiation from GSM base station on reproductive performance and sperm head abnormalities on (F₁-F₃) of albino mice, mus musculus

I.A. Aneyo^a, H.N. Ameaze^b, V.F. Doherty^a, A.A. Otitoloju^b, M.A. Aweda^c

^aDepartment of Biological Science, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, Nigeria

^bDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

^cDepartment of Radiation Biology, Radiotherapy and Radiodiagnosis, College of Medicine/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria; e-mail: [e-mail]

The latest activity of network for low dose radiation research in Japan: PLANET

K. Suzuki^a, Y. Yamada^b, M. Sasaki^c, T. Iwasaki^c, K. Yoshida^c, Y. Shimada^d, K. Ozasa^e, M. Kai^f, J. Kobayashi^g, K. Sakai^h, M. Sasataniⁱ, T. Sugihara^d, H. Tauchi^j, S. Tanaka^d, K. Doi^b, M. Tomita^c, H. Yasudaⁱ, T. Imaoka^b, S. Kakinuma^b

^aNagasaki University, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^bNational Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 263-8555, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

^cRadiation Safety Research Centre, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwadokita, Komae City, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

^dInstitute for Environmental Sciences, 1-7, Ienomae, Obuchi, Rokkasho-vil., Kamikita-gun, Aomori 039-3212, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

^eDepartment of Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Park, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^fDepartment of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2944-9, Megusuno, Oita City, Oita 870-1201, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^gRadiation Biology Centre, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

^hHigashigaoka-Tachikawa Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo Healthcare University, 2-5-1, Higashigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8558, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

ⁱResearch Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail], [e-mail]

^jDepartment of Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Mito City, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Stochastic models for cancer: implications for low-dose radiation and time since exposure effects

J.D. Mathews

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia; e-mail: [e-mail]

Consideration of low-dose radiation risk in the presence of measurement error, from a statistical perspective

M. Misumi

Department of Statistics, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, 5-2 Hijiyama Koen, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 732-0815, Japan; e-mail: [e-mail]

Design of a wide energy range neutron REM counter

C. Ran, L. Yang, L. Zhiping, L. Chuanlong

Department of Radiation Safety, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Fangshan District, Beijing 102413, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

Monitoring and evaluation of environmental dose equivalent levels around HFETR

C.J. Dong^a,b, Y. Wu^a,b, W.Z. Sun^a,b

^aSichuan Engineering Laboratory for Nuclear Facilities Decommissioning and Radwaste Management, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610213, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

^b1^st Sub-institute, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu 610005, China; e-mail: [e-mail]

The IAEA-coordinated research on characteristics, environmental behaviour and biological impact of radioactive particles

B. Salbu^a, S. Fesenko^b, A. Ulanowski^c, M. Gröning^c

^aCERAD CoE for Environmental Radioactivity, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432 Aas, Norway

^bRussian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, 109 km Kievskoye Shosse, 249032 Obninsk, Russia

^cInternational Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Environmental Laboratories, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria; e-mail: [e-mail]

Comprehensive baseline environmental monitoring of an interim legacy waste store in arid zone Australia

D. Mallants^a, G. McLachlan^b, R. Viscarra-Rossel^c, M. Leviton^d, S. Werczynski^e

^aCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research, Adelaide, SA, Australia

^bCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research, Canberra, ACT, Australia

^cCurtin University, Perth, WA, Australia

^dJacobs Engineering Group Inc., Dallas, TX, USA

^eAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia