PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society

(American Conference of Radiological Safety)

12-16 July 2009 Hilton Minneapolis/Convention Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society

(American Conference of Radiological Safety)

12-16 July 2009 Hilton Minneapolis/Convention Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Key Dates Current Events/Works-In-Progress Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 May Hotel Registration Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 June Social/Technical Preregistration Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 June HPS Annual Meeting Preregistration Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 June PEP Preregistration Deadline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 June AAHP Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 July Professional Enrichment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15 July HPS 54th Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16 July American Board of Health Physics Written Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JulyHPS Professional Development School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18 July

Registration Hours and Location Registration at the Minneapolis Convention Center - Foyer of Exhibit Hall A

Saturday, 11 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 - 5:00 pm Sunday, 12 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Monday, 13 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday, 14 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Wednesday, 15 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Thursday, 16 July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am - Noon

Saturday AAHP courses will take place in the Hilton Minneapolis.

Sunday - Thursday All Sessions, CELs and PEPs take place in

the Minneapolis Convention Center

HPS Secretariat 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd.

Suite 402 McLean, VA22101

(703) 790-1745; FAX: (703) 790-2672 Email: hps@burkinc.com; Website: www.hps.org

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Table of Contents Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Important Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hotel Reservation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tours and Events Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Scientific Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Placement Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 AAHP Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Professional Enrichment Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Continuing Education Lecture Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Annual Meeting Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54

CURRENT EVENTS/WORKS-IN-PROGRESS The submission form for the Current Events/Works-in-Progress poster session is on the Health Physics Society Website at www .hps .org under the Minneapolis Annual Meeting section . The deadline for submissions is Friday 29 May 2009 . All presentations will take place as posters on Monday, 13 July between 1:00-3:00 pm. Individuals will be notified of ac-ceptance of their WIP submissions by the middle of June . For questions regarding WIP submissions, contact Sue Burk or Lori Strong at the HPS Secretariat at 703-790-1745 or sburk@burkinc .com/lstrong@burkinc .com .

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-hour PEP courses are granted 4 CECs each; • HPS 1-hour CELs are granted 2 CECs each.

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Officers Richard E . Toohey, President

Howard Dickson, President Elect Kathryn H . Pryor, Secretary

Robert N . Cherry, Jr ., Secretary-Elect Darrell R . Fisher, Treasurer

Kevin L . Nelson, Past President Richard J . Burk, Jr ., Executive Secretary

Board of Directors Liz BrackettEric Goldin

Barbara L . Hamrick Nolan Hertel

Michael Lewandowski Matthew P . Moeller

Ali Simpkins Dan Strom

Terry YoshizumiLocal Arrangements Committee Co-chairs Jan Braun and Dan McGrane

Andy AstlefordNick BatesJohn BauhsTravis Beard

Fred EntwistleJason FloraMary Fox

Kimberly Knight-WiegertMike Lewandowski

Dan MironIrene PatrekBill Patrek

David PauluJanet Silsby

Stephen SimpsonGlenn Sturchio

Bill TurekPete Wildenborg

2009 Task Force - Minneapolis Laura Pring, Chairperson

Nicolas BatesKathy Brock

Ben EdwardsRobin Hill

Patricia LeeBrian LemieuxChris MartelMatt McFeeTara Medich

2009 Exhibitors (as of 2 April 2009)

BionomicsBladewerxCanberra

ChaseCrowe & Company

Dade MoellerEzag Analytics

Ezag IPLEzag Nuclitec

F&J Specialty GroupFluke

G/O CorporationHi-Q

HopewellLab ImpexLandauer

LNDLudlumMactecMirion

ORTECPermafixProteanRSCSScionix

Technical AssociatesThermo Fisher

William B . Johnson

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Saturday, 11 July

AAHP 1 Time - Saving Spectroscopy Mod-els8:00 AM-5:00 PM Hilton

AAHP 2 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher Course8:00 AM-5:00 PM Hilton

Sunday, July 12

PEP 1-A thru 1-H8:00-10:00 AM

PEP 2-A thru 2-H10:30 AM-12:30 PM

PEP 3-A thru 3-H2:00-4:00 PM

Welcome Reception6:00-7:00 PM

Ballroom, Hilton Minneapolis

Monday, 13 July

CEL1 Uncertainty, Variability, Bias, Error, and Blunder7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/B

CEL2 Respiratory Protection Refresher for HPs7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/E

ABHP Exam - Part 18:00-11:00 AM Hilton

MAM-A Plenary Session8:30-11:50 AM L100 B-I

Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall for allRegistrants and Opening of Exhibits

Noon-1:00 PM Exhibit Hall

PEP Program12:15-2:15 PM

PEP M1 A Systems-Engineering Approach to Establishing Quality Assurance M100APEP M2 Making Meaning of Health Physics: For Us and Them M100BPEP M3 When Legacy Sources Become Front and Center; How to Implement . . . M100CPEP M4 Uses and Misuses of Dosimetric Terms in Radiation Protection M100DPEP M5 Uranium Mining and Milling M100E

ABHP Exam - Part II12:30-6:30 PM Hilton

HPS Chapter Council1:00-2:00 PM L100A

Poster Session1:00-3:00 PM Exhibit Hall A

MPM-A Waste Management3:00-4:15 PM L100AMPM-A2 Biokinetics/Bioeffects4:30-5:30 PM L100AMPM-B Risk Analysis/Communication3:00-5:30 PM L100 B/CMPM-C Internal Dosimetry and Bioassay A3:00-5:00 PM L100 D/EMPM-D Decommissioning3:00-5:00 PM L100 F/GMPM-E Special Session: Stakeholder Engage-ment: IRPA Guiding Principles for Radiation Pro-tection Professionals on Stakeholder Engagement3:00-5:30 PM L100 H/IMPM-F Special Session: Nanotechnology3:00-5:30 PM L100 JDecommissioning Section Business Meeting

5:00 PM L100/F/G

Student Reception5:30-6:30 PM Minneapolis Convention Center

Tuesday, 14 July

CEL 3 The Characterization of Dose in Computed Tomography7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/BCEL4 System of Radiation Safety Monitor-ing for the Personnel Working at the Chernobyl Object Shelter7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/ETAM-A Environmental Special Session: 25 Years and Counting: Indoor Radon Since Watras8:45 - 11:30 AM L100 ATAM-B Medical I8:30 - 11:45 AM L100 B/CTAM-C Accelerator Section Special Session8:30 - 11:15 AM L100 D/ETAM-D Power Reactor Special Session8:30 AM - Noon L100 F/GTAM-E Special Session: Homeland Security, Radioactive Material Monitoring and Security8:00 AM - Noon L100 H/ITAM-F AAHP Special Session8:30 AM - Noon L100 J

Environmental/Radon Section Business Meeting

11:30 AM L100AMedical Section Business Meeting

Noon L100 B/CAccelerator Section Business Meeting

11:15 AM L100 D/EPower Reactor Business Meeting

Noon M100 J

AAHP Awards LuncheonNoon-2:15 PM MN Convention Center

PEP Program12:15-2:15 PM

PEP T1 How to Become a Radiation Myth Buster M100APEP T2 Radiation Science and Public Dis-course: A Risk Communication Approach to Agreement and Understanding M100BPEP T3 Introduction to HLS Radiation Detec-tion M100CPEP T4 Nuclear Power as Part of our Energy Surety & Economic Security Future M100DPEP T5 Training First Responders on Radio-logical Dispersal Devices (RDDs) and Impro-vised Nuclear Devices (INDs) Events M100ETPM-A Regulatory/Legal2:30 - 5:15 PM L100 ATPM-B Medical II2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 B/CTPM-C1 Accelerator Section Special Session2:30 - 3:45 PM L100 D/ETPM-C2 Accelerator4:15 - 5:15 PM L100 D/ETPM-D Power Reactor Special Session2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 F/GTPM-E Special Session: Homeland Security, Radioactive Material Monitoring and Security2:15 - 5:15 PM L100 H/ITPM-F AAHP Special Session2:30 - 4:30 PM L100 J

AAHP Open Meeting4:30 - 5:30 PM L100 J

HPS Awards Banquet7:00-10:00 PM Hilton Hotel

Saturday AAHP courses will take place in the Hilton Minneapolis.

Sunday - Thursday All Sessions, CELs and PEPs

take place in the Minneapolis Convention

Center

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Wednesday, 15 July

CEL5 Single Integrated Emergency Re-sponse Plan for Hospitals7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/BCEL6 Update on Medical Internal Radia-tion Dosimetry: 2009 MIRD Committee Rec-ommendations for Unifying MIRD and ICRP Formulas, Quantities, and Units7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/EWAM-A Environmental8:15 AM - Noon L100 AWAM-B Special Session: Current Topics in Medical Health Physics8:15 AM - Noon L100 B/CWAM-C External Dosimetry8:30 AM - Noon L100 D/EWAM-D Special Session: Federal Govern-ment Nuclear Detonation Preparedness8:30 AM - Noon L100 F/GWAM-E Military Health Physics Session8:30 - 11:30 AM L100 H/IWAM-F Special Session: Case Studies in Health Physics, Student Reports from the Mas-ters in Health Physics Program at the Illinois Institute of Technology8:30 AM - Noon L100 J

PEP Program12:15-2:15 PM

PEP W1 8,000 Interactions and Counting - What We Learned and What You Can Learn About Public Communication from the HPS ATE Program M100APEP W2 Fundamentals of Alpha Spectros-copy M100BPEP W3 47 CFR Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices M100CPEP W4 Health Physics Concerns of Neutron Exposures, Criticality Safety and Criticality Ac-cidents M100DPEP W5 Future Directions In Air Monitoring At Los Alamos National Laboratory M100E

WPM-A NESHAPs - Radioactive Air Meeting2:30 - 5:15 PM L100 AWPM-B Movies2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 B/CWPM-C1 External Dosimetry2:30 - 3:30 PM L100 D/EWPM-C2 Internal Dosimetry and Bioassay B4:00 - 5:00 PM L100 D/EWPM-D Homeland Security2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 F/GWPM-E Military Health Physics Session2:30 - 4:00 PM L100 H/IWPM-F Special Session: Case Studies in Health Physics, Student Reports from the Mas-ters in Health Physics Program at the Illinois Institute of Technology2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 JWPM-G ADJUNCT TECHNICAL SESSION: Aerosol Measurements6:00 - 8:00 PM Minneapolis Hilton

Military HP Section Business Mtg4:30 PM L100 H/I

HPS Business Mtg5:30 PM L100 D/E

Thursday, 16 July

CEL7 Radiation Safety Guidelines for Con-traband Detection Systems7:00-8:00 AM L100 A

CEL8 Complexity Science and Radiation Risk Communication 7:00-8:00 AM L100 J

THAM-A Operational8:15 AM - Noon L100 B/CTHAM-B Emergency Planning and Response8:15 AM - Noon L100 D/ETHAM-C Instrumentation8:30 - 11:45 AM L100 F/GTHAM-D Environmental8:15 AM - Noon L100 H/I

NOTE FOR CHPsThe 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 .

Registration Hours

Registration at the Minneapolis Convention Center

Foyer of Exhibit Hall ASaturday 2:00 - 5:00 PMSunday 7:00 AM - 7:00 PMMonday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PMTuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PMWednesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PMThursday 8:00 AM - Noon

Exhibit Hall Hours

Monday Noon - 5:00 PMTuesday 9:30 AM - 5:30 PMWednesday 9:30 AM - Noon

KEYMAM Monday AM SessionMPM Monday PM SessionTAM Tuesday AM SessionTPM Tuesday PM SessionWAM Wednesday AM SessionWPM Wednesday PM SessionTHAM Thursday AM Session

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Friday, July 10, 2009

ABHP BOARD MEETING8:30 am-5:00 pm Marquette VIII (H)

Saturday, July 11, 2009

FINANCE COMMITTEE8:00 am-Noon Conrad A (H)ABHP BOARD MEETING8:30 am-Noon Marquette VIII (H)HPS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEENoon-4:00 pm Presidental SuiteAAHP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE1:00-5:00 pm Marquette VIII (H)HP/ORS JOURNAL BOARD MEETING3:00-6:00 pm Conrad C (H)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS7:30 am-5:00 pm Marquette VI (H)AAHP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE8:30 am-5:00 pm Marquette VIII (H)PROGRAM COMMITTEE11:00 am-1:00 pm M101 A (CC)

Monday, July 13, 2009

NOMINATING COMMITTEENoon-5:00 pm M100 FCHAPTER COUNCIL MEETING1:00-2:00 pm L100AHISTORY COMMITTEE1:00-3:00 pm Conrad A (H)HPS WEB EDITORS1:00-5:00 pm Conrad C (H)RULES COMMITTEE2:00-3:00 pm M100 H (CC)AEC SUBCOMMITTEE OF ACCREDITATION2:00-4:00 pm M100 I (CC)ABHP PART I PANEL OF EXAMINERS PASSING POINT WORKSHOP2:00-5:00 pm M100 G (CC)

HPS SECTION COUNCIL2:30-3:30 pm M100 E (CC)AAHP NOMINATING COMMITTEE3:00-4:00 pm M100 J (CC)SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC ISSUESCOMMITTEE3:00-4:30 pm Presidential SuiteAWARDS COMMITTEE4:30-5:30 pm Presidential SuiteACCELERATOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE5:30-6:30 pm Conrad A (H)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

DECOMMISSIONING SECTION BOARD MEETING7:00-8:00 am Conrad C (H)ANSI N13.129:00 am-4:00 pm M100 F (CC)LAB ACCREDITATION POLICY COMMITTEE10:00 am-12:30 pm M100 G (CC)LAB ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENTCOMMITTEE11:30 am-2:00 pm M100 G (CC)HP PROGRAM DIRECTORS ORGANIZATIONNoon-2:00 pm Marquette V (H)PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEENoon-2:00 pm M100 H (CC)SOCIETY SUPPORT SUBCOMMITTEE1:00-3:00 pm Conrad A (H)GOVERNMENT & SOCIETY RELATIONSCOMMITTEE1:30-3:30 pm M100 I (CC)CSU RECEPTION - ALL ARE WELCOME5:30-7:00 pm Duluth Room (H)

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

ANSI N42.3209:00-11:00 am M100 F (CC)SCIENCE SUPPORT COMMITTEENoon-1:00 pm M100 G (CC)INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS COMMITTEENoon-2:00 pm Conrad D (H)

Health Physics Society Committee MeetingsMinneapolis Hilton (H); Minneapolis Convention Center (CC)

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STUDENT BRANCH MEETINGNoon-2:00 pm M100 F (CC)MILITARY HP SECTION EXECUTIVE BOARDNoon-2:30 pm M100 J (CC)SOCIETY SUPPORT COMMITTEENoon-3:00 pm M100 I (CC)MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE12:30-2:30 pm M100 H (CC)CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE1:00-3:00 pm Conrad B (H)STANDARDS/HPSSC MEETING1:00-4:00 pm Conrad C (H)ACADEMIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE2:00-4:00 pm M100 G (CC)HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE4:30-6:00 pm Conrad A (H)

Thursday, July 16, 2009

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE7:30-9:30 am L101 B (CC)HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING11:00 am-4:00 pm Marquette IV (H)HPS BOARD OF DIRECTORS LUNCHNoon-1:00 pm Marquette V (H)PROGRAM COMMITTEENoon-2:00 pm Boardroom I (H)

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Welcome Reception Please plan on stopping in at the Ballroom

of the Hilton Minneapolis Sunday, 12 July from 6:00-7:00 pm . There will be an opportunity to meet friends to start your evening in Minneapolis . Cash bar and light snacks will be available .

Exhibits Free Lunch! Free Lunch! – Noon, Monday,

13 July . All registered attendees are invited to attend a complimentary lunch in the exhibit hall .

Breaks Monday Afternoon-Wednesday Morning – Featuring morning continental break-fasts and afternoon refreshments such as fruit, ice cream and cookies . Be sure to stop by and visit with the exhibitors while enjoying your re-freshments!

Sessions and Course Locations Courses on Saturday will take place in the

Hilton Minneapolis . All courses and sessions Sunday through Thursday will take place at the Minneapolis Convention Center .

AAHP Awards Luncheon Minneapolis Convention Center

Tuesday 14 July Noon-2:15 pm

HPS Awards Banquet An enjoyable evening spent with members

of the Health Physics Society . This event will be held in the Hilton Minneapolis Ballroom on Tues-day, 14 July, and is an excellent opportunity to show your support for the award recipients as well as the Society . The awards will be presented after the dinner and the event will last from 7:00-10:00 pm .

Important Events

Things to Remember!All Speakers are required to check in at the Speaker Ready Room

at least one session prior to their assigned session.

All posters up Monday–Wednesday in Exhibit HallPoster Session featured Monday, 1:00-3:00 pm – No other sessions at that time

PEP Refund Policy – See page 40Registration Policy: Unless payment accompanies your form,

you will NOT be considered preregistered .

Sign up early for tours!If tours are not full by the deadline of 10 June, there is a chance that

they will be cancelled.Don’t get to the meeting and find that the tour you kept meaning to sign up

for is now cancelled due to undersubscription.

Meeting Refund Policy: Request for refunds will be honored if received in writing by 10 June . All refunds will be issued AFTER the meeting and will be subject to a $50 .00 processing fee .

NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AT THE MEETING . Refunds will not be issued to no-shows .

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54TH Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota12-16 July 2009

WELCOME The North Central Chapter of the Health Physics Society cordially invites you to attend this year’s annual meeting in beautiful Minneapolis, also known as the “City of Lakes .” The 54th Annual meeting will be held in the stunning Minneapolis Convention Center, located in downtown Minneapolis, from 12-16th July 2009 .

MINNEAPOLIS A city of amazing contrasts and combinations, the “City of Lakes” is where down-home people meet

uptown style and modern glass architecture meets outdoor green adventure . With beautiful surroundings and plenty to do, Minneapolis is an exhilarating place to spend a few days, a few weeks or a lifetime . The one-of-a-kind theater scene sells more theater tickets per capita than any U .S . city, while the city’s 22 lakes provide an abundance of year-round activities . A lush green environment combined with contemporary architecture makes the city a unique combination of natural beauty and sophistication . Upscale shopping and sidewalk dining paired with cultural and family activities make the City of Lakes a wonderful place to visit or live .

The Minneapolis skyway system links hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, office buildings, performance venues and other attractions via glass-enclosed walkways one to two floors above street level. Eight miles long, the Minneapolis skyway system was the first and is the most extensive network of enclosed skyways in the coun-try, connecting almost every building in the downtown area . The system connects more than 80 blocks, 1,000 businesses, 2,000 condos, 4,000 hotel rooms and accommodates 200,000 pedestrians every day .

Downtown Minneapolis is a glittering metropolis, which overlooks the scenic Mississippi River, is easy to get to, easy to get around in, and easily one of the most vibrant, engaging cities in America . Hot restaurants, cool shops, festive events and diverse entertainment ranging from professional sports to Broadway shows keep downtown constantly buzzing . Safe, friendly and compact, downtown is a destination and a community in one . The city’s glimmering steel and glass core spans more than 50 square blocks, encompassing financial, retail and theater districts. Sidewalk cafes, window displays and outdoor concerts have people flocking to the streets, while the city’s second-story skyway system links restaurants, stores, theaters, hotels and the Minneapolis Con-vention Center . Minneapolis is home to the Hennepin Avenue Theatre District, Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome, IDS Building, Nicollet Mall, Foshay Tower, Target Center, Guthrie Theater, Mill City Museum, St . Anthony Falls, Stone Arch Bridge, MacPhail Center for Music, Basilica of St . Mary, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis Convention Center, Orchestra Hall, ACME Comedy Club, and the Fine Line Music Café . The list could go on and on. Please visit Meet Minneapolis at http://www.minneapolis.org the official visitor Web-site for the city of Minneapolis, or the Local Arrangements Committee Website for more information .

Weather In July, the temperature in Minneapolis can sizzle with daytime highs reaching into the low 90’s . When the temperature climbs it’s also likely the dew points will rise making it feel quite humid . Luckily, these spells of heat and humidity don’t last very long and are usually interrupted by a good old fashioned thunderstorm which clears out the hot, sticky air and replaces it with our average July temperature of 83° F and beautiful clear blue skies . It’s the perfect season to hang out at one of our 10,000 lakes! Many downtown restaurants have sidewalk seating and the city is alive with bikers, joggers, sunbathers and festivals . Shorts and sandals are the standard uniform and the abundance of lakes makes bathing suits and beach towels a must .

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL - Hilton Minneapolis Located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, the upscale Hilton Minneapolis hotel is a perfect head-quarters hotel . An elegant Victorian brick building rising 25 stories above one of America’s top cities, the hotel offers a range of in-house amenities and is ideally situated to access the city’s top attractions . The 821 hotel guest rooms and suites offer all the conveniences of a four-star hotel . Guests will enjoy the signature Hilton Se-renity® Bed package . The hotel recently completed at $22 .8 million renovation giving the hotel public areas and guest rooms a new look. Additionally all the hotel rooms are fitted with large windows providing expansive views of the city . The Hilton Minneapolis is also a short six-block walk from the light-rail Nicollet Mall Station . Lastly, if the weather is too hot for you or a rain shower moves in all you need to do is head into the skyway system to get to the convention center, shopping, eating and entertainment .

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For reservations go to http://www .hilton .com/en/hi/groups/personalized/MSPMHHH-HPS-20090710/in-dex .jhtml or call 1-800-HILTONS and tell them your reservation is for the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting . The group rate for the HPS meeting is $158 .00 single/double .

Transportation - Getting Around MinneapolisTo and From the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport’s Two TerminalsLight-Rail Transit

Light-rail service to and from the airport to downtown Minneapolis and the Hilton Minneapolis is fast and efficient. Trains stop at both the Lindbergh (main) and Humphrey (charter) Terminals and connect travelers to 15 other destinations, including downtown Minneapolis to the north and the Mall of America to the south . The light-rail stations are ADA compliant . Meeting attendees will want to exit at the Nicollet Mall Station which is the station closest to the Minneapolis Hilton . Be prepared to walk six blocks to the hotel .

Airport Terminal LocationsThe Lindbergh Terminal light-rail station is located below the Transit Center, between the Blue and Red

Parking ramps . From the Tram Level (one level below bag claim), take the automated tram to the Transit Center . When you exit the tram, follow the signs to the light-rail station, located 70 feet underground .

The Humphrey Terminal light-rail station is located on the north side of the Orange parking ramp . From the Humphrey Terminal, take the skyway from Level 2 across to the parking ramp . Follow the overhead signs through both parking ramps . Take the escalators or elevators down one level to the station platform .

FrequencyLight-rail trains run every 7 or 8 minutes during peak hours and every 10 to 15 minutes at other times of

the day . From the airport, trains can take you to the Mall of America in about 11 minutes and to the Nicollet Mall Station in downtown Minneapolis in about 20 minutes .

FaresLight-rail fares for adults are $2 .25 during rush hours (Monday through Friday, 6 to 9 a .m . and 3 to 6:30

p .m .) and $1 .75 at other times . Tickets are sold at vending kiosks at the rail stations . Discounts are avail-able to senior citizens and persons with disabilities .

Taxis and BusesTravelers wishing to take a taxi, limo, bus or van can gain access to those services through Lindbergh Ter-

minal’s Ground Transportation Atrium or the Humphrey Terminal’s Ground Transport Center . Metro Transit bus service to downtown Minneapolis is accessible at the Lindbergh Terminal’s Transit Center . You can reach the Transit Center from the Red and Blue parking ramps or by taking the Hub Tram from the Lindbergh Terminal’s Tram Level . The Tram Level information booth is staffed seven days a week from 7 a .m . - 11:30 p .m . Staff pro-vides information, directions and other assistance to travelers . Travelers may also obtain wheelchairs from the information booth .

SuperShuttle DiscountAvailable to meeting attendees is a SuperShuttle van service at a discounted price if you register

on its Website in advance of your arrival . Using the link provided, the online form will be prepopulated with the discount code for HPS meeting attendees . Here is the link: http://www .supershuttle .com/default .aspx?GC=S4CPW

Driving from the Airport to the Minneapolis HiltonStay left as you head out of the airport . Take Hwy 55 E/Hwy 5 W ramp . Move right one lane and follow

signs for Hwy 55 W-Minneapolis . Stay left following Hwy 55 until you see Hwy 62 (Crosstown) signs . Stay left on Hwy 62 and continue on Hwy 62 for 4 .0 miles to I-35W northbound . Warning! This is a construction zone . Slow down and follow signage . Continue north on I-35W for 4 .8 miles using one of two left lanes designated to Downtown Minneapolis . As you near downtown, move right and take the 11th Street ramp (a right exit) . Fol-low 11th Street three blocks to Marquette Ave . Turn right into the Hilton Minneapolis main entrance .

Driving to the Minneapolis Hilton by CarFrom the South via I-35

Enter the metropolitan Twin Cities area on I-35 . At the I-35W/I-35E junction, follow I-35W for 17 .5 miles . Warning! This is a construction zone . Slow down and follow signage . Veer to the two left lanes designated to

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Downtown Minneapolis . As you near downtown, move right and take the 11th Street ramp (a right exit) . Fol-low 11th Street three blocks to Marquette Ave . Turn right into the Hilton Minneapolis main entrance .

From the East via I-94Enter the metropolitan Twin Cities area on I-94 Westbound . Stay on I-94 through St . Paul to exit 233A for

11th Street/Downtown Minneapolis . Follow 11th Street for three blocks to Marquette Ave . Turn right into the Hilton Minneapolis main entrance .

From the West via I-94Enter the metropolitan Twin Cities area on I-94 Eastbound . Stay on I-94 to exit 231A-B for Lyndale Ave/

Hennepin Ave . Turn left at Dunwoody Blvd . Take a slight left at Hennepin Ave . Turn right at 12th Street and travel four blocks then turn left on Marquette . Travel one block and turn into the Hilton Minneapolis main en-trance .

Driving to the Minneapolis Hilton from the Amtrak StationHead south on Pierce Butler to University Ave . Turn right on University, travel three blocks to Vandalia

and turn left on Vandalia . Turn right at I-94 westbound to Minneapolis . Follow exit 233A for 11th Street/Down-town Minneapolis . Follow 11th Street for three blocks to Marquette Ave . Turn right into the Hilton Minneapolis main entrance .

Hospitality SuiteHilton Minneapolis – Directors Row 2 (located on the third level above the hotel lobby)

Registered companions are welcome to the 54th Annual Meeting Hospitality Suite on the third level of the Hilton Minneapolis . The hospitality suite is just to the right of the elevators as you enter the third level . Local chapter members, knowledgeable in Minneapolis fact, history and orientation, will be present to assist you with any questions you have as you venture out “On Your Own” . Maps, restaurant information, newspapers, informational brochures, the tours schedule and just plain chat will be available . A Monday morning welcome is scheduled from 8:00 to 8:30 AM with a guest speaker from the Minneapolis Police Department – Community Outreach Program . Continental breakfast will be available Sunday through Wednesday morning for registered companions only .

Hospitality Suite Hours

Directors Row 2, Hilton Minneapolis

Monday Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 – 8:30 am

Days/Hours

Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 12:00 Noon

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Sunday 12 July 2009Twin Cities Highlights Bus Tour

9:00 AM - 12:00 noon Preregistration: $28/On site: $35Enjoy a three-hour deluxe motorcoach tour showing highlights of Minneapolis, St . Paul, and surrounding ar-

eas with a professional tour guide . Glimpse the Minneapolis skyline, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the television home of Mary Tyler Moore, St . Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River (the birthplace of Minneapolis), and more . Stop along Minnehaha Creek at the 53 foot Minnehaha Falls (immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Song of Hiawatha”) where the creek dives over the falls into the Mississippi River . In St . Paul, view the Minnesota State Capitol, the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Summit Avenue with its many homes of Victorian architecture, the James J . Hill House, the home of F . Scott Fitzgerald, and the Governor’s Mansion . The last site on the tour is the Mall of America, where passengers can choose to depart the tour to shop and return on their own to downtown Minneapolis by the convenient Light-rail sys-tem . Passengers remaining with the coach will return to the starting point – the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis .

Minnesota Twins versus Chicago White Sox Baseball Game1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Preregistration: $26 before June 19th

A block of tickets has been reserved for the Minnesota Twins versus Chicago White Sox baseball game, which will be played in the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome . Game start time is 1:10 PM . Transportation is not included . It’s a 3/4-mile walk (directions will be provided) or taxi ride from the Hilton Hotel to the Metrodome .

Monday 13 July 2009Morning Guided Walk

Tour #1: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Preregistration: $7.50/On site: $10Tour #2: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown Minneapolis .

Each morning, Monday - Thursday, a professional guide will meet the tour group in the Hilton Hotel lobby and lead a vigorous walking tour showing the highlights of Minneapolis on foot . Each day the walk will travel a different route from the hotel and show highlights that make Minneapolis unique . Some of the tour highlights will include: Loring Park (with its bike and walking paths that wind around the lake and gardens), the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden (highlighted by a giant spoon and cherry fountain), skyway system (a second story walkway) and Nicollet Mall (the

“hub” of Minneapolis commerce) . In the event of rain, the walk will take place inside using the skyway system .

Twin Cities Highlights Bus Tour9:00 AM - 12:00 noon Preregistration: $28/On site: $35

Enjoy a three-hour deluxe motorcoach tour showing highlights of Minneapolis, St . Paul, and surrounding areas with a professional tour guide . For more information, see the description of the Sunday Twin Cities tour .

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum12:30 PM - 5:00 PM Preregistration: $35/On site: $45

We will tour the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, which is an exquisite setting for any visitor who enjoys beauty, the outdoors, peace and tranquility . The Arboretum spans more than 905 acres of rolling hills, native woods, and formal display gardens featuring 15,000 flowers and plants and 5,000 varieties of trees and shrubs. At the Arboretum, we will take a narrated tram tour on Three-Mile Drive, which winds through lovely collections of shrubs, pines, firs, balsams, miniature trees for smaller yards, flowering and fruit trees, and hardy Northern Lights azaleas developed es-pecially for northern climates . Visitors may walk paths through rose gardens, herb gardens, a Japanese garden and many others . Hikers will discover trails through woods, restored prairie, and marshes . Also take the time to explore the gift shop or have a bite to eat in the Arboretum Restaurant (food not included in registration) .

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4th Annual Radioactive Open Mic Night8:00 PM - 11:00 PM FREE

Join our vendor sponsored event as they host the Fourth Annual Radioactive Open Mic Night on Monday evening in the Brit’s Pub “Club House” room . A one block walk is worth the enjoyment of classic rock n roll music provided by a good local band . Your invited to participate in the fun by joining the band onstage to play an instru-ment or sing a song . Cash bar . Stand by for more information in the near future

Tuesday 14 July 2009Annual HPS 5K Run/2K Walk

6:00 AM - 9:30 AM Preregistration: $30/On site: $35The site for this year’s race/walk is the lovely Normandale Lake Park in Bloomington, which is south of down-

town Minneapolis and home to the Mall of America . The race course is a level, paved path around a lake . Awards will be presented . Registration fee includes a T-shirt, transportation, refreshments, race timing, and awards . All participants must sign a waiver on race day, obtain a race number and pick up the official T-shirt before the race at the race location . Register early and get the T-shirt size you want . Limited to 30 participants .

Morning Guided WalkTour #3: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Preregistration: $7.50/On site: $10 Tour #4: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown Minneapolis . For more information, see the description of the Monday Guided Walks .

Stone Arch Bridge, Guthrie Theater, and Mill City Museum9:00 AM – 12:15 PM Preregistration: $41/On site: $50

We’ll enjoy a walking tour across the historic Stone Arch Bridge made of na-tive granite and limestone, and measuring 2,100-feet long by 28-feet wide . The bridge spans the Mississippi River below St . Anthony Falls in Minneapolis . The bridge was built by railroad baron James J . Hill in 1883 to allow increased move-ment of people and goods across the river . It served as a railroad bridge until 1965, after which it was renovated and is now used by pedestrians and bicyclists .

Next, we’ll tour the new Guthrie Theater, a 250,000-square-foot theater center designed by French architect Jean Nouvel . You will have the opportunity to learn about the unique building highlights and key architectural ele-ments . We will visit rehearsal rooms, stage prop and costume workshops, dressing rooms, backstage, and the “underworld” of stage elevators and trap doors .

Last, we’ll tour the Mill City Museum . For 50 years, beginning around 1880, Minneapolis was the “Flour Mill-ing Capital of the World” and the Washburn A . Mill that the museum is built upon was the most technologically advanced and the largest flour mill in the world. At peak production, it ground enough flour to make 12 million loaves of bread a day . The museum is an attraction for all ages . It provides a multisensory, interactive experience of the flour milling industry and its historical impact on Minneapolis and the nation.

Winery Tour, St. Croix River, and Stillwater10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Preregistration: $50/On site: $60

The first tour stop will be the St. Croix Vineyards, founded in 1992, and one of Minnesota’s largest and best known wineries . We will look behind-the-scenes at the vineyards and wine production facilities . The winery tour will include wine tasting with cheese, crackers, and fruit .

Continuing the tour, our guide will provide history and description as we drive around the city of Stillwater, an enchanting old river town . Anecdotes and incidents from bygone years will illuminate the lives of immigrants and entrepreneurs as we view mansions built by wealthy lumber barons, beautiful old churches on the “Street of Spires,” landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places, and the beautiful St . Croix River . Stillwater lays claim as Minnesota’s oldest town and birthplace of the Minnesota Territory in 1849 .

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Last, we will stop and spend time in downtown Stillwater, to lunch on your own in any one of many restau-rants, to meander along the St . Croix River, and to enjoy strolling and shopping on Stillwater’s historic streets, which offer an abundance of boutiques, specialty shops, antiques stores, and art galleries .

Wednesday 15 July 2009Morning Guided Walk

Tour #5: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Preregistration: $7.50/On site: $10 Tour #6: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown Minneapolis . For more information, see the description of the Monday Guided Walks .

Gangster Tour of St. Paul’s Notorious Past9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Preregistration: $35/On site: $45

Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, Creepy Karpis and Ma Barker are names from America’s Prohibition era . St . Paul was a favorite hang-out for these criminals and more, thanks to the O’Connor System . The brothers Richard O’Connor (head of the Democratic Party in Saint Paul) and John O’Connor (Chief of Police in Saint Paul) “invited” criminals to St . Paul . The brothers had three rules: (1) check in with “The Fixer” when they arrive into town, (2) payment made to the O’Connor brothers through “The Fixer,” and (3) agree not to commit any crimes in Saint Paul . In exchange for these three simple rules, the criminals could live, shop and go to the best restaurants in St . Paul without be-ing bothered by the St . Paul police department . It was said, if you were looking for a criminal, either look in jail or in the city of St . Paul .

This tour will show you the historic gangster side of St . Paul . Stops will be made along the route at the Landmark Center and Wabasha Street Caves . The Landmark Center was once the site of famous trials (J . Edgar Hoover personally escorted public enemy #1, Al Karpis, through the doors for his trial) . In the 1930’s, a nightclub and restaurant were opened in the Wabasha Street Caves; and if you listen carefully, you can still hear bands such as the Dorsey Brothers and Cab Calloway playing in the stage area with the adjoining dance floor. There is a fireplace with bullet holes in the marble mantle to remind us of a rowdier era. Saint Paul served as a cooling-off area for criminals, and you’ll even see a “Gallery” to show off some of the Caves’ more notorious

past visitors .

Historic Homes and Cathedral Tour1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Preregistration: $38/On site: $48

This tour begins with a drive along St . Paul’s Summit Avenue, one of the longest stretches of virtually uninterrupted Victorian architecture in the United States . This monumental boulevard of homes, churches, synagogues and schools attracts tour-ists and natives alike who stroll past its architectural curiosities and landmarks . Some homes to note along Summit Avenue are the James J . Hill House, the home of F . Scott Fitzgerald, and the Governor’s Mansion .

Along our way we will visit the Alexander Ramsey House . Alexander Ramsey was Minnesota’s first territorial governor and second state governor. This Victorian

home has been carefully restored and furnished with original family pieces . Tours of the house are conducted by guides dressed in period costumes .

The next stop is the James J . Hill House . This red sandstone house, completed in 1891, symbolized Hill’s success as the man behind the Great Northern Railway . He also pursued a broad range of other business interests: coal and iron ore mining, Great Lakes and Pacific Ocean shipping, banking and finance, agriculture and milling . Hill oversaw the planning, construction and furnishing of the house . Upon completion, the home contained 36,000 square feet on five floors including 13 bathrooms, 22 fireplaces, 16 crystal chandeliers and a 100 foot reception hall .

Our final stop will be the Cathedral of St. Paul, which was modeled after St. Peter’s in Rome. It is one of the largest church buildings in North America . Among its many points of interest are the 175-foot-high copper dome;

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the baldachin (canopy) over the altar with its six black-and-gold Portora marble columns; the bronze grille at the rear of the sanctuary; and the six chapels called the Shrine of Nations, in which stand statues of the patron saints of the nations whose people settled St . Paul .

Annual Pub Crawl6:00 PM - 11:00 PM Preregistration: $20/On site $25

Start the evening by meeting at Brit’s Pub and then let the fun begin! This walking pub crawl will include an eclectic mix of seven bars . We’ve got a British pub, a Scottish blue-collar bar, a fancy Spanish tapas restaurant/bar, a micro-brewery, a nautical-themed bar, a Mexican tequila bar, and lastly, finishing with Minneapolis’ famous Irish pub - The Local . Total walking distance of approximately 0 .7 miles and ending near the Hilton Hotel . Go at your own pace or follow along with a member of the local arrangements committee with 30-45 min at each loca-tion. A map will be provided. Games, prizes, and special discounts are a definite possibility!

HPS Night OutParadise Lady Cruise Yacht on the Mississippi

6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Preregistration: $60.00/On Site $70Join us and unwind on a warm summer evening as the Paradise Lady cruises along the Mississippi River .

Along your journey you’ll see sights of the Minneapolis Skyline, Historic Stone Arch Bridge, Upper and Lower St . Anthony Falls, Guthrie Theater, Nicollet Island, the new 35 W Bridge, University of Minnesota Campus, Ford Lock and Dam #1, and Fort Snelling! Experience the thrill of dropping and rising through the deepest lock on the Mis-sissippi River as we pass through the Upper Lock . Per person registration includes transportation, dinner and a three hour cruise . Cash bar will be available .

Thursday 16 July 2009Morning Guided Walk

Tour #7: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Preregistration: $7.50/On site: $10 Tour #8: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Enjoy a guided walking tour of downtown Minneapolis . For more information, see the description of the Monday Morning Guided Walks .

On Your Own! Fun in Minneapolis* Walk to Loring Greenway, a spectacular two to three block tree-lined walk leading to beautiful Loring Park . The urban beauty of Berger fountain, Loring Lake and the Arts and Recreation Center will soothe your senses . After strolling through the park, take the Whitney Bridge to the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens . There are more than 40 permanent works with additional installations rotated in on a regular basis . The “Spoonbridge and Cherry” is the Sculpture Garden’s signature icon .* Take in the rollicking Basilica Block Party held Friday, July 10th through Sunday, July 12th on the grounds of the Basilica of St . Mary at Hennepin Ave & 17th Street . Single night tickets are $35 .00; two-night passes $60 .00 . Listen to Augustana, Ziggy Marley, Need to Breathe, the Gin Blossoms and more . A toe-tapping fun-fest .* An approximate eight-minute, $10 .00 cab ride delivers you to the Uptown and Lyn-Lake neighborhoods . An eclectic collection of ethnic eateries, urban entertainment, edgy theater, bohemian coffee shops, trendy stores and galleries that will surely delight .* An approximate ten-minute, $13 .00 cab ride places you at one of the Chain of Lakes . Lake Harriet is part of our Grand Rounds Byway . It hosts the venerable band shell on its northwest shore where free nightly summer concerts bring delight . Across from the band shell is the historic Lake Harriet Streetcar, Linden Hills Station . Open every weeknight and weekends till dusk . A round trip takes 20 minutes and cost $2 .00 per adult and children 5 and over. At the northeast corner of Lake Harriet lies the Rose Gardens, a peaceful, reflective space that will delight the eye .* Rent and ride a bike around the Chain of Lakes, Brownie, Cedar, Isles, Calhoun and Harriet . A 13-mile seg-ment of the 50-mile Grand Rounds Byway .* Stroll around the warehouse district and take in the theaters and nightlife on Hennepin Avenue . See Broad-way shows at the State, Orpheum and Pantages Theatres . Hit the First Avenue & 7th Street Eatery featured in “Purple Rain” or stop into the Fine Line Music Café for a national and regional collection of music .

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* Walk to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, a great facility with over 80,000 objects gathered from all over the world. MIA focuses on art education, and as an example of its commitment to bring the fine arts to the public, has a free general admission policy . A cab ride will be about $6 .00 .* Visit the Museum of Russian Art, located at 5500 Stevens Avenue South. It’s presently the only nonprofit museum in North America dedicated solely to the preservation and presentation of educational exhibitions and related events pertaining to Russian art and artifacts . Admission is $5 .00 and a cab ride would be about $13 .00 .* Walk to the Walker Art Center, an outstanding contemporary art museum and performing arts complex . Admission fees are $10 adults, $8 seniors (65+), $6 students/teens (with ID) . The free outdoor Minneapolis Sculpture Garden is a great green space in the midst of the city .* Listen to a free musical performance at Orchestra Hall or Peavey Plaza as part of the Minnesota Orches-tra’s Sommerfest . It begins July 10th and runs through August 3rd .* Power shop at Target’s flagship two-story retail store in the heart of downtown. A unique escalator for shop-ping carts is a must see . Also tour the skyway system to Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and hundreds of fascinating shops and boutiques’ .* The Cirque du Soleil will be performing “Kooza” in St . Paul, July 3rd through July 26th . Tickets range from $60 .00 - $100 .00 .* Visit the Science Museum of Minnesota, a superb hands-on facility with IMAX and 3D laser shows . Tickets are $7 .50 to $16 .00 and cab fair to St . Paul is about $25 .00 .* Visit the Minnesota History Center and immerse yourself in the past 150 years of Minnesota history in interactive and traditional environments . Find out what the Greyhound Bus, cardiac pacemaker, and canned ham have to do with Minnesota . Tickets are $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, and $5 children ages 6-17 .* Visit Como Park with its zoo, conservatory, amusement park rides, carousel, and picnic grounds . A great place for families to spend a few hours or the whole day . The zoo and conservatory are free but a donation of at least $2 .00 is appreciated . The carousel admission is $1 .50 and pays for upkeep .* Visit the Minnesota Zoo and IMAX . Tour the new Russian Coast exhibit (opened in 2008), it’s not to be missed . Admission prices range from $8 .00 to $21 .00 depending on your choice of activities .* Historic Fort Snelling is a short walk from the Light-Rail Line . The fort tells the story of settling and develop-ment of the upper Midwest . Learn how early settlers interacted with local Native Americans and how Minne-sota became a central turning point for the settlement of the entire upper Midwest (then called the Northwest Territory) . Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17 .* The Mall of America is a wonderful shopping attraction that also contains great entertainment for young and old alike . Visit the Underwater Adventures Aquarium and come nose to nose (via a glass tunnel through the tanks) with sharks and fish. For those who crave more action, hang out with Sponge Bob and get slimed at the Nickelodeon Universe amusement park . If that’s not enough shopping for you, head next door to IKEA . Use the Light-rail for an easy mode of transportation to the Mall of America . The closest light-rail station to the Hil-ton Hotel is the Nicollet Mall Station, about a six-block walk . One-way train fare varies by age of rider and time of day but the average fare is around $2 .00 .* Visit Valleyfair amusement park and enjoy the roller coasters and other thrill rides . There are a lot of suitable rides and attractions for smaller children, prices range from $38 .00 for adults and kids taller than 48” to $18 .00 for kids shorter that 48” . Daily parking is $10 .00 .* A day trip to the Hormel SPAM Museum in Austin, Minnesota, is a once in a lifetime experience . Learn about the canned meat product that has become a worldwide icon and has transformed our language, if not our cuisine .* A day trip to Minnesota’s north shore with a visit to the historic Split Rock Lighthouse and picturesque Duluth will fill you with the peaceful beauty that Minnesotan’s relish.

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54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics SocietyMinneapolis, MN, 12-16 July 2009, Preliminary Scientific Program

Presenter’s name is asterisked (*) if other than first author.MONDAY7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/BCEL1 Uncertainty, Variability, Bias, Error, and BlunderDaniel J. StromPacific Northwest National Laboratory7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/ECEL2 Respiratory Protection Refresher for HPsGary KephartBechtel Jacobs

8:30 - 11:50 AM L100 B-I

PlenaryChair: Richard Toohey

8:30 AM Opening RemarksRichard TooheyHPS President8:40 AM PL.1It’s All About the Dose . What Dose? - a History of In-ternal Dosimetry ResearchGuilmette, R. (Morgan Lecturer)Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute9:15 AM PL.2The US Transuranium & Uranium Registries: Reap-ing the Benefits of Lifetime Follow-up of Plutonium Worker Health and Internal α-DoseJames, A.C. (Landauer Lecturer)Washington State University9:50 AM PL.3Health Effects of Internally Deposited RadionuclidesRaabe, O.G.University of California, Davis10:20 AM BREAK10:45 AM PL.4Medical Internal Dose Assessment: Progress on Many FrontsStabin, M.Vanderbilt University11:20 AM PL.5ICRP Radiation Protection Recommendations: Im-pact on US Regulatory FrameworkEckerman, K. (Dade Moeller Lecturer)Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Noon-1:00 PM Exhibit Hall A

Complimentary Lunch in Exhibit Hall for all Registrants and Opening of Exhibits

1:00 - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall A

Poster SessionAcceleratorP.1 Detection Limit as a Function of Electron En-ergy for Delayed Neutron Yields from Photofission of U-238Ankrah, M., Chandler, K., Hunt, A.Idaho State University, PocatelloBiokinetics/Bioeffects P.2 The Evaluation of Symptom Ringing Disillusion Among Children and Adult Cellular Telephone UsersKumar, N., Sharma, V.P., Mathur, N., Khan, M.Y., Khan, R.A.Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India, In-dian Institute of Toxicology Research, IndiaP.3 Effects of Ionizing Radiation Exposure on Ara-bidopsis thalianaKurimoto, T., Constable, J.V.H., Huda, A.German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), California State University, FresnoDecommissioning P.4 Evaluation of Innovative Technology for Decon-tamination of Contaminated SurfacesDua, S., Lagos, L., Calderin, D., Ngachin, M., Colon Mendoza, R.FIUP.5 Popularization of Science in the Nuclear Area Focusing on Stakeholders Living Nearby Decommis-sioned Uranium MinesDias, F., M.H.T., T., Edenil, M., Delcy, D.Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Brazilian Nu-clear IndustriesP.6 Radioecological Criteria and Norms During Re-mediation of Shore Infrastructure of Nuclear FleetShandala, N., Seregin, V.*, Sneve, M., Titov, A., Isaev, D.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, Mos-cow, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, OsloEnvironmental P.7 Review of Radon Assessment Studies in the City of Tbilisi, Republic of GeorgiaPagava, S., Rusetski, V., Kutelia, G., Shubitidze, N., Dunker, R., Farfan, E., Popp, J., Harris, J.*, Wells, D., Avtandilashvili, M.Tbilisi State University, Idaho State University, Savan-nah River National Laboratory, York College of the City University of New York

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P.8 Radiation Situation Nearby the Uranium Mining FacilityShandala, N., Filonova, A.*, Titov, A., Isaev, D., Sere-gin, V., Semenova, M.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biological Centre, Mos-cowP.9 Effective Method for Simulation of the Radioac-tive Material Dispersion in Terrestrial Surface Water BodiesWang, W., Wang, J.*, Chang, B., Chen, I.Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy CouncilP.10 A Study of Stronium 90 Analysis Method by Liq-uid Scintillation Counting for the Environmental Sam-plesWang, J., Fang, H.Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy CouncilP.11 Development of the Environmental Gamma Monitoring Network for Emergency Response Pur-poses in TaiwanHorng, M.C., Huang, F.C., Kao, M.F., Liu, C.C., Tseng, H.H., Huang, C.C.Radiation Monitoring Center, AEC, Institute of Nuclear Research, AECExternal DosimetryP.12 Investigation of a Model for the Fading of Ther-moluminescent Dosimeter Glow Curve Peak Areas in the Presence of Chronic IrradiationHarvey, J.A., Thomas, E.M., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann ArborP.13 Comparison of Peak-Determined Region of In-terest and Glow Curve Peak Fitting Analysis of Ther-moluminescent Dosimeter DataThomas, E.M., Harvey, J.A., Wu, B.M., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann ArborP.14 Reproducibility of Glow Peak Fading Charac-teristics of Thermoluminescent DosimetersWu, B.M., Harvey, J.A., Thomas, E.M., Bergen, R.J., Carney, S.E., Newton, J.P., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann ArborHomeland SecurityP.15 Wireless Encrypted Ionizing Radiation Monitor-ing in Cargo/Port AreasBaumbaugh, J., Clement, R.SSC-PacificInstrumentationP.16 Alpha 7L Alarm Set Points and Response TimesWannigman, D., Martinez, A.Los Alamos National Laboratory

P.17 Monte Carlo Spectral Simulations as Microcal-orimeter Gamma-Spectrometer Design ToolSassi, E., Johnson, T., Rabin, M., Ullom, J.Colorado State University, Los Alamos National Labo-ratory, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyEmergency Planning and ResponseP.18 Establishing the Mobile Environmental Survey System for Radiological EmergencyFang, H.Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, TaiwanP.19 The Fate of Cesium Resulting from a Radiolog-ical Dispersal Device (Rdd) in an Urban Environment and its Effect on Efficacy of a Gross Decontamination Method (Water Wash-Down)Snyder, E., Lee, S., Barzyk, J., Oudejans, L., Drake, J., McGee, J.US EPA, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Educa-tion, Arcadis US, Inc.P.20 Interregional Training of Radiation Emergency Medical Assistance for Developing Countries - Ex-perience of Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysi-cal CenterBushmanov, A.U., Kotenko, K.V., Kretov, A.S., Kras-nuk, V.I.FMBC of FMBA of RussiaInternal Dosimetry and BioassayP.21 USTUR Case 0102 CT Image Processing Tech-niques for Voxel Phantom DevelopmentTabatadze, G., Brey, R., James, T., Theel, D., Todd, S.Idaho State University - Health Physics, United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Richland WA, Portneuf Medical Center, Pocatello IDP.22 Critical Evaluation of (Pu-239)O2 Wound and Lymph Node Retention Predicted by NCRP 156’s Recommended Biokinetic Transfer RatesChelidze, N., Brey, R., James, T.Idaho State University - Health Physics, United States Transuranium and Uranium RegistriesP.23 Development of Calibration Phantoms for New-borns and Small ChildrenSinha, V., Harris, J.Idaho State UniversityP.24 An Updated Evaluation of Data from the 1980 Statistical Analysis of Plutonium in US Autopsy Tis-sueMecham, D.C, Brey, R.R., Shonka, J.J.Idaho State University, Shonka Research AssociatesP.24A Inhalation of Highly Insoluble Pu: Case Studies from the Rocky Flats Pu FireAvtandilashvili, M., Brey, R., James, T., Birchall, A.Idaho State University - Health Physics, United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Health Protec-tion Authority, United Kingdom

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P.24B Measurement of Internal Exposure for Nuclear Medicine Workers involved in I-131 Handling in KoreaCho, W.K., Lim, K.J., Chung, K.HKorea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), Korea., Ko-rea Radioisotope Association (KRA), KoreaMedicalP.25 Bremsstrahlung Exposure for DNA, RNA and RetinaBharadwai, H.Bangalore UniversityP.26 Site-Specific Skeleton Voxel Model Represent-ing Chinese Reference Adult Man and its Absorbed Dose for Idealized Photon ExposuresLiye, L., Zhi, Z., Junli, L., Binquan, Z., Rui, Q.Tsinghua University, Fundamental Science for Nation-al Defense, China Institute for Radiation ProtectionP.27 Organ Dose Estimation for Computed Tomog-raphy ExaminationsKim, K.Kyung Hee UniversityP.28 Minimization of Radiation Dose to Operators Performing Cardiac Catheterization ProceduresKim, K., Miller, D.Kyung Hee University, Uniformed Services UniversityP.29 Fluoroscopic Event Notification: an Automated Follow-up SystemMiller, J., Sturchio, G., Fetterly, K., Schueler, B.Mayo ClinicP.30 Early Medical Consequences of Radiation Inci-dents in the Former USSR TerritoryIlyin, L., Soloviev, V., Kotenko, K., Bushmanov, A.*Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological AgencyP.31 Small Doses of External Irradiation and Risk of Brain Vascular IllnessesTorubarov, F., Isaeva, N., Zvereva, Z., Dmitrieva, G.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological AgencyP.32 Abnormal Head Penetrating Irradiation by High Energy Proton BeamTorubarov, F., Zvereva, Z., Isaeva, N., Dmitrieva, G.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological AgencyP.33 Photochemical Delivery of Bleomycin in Malig-nant Glioma CellsBlickenstaff, J., Vo, V., Hirschberg, H., Madsen, S.University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Cali-fornia, IrvineOperationalP.34 Use of a Database for Accurate Shipment La-beling and Generation of Shipment FormsMiller, J., Landsworth, R., Classic, K.Mayo Clinic

P.35 Photon Response of Savannah River Site In-strumentation from 38 to 1300 keVWagoner, D.A.Savannah River SiteP.36 Dose and Dose Equivalent Rate Calcula-tions from a Solar Energetic Particle Event using Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Environment Module (EMMREM)PourArsalan, M., Towsend, L.W., Schwadron, N.A., Kozarev, K., Al-Dayeh, M.University of Tennessee, Nuclear Engineering Depart-ment, Boston University, Astronomy Dept, Southwest Research InstituteP.37 A Review of Programmatic Upgrades Recently Implemented in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Bioassay Monitoring ProgramMcLaughlin, D.A., Gillespie, T.J., Perkins, D.E., Ben-son, J.R.Oak Ridge National LaboratoryP.38 Numerical Solutions for Confidence Intervals when the Sample is Counted an Integer Times Lon-ger Than the BlankPotter, W., Strzelczyk, J.Consultant, Sacramento, University of Colorado, Den-verP.39 Classification of Radiation Devices for Indus-trial Application and Measurement of Radiation Dose in Accident ConditionsCho, W.K., Seo, K.S., Koo, B.C., Kim, C.B.Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), KoreaPower ReactorP.40 Evaluation of Neutron Flux and Gamma Dose Rates at the Irradiation Cell of the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center ReactorVasudevan, L., Newhouse, J., Remlinger, J., Reece, W.DTexas A&M UniversityWaste ManagementP.41 Long-Term Performance of Transuranic Waste Inadvertently Disposed in a Shallow Land Burial Trench at the Nevada Test SiteShott, G., Yucel, V.National Security Technologies, LLC

3:00 - 4:15 PM L100 A

MPM-A1: Waste ManagementCo-Chairs: Donald Cool, Kathryn Brock

3:00 PM MPM-A1.1Safe Sampling and Analysis of Savannah River Site (SRS) High Level Waste (HLW)Reboul, S.H., Pareizs, J.M., Fleming, K.N.Savannah River National Laboratory, WSRC Liquid Waste Organization

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3:15 PM MPM-A1.2Radioactive Waste Issues in South CarolinaPeterson, D.Francis Marion University3:30 PM MPM-A1.3Compliance for Hanford Waste Retrieval Radioactive Air EmissionsSimmons, F.CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company3:45 PM MPM-A1.4Off-Site Source Recovery at the Customer SiteBrown, D.Los Alamos National Laboratory4:00 PM MPM-A1.5International Atomic Energy Agency Efforts on Or-phan Sources and Radioactively Contaminated Ma-terial in the Metal Recycling IndustryReber, E., Friedrich, V., Jova Sed, L.International Atomic Energy Agency

4:30 - 5:30 PM L100 A

MPM-A2: Biokinetics/BioeffectsCo-Chairs: Brant Ulsh, Matt McFee

4:30 PM MPM-A2.1Upgrading the United States Transuranium and Ura-nium Registries’ Pathology DatabaseMcCord, S., James, A.United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries4:45 PM MPM-A2.2Lung and Systemic Retention of Al and W Nanopar-ticles Following Inhalation ExposuresSexton, J., Bolch, W., Jenkins, C.University of Florida, Air Force Research Laboratory5:00 PM MPM-A2.3Evaluation of Ionizing Radiation Dose Levels That Do Not Cause Stochastic Effects According to Experi-mental and Epidemiological DataKalistratova, V., Buldakov, L., Nisimov, P.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center5:15 PM MPM-A2.4A Complex Study of Actinide Biokinetics for Mini-Pigs at Short Times after Intravenous AdministrationBushmanov, A., Yatsenko, V., Kalistratova, V., Kryuch-kov, V., Borisov, N.*, Broggio, D., Franck, D.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Insti-tut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire

3:00 - 5:30 PM L100 B/C

MPM-B: Risk Analysis/CommunicationCo-Chairs: Patricia Milligan, Stewart Schneider

3:00 PM MPM-B.1Increased Cancer Mortality Risk for NASA’s ISS As-tronauts: the Contribution of Diagnostic Radiological ExaminationsDodge, C., Gonzalez, S., Picco, C., Johnston, S., Shavers, M., Van Baalen, M.*University of Houston, College of Health and Human Performance, National Aeronautics and Space Admin-istration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center Houston, Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group3:15 PM MPM-B.2Comparing Predicted Cancer Risks Associated with Ingesting Naturally Occurring Radionuclides in Drink-ing Water Supplies to Actual County Cancer RatesFalta, D.A., DeVol, T.A., Fjeld, R.A.Clemson University3:30 PM MPM-B.3Highlights of the Capstone Depleted Uranium Aerosol Characterization and Risk Assessment StudyParkhurst, M., Guilmette, R.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Lovelace Re-spiratory Research Laboratory3:45 PM MPM-B.4Cancer Risk Due to Life-Long Exposure to High Back-groundKaye, W.R., Beauvais, Z.S., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor4:00 PM MPM-B.5Becoming Radiation Myth BustersJohnson, R.H.Dade Moeller & Associates4:15 PM MPM-B.6Current Misconceptions of Radiation Effects in Vir-ginia Related to Potential Uranium MiningWales, P.M., Mastilovic, M., Rautio, J.Virginia Uranium, Inc., Capital Results4:30 PM MPM-B.7Po-210 in Cigarettes – a National TragedyMoeller, D.Dade Moeller & Associates4:45 PM MPM-B.8An Intercultural, Interdisciplinary Experience for Un-dergraduate Students Involving Radiation Health As-sessment and CommunicationKearfott, K.J., Eastman, A., McDade, M.N., Thomp-son, K.H., Gupta, M.*, Dickson, I.S., Fetterley, J.A., Newton, J.P., Cassel, A.E., White Face, C.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Oglala Lakota Col-lege, Pine Ridge, Defenders of the Black Hills

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5:00 PM MPM-B.9Public Reaction to Uranium In-Situ Recovery in North-ern ColoradoDraine, A.E., Johnson, T.E.Colorado State University5:15 MPM-B.10Hollywood’s Perception of Radiation Over the YearsKrieger, K.V.Radiation Technology Inc.

3:00 - 5:00 PM L100 D/E

MPM-C: Internal Dosimetry and Bioassay ACo-Chairs: David Hearnsberger, Stu Hinnefeld

3:00 PM MPM-C.1Canadian National Internal Dosimetry Performance Testing Program: Results of the Pilot ProgramKramer, G.Health Canada3:15 PM MPM-C.2Comparing with Data: ICRP 30 vs . ICRP 66 Respira-tory ModelsHarley, N., Fisenne, I.New York University School of Medicine, Retired US-DOE3:30 PM MPM-C.3Recalibration of the Cameco Mobile Lung CounterKramer, G., Hauck, B., Allen, S.Health Canada, Cameco Corp3:45 PM MPM-C.4Investigation of the Effect of Female Breast Size on Lung Counting Efficiency using Virtual Deformable PhantomsHegenbart, L., Mille, M., Na, Y.H., Zhang, J.Y., Ding, A.P., Urban, M., Xu, X.G.Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Rensse-laer Polytechnic Institute4:00 PM MPM-C.5Tissue Weighting Factors: Derivation and Parametric AnalysisMakinson, K.A., Hamby, D.M.Oregon State University4:15 PM MPM-C.6Development of an Exposure Facility for Counter-measures Against Radionuclide ExposureWeber, W., McDonald, J., Marshall, E., Guilmette, R.Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute4:30 PM MPM-C.7Specific Absorbed Fractions for Internal Photon Emit-ters Calculated for the RPI-Adult Male and Female PhantomsMille, M., Zhang, B.Q., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, China Institute for Radiation Protection

4:45 PM MPM-C.8Radiation Dose Induced from Cigarette SmokingPapastefanou, C.Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Atomic and Nucle-ar Physics Laboratory, Greece

3:00 - 5:00 PM L100 F/G

MPM-D: DecommissioningCo-Chairs: Tim Jannik, James Tarzia

3:00 PM MPM-D.1Decommissioning of the Salmon River SiteWatson, B., Rodriguez, R., Conway, K., Evans, R., Ka-tanic, J., Watkins, V.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NASA3:15 PM MPM-D.2Decommissioning a Major Medical Research Institu-tionMorton, A., Elder, D., Safadi, R., Johnson, T.University of Colorado Denver Hospital3:30 PM MPM-D.3Challenges Encountered in Decommissioning a Ra-dium Watch FactoryTarzia, J., Darois, M.RSCS, Inc.3:45 PM MPM-D.4History and Decommissioning of the US Commercial Vessel, NS SavannahTarzia, J., Litterer, F.RSCS, Inc.4:00 PM MPM-D.5ORISE Experiences in Developing, Conducting and Evaluating a Performance Test and Validation Plan (PTVP)Buchholz, M.A., Bailey, E.N., Riley, W.P., Vitkus, T.J.Oak Ridge Associated Universities4:15 MPM-D.6Use of LaBr3 with the HMS4 (Hold-up Measurement System 4) for Non-Destructive Assay Measurements of Low Enrichment UraniumEstes, B.Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)4:30 PM MPM-D.7Standards and Guidance for the Use of Non-Destruc-tive Assay in Characterization for DecommissioningRiley, W., Chapman, J.Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Canberra Indus-tries

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4:45 PM MPM-D.8Independent Regulatory Examination of Radiation Situation at the Areas of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Ra-dioactive Waste Storage in the Russian NorthwestShandala, N., Isaev, D.*, Sneve, M., Titov, A., Seregin, V., Filonova, A.Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, Mos-cow, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Oslo5:00 PM Decommissioning Section Business Meeting

3:00 - 5:30 PM L100 H/I

MPM-E: Special Session: Stakeholder En-gagement: IRPA Guiding Principles for Ra-diation Protection Professionals on Stake-

holder EngagementCo-Chairs: Barbara Hamrick, Kelly Classic

3:00 PM Background: Development of the Guiding Principles and their Role in Radiation ProtectionPresident Dick Toohey3:05 PM MPM-E.1Principle 1: Identifying Opportunities for EngagementJones, C.R.C.J. Exec Consulting3:15 PM MPM-E.2Principle 2: Developing a Sustainable Implementation PlanOttmer, T.3:25 PM MPM-E.3Principle 3: How to Enable an Open, Inclusive and Transparent ProcessLanza, J.3:35 PM MPM-E.4Principle 4, 5:Identifying Relevant Stakeholders and Technical Experts and Defining RolesClassic, K.Mayo Clinic3:50 PM BREAK4:05 PM MPM-E.5Principle 6, 7: Developing Goals Based on a Shared Understanding and Shared LanguageRadonich, M.Cultural Effect Consulting4:20 PM MPM-E.6Principle 8: Respecting and Valuing Different Per-spectivesJohnson, R.Dade Moeller & Associates

4:30 PM MPM-E.7Principle 9: Ensuring an Effective Feedback Mecha-nism to Improve Future Engagement ActionsJones, C.R.C.J. Exec Consulting4:40 PM MPM-E.8Summary and Future HPS ActionHamrick, B.Dade Moeller & Associates4:45 PM Open DiscussionModerated by B. HamrickDade Moeller & Associates

3:00 - 5:30 PM L100 J

MPM-F: Special Session: NanotechnologyCo-Chairs: Scott Walker, Mark Hoover

3:00 PM MPM-F.1Nano Materials – Hope for the FutureMarceau-Day, L.Louisiana State University3:30 PM MPM-F.2Nano-Particle Health Physics CalculationsWalker, L.Los Alamos National Laboratory4:00 PM MPM-F.3Current and Future Medical Applications of Nano-technologyMarceau-Day, L.Louisiana State University4:30 PM MPM-F.4Risk-Benefit and Ethics in NanotechnologyMarceau-Day, L.Louisiana State University5:00 PM Panel Discussion

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TUESDAY7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/BCEL 3 The Characterization of Dose in Computed TomographyDonovan BakalyarHenry Ford Hospital7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/ECEL4 System of Radiation Safety Monitoring for the Personnel Working at the Chernobyl Object Shel-terP. Aryasov, S. Nechaev, J. Hoyt, A.DmitrienkoRadiation Protection Institute of Ukraine, Chornobyl Shelter Implementation Plan. Project Management Unit, State Enterprise Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

8:45 - 11:30 AM L100 A

TAM-A: Environmental Special Session: 25 Years and Counting: Indoor

Radon Since WatrasCo-Chairs: Kenneth Weaver, Jim Cain

8:45 AM IntroductionJohnson, JanTetra Tech9:00 AM TAM-A.1Work to Save Dose: Contrasting Effective Dose Rates from Radon Exposure in Workplaces and Residenc-es against the Backdrop of Public and Occupational Regulatory LimitsWhicker, J., McNaughton, M.Los Alamos National Laboratory9:30 AM TAM-A.2Residential Radon EpidemiologyField, R.University of Iowa10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM TAM-A.3Contemporary Radon Measurement TechniquesSteck, D.St. John’s University11:00 AM TAM-A.4EPA and Indoor RadonConrath, S.US Environmental Protection Agency11:30 Environmental/Radon Section Business Meeting

8:30 - 11:45 AM L100 B/C

TAM-B: Medical ICo-Chairs: Ralph Lieto, Jean Saint Germain

8:30 AM TAM-B.1Exposure to the US Population from Medical Sources in 2006Thomadsen, B., Bhargavan, M., Gilley, D., Gray, J., Lipoti, J., Mahesh, M., McCrohan, J., Mettler, F., Yo-shizumi, T.University of Wisconsin, American College of Radi-ology, State of Florida, DIQUAD, LLC, State of New Jersey, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, New Mexico Veterans Health Care System, Duke University8:45 AM TAM-B.2Effects of Lead Shielding on the Fetal Dose During External-Beam Radiation Treatment of Pregnant Pa-tientsHan, B., Xu, X.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute9:00 AM TAM-B.3Realistic Phantoms for Clinical and Preclinical Dose CalculationsStabin, M., Emmons, M., Xu, X.G., Segars, W., Fer-nald, M., Marine, P., Clark, L.Vanderbilt University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti-tute, Duke University9:15 AM TAM-B.4Small Animal Dosimetry: Dose Comparison Between AAPM TG-61 and MOSFET-Based Phantom Dosim-etryAbogunde, M., Toncheva, G., Anderson-Evans, C., Craciunescu, O., Steffey, B., Dewhirst, M.,Yoshizumi, T.Duke University9:30 AM TAM-B.5Dose Assessments and Quality Assurance in Intensi-ty-Modulated Radiation TherapyTreas, J.B., Leslie, J.N.*, Fallahian, N.Geisinger Medical Center, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania9:45 AM BREAK10:15 AM TAM-B.6Lens Dose Equivalent Assessment of an Intervention-al RadiologistSturchio, G., Schueler, B., Hindal, M., Landsworth, R., Magnuson, D.Mayo Clinic10:30 AM TAM-B.7Occupational Dose During Intraoperative Injections of Fluorine-18Williamson, M., Dauer, L., Gollub, M., Akhurst, T.Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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10:45 AM TAM-B.8Dental Staff Doses for Hand-Held Dental Intraoral X-Ray UnitsBailey, E., Gray, J.Consultant, DIQUAD, LLC11:00 AM TAM-B.9Review: Photon and Neutron Activations to Medical Accelerators Using High Energy PhotonsHan, B., Nath, R., Bateman, F., Islam, M., LaFrance, T., Moore, M., Thomadsen, B., Xu, X.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Yale University, Na-tional Institute Of Standards And Technology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Baystate Health Systems, Inc., Phil-adelphia VA Medical Center, University of Wisconsin11:15 AM TAM-B.10Having Problems with your New PETWilliamson, M., Dauer, L., St Germain, J.Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center11:30 AM TAM-B.11Dosimetric Verification of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System Based on the PENFAST Monte Car-lo Code for Photon and Electron Dose CalculationsHabib, B., Poumarüde, B., Barthe, J.Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France12:00 PM Medical Section Business Meeting

8:30 - 11:15 AM L100 D/E

TAM-C: Accelerator Section Special SessionCo-Chairs: Henry Kahnhauser, Linnea Wahl

8:30 AM TAM-C.1Measurements of High Energy Photon Dose from an Outdoor Accelerator-Based SourceShannon, M.P., Hertel, N.E.Georgia Institute of Technology8:45 AM TAM-C.2A Low Cost High Energy Neutron Spectrometer Ex-tension to a Bonner Sphere SpectrometerBurgett, E., Hertel, N., Howell, R.Georgia Institute of Technology, M.D. Anderson Can-cer Center9:00 AM TAM-C.3Continuous Monitoring and On-line Analysis of Oper-ational Dose Rates: Tools to Further Mitigate Radia-tion RisksDegtiarenko, P.Jefferson Lab9:15 AM TAM-C.4Prediction of Doses From Uncontrolled Beam Losses in Heavy Ion LinacsRonningen, R., Bollen, G., Remec, I.Michigan State University, Oak Ridge National Labo-ratory

9:30 AM TAM-C.5Dose Rate Comparisons Between National Council on Radiation Protection - 144 and Monte Carlo N-Particle Extended Methods for an Open Installation Linear Accelerator up to 60 MeVSandvig, M.D., Sterbentz, J.W.Idaho National Laboratory9:45 AM BREAK10:15 AM TAM-C.6Basis for Elimination of the High Energy Neutron Do-simetry Requirement at the LANSCE Proton Radiog-raphy FacilityDuran, M., Fanning, M., Gulley, M., Kelsey, C.Los Alamos National Laboratory10:30 AM TAM-C.7New ICRP Reference Phantoms and Recommenda-tions: How Large a Difference?Hertel, N.Georgia Institute of Technology10:45 AM TAM-C.8Investigation of Shielding Requirements for Jefferson Lab Free Electron Laser UpgradeVylet, V., Neil, G.Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility11:00 AM TAM-C.9Accelerator Beam Line Quartz Window as a Brems-strahlung Radiation SourceButala, S.W., Pardo, R.C., Vondrasek, R.C.Argonne11:15 AM Accelerator Section Business Meeting

8:30 AM - Noon L100 F/G

TAM-D: Power Reactor Special SessionCo-Chairs: Roger Shaw, Larry Haynes

8:30 AM TAM-D.1New Nuclear Build and Evolving Radiation Protection Challenges - An International PerspectiveLazo, E.OECD Nuclear Energy Agency9:00 AM TAM-D.2New Nuclear Build and Evolving Radiation Protection Challenges - the US PerspectiveAndersen, R.Nuclear Energy Institute9:30 AM TAM-D.3Nuclear Power as Part of our Energy & Economic Surety FutureMiller, M.Sandia National Laboratories10:00 AM BREAK

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10:30 AM TAM-D.4Options to Revise Radiation Protection RegulationsCool, D., Morgan-Butler, K.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission11:00 AM TAM-D.5Incorporation of Advanced Technologies, Operating Experiences, and Lessons Learned into New Plant Radiation Protection Design and OperationKim, K.Electric Power Research Institute11:15 AM TAM-D.6EPRI Radiation Source Term Reduction Program for BWR and PWR Power ReactorsHussey, D.Electric Power Research Institute11:30 AM TAM-D.7World Class RP Performance to Enhance the Global Nuclear RenaissanceMiller, D., Doty, D.American Electric Power, Susquehanna Steam Elec-tric Station11:45 AM TAM-D.8INPO: Radiation Protection Department Focus AreasWilliams, D.Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

Noon M100 J

Power Reactor Business Meeting

8:00 AM - Noon L100 H/I

TAM-E: Special Session: Homeland Security, Radioactive Material Monitoring and Security

Co-Chairs: Bill Rhodes, Carson Riland8:00 AM TAM-E.1Advanced Detection Techniques to Combat Nuclear and Radiological TerrorismDuftschmid, K. (Morgan Lecturer)Technical University Graz, Austria8:30 AM TAM-E.2Canadian Radiological Emergency Response Exer-cise Scenarios Using Both Sealed and Unsealed Ra-dioactive SourcesErhardt, L., Sparkes, S., Quayle, D., Ellaschuk, B., Kenny, P., Morris, R., Chaput, J.Defence R&D Canada, Ottawa, Defence R&D Cana-da - Centre for Security Science, International Safety Research Inc.9:00 AM TAM-E.3International Efforts to Address the “Dirty Bomb” ThreatCutler, K.US Department of State

9:30 AM BREAK10:00 AM TAM-E.4Challenges in Deploying Radiation Detection Sys-tems InternationallyEkman, M.E.Sandia National Laboratories10:30 AM TAM-E.5Nuclear Critical Infrastructure ProtectionConklin, W.C.Department of Homeland Security11:00 AM TAM-E.6United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Initia-tives to Enhance Security of Radioactive MaterialShaffer, M.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission11:30 AM TAM-E.7Reevaluation of the List of Radioactive Sources Suf-ficient to Create a Significant Radiological Dispersal Device or Radiation Exposure DeviceSturz, F.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

8:30 AM - Noon L100 J

TAM-F: AAHP Special SessionCo-Chairs: Nancy Kirner, Thomas S.Tenforde

8:30 AM TAM-F.1Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the US PopulationKase, K., Miller, K., Strom, D., Suleiman, O., Thomad-sen, B., Quinn, D., Rosenstein, M.National Council on Radiation Protection and Mea-surements, Pennsylvania State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Food and Drug Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, DAC, Inc9:00 AM TAM-F.2Building Bridges in Health PhysicsMossman, K.L.Arizona State University, Tempe9:15 AM TAM-F.3Long-term Animal Studies: Past and New Results Re-lated to Low Dose and Low-Dose Rate ExposuresWoloschak, G., Alcantara, M., Paunesku, D., Haley, B., Paunesku, T.Northwestern University9:45 AM TAM-F.4Gene Expression and Network Activation following Bystander and Low Dose Radiation ExposuresAmundson, S.Columbia University Medical Center10:15 AM BREAK

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10:45 AM TAM-F.5Sensitivity of Human Lymphocytes to Low-Dose Ra-diationLivingston, G.Oak Ridge Associated Universities11:15 AM TAM-F.6Applicability of Annual Limit on Intake/Derived Air Concentration for High Dose Deterministic EffectsSorcic, J.Colorado State University11:30 AM TAM-F.7Prophylaxis of Damage from Ionizing and Ultraviolet Radiation by the Natural Folate 5-Methyltetrahydro-folic AcidBailey, S.W.University of South Alabama

2:30 - 5:15 PM L100 A

TPM-A: Regulatory/LegalCo-Chairs: Cynthia Jones, Andrew Mauer

2:30 PM TPM-A.1Maturity of FIU Radiation Program from Infancy to AdulthoodDua, S., Mwaisela-Rose, J.FIU2:45 PM TPM-A.2Conversion of Generally Licensed Devices to Exempt DevicesBrandon, T.International Radiation Safety Consulting, Inc.3:00 PM TPM-A.3Common Misconceptions Concerning US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exempt Quantity and Con-centration RegulationsChapel, S.IRSC Inc.3:15 PM TPM-A.4US NRC Regulatory Initiatives in Enhancing Account-abilty of Radioactive MaterialMauer, A.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission3:30 PM BREAK4:00 PM TPM-A.5Tritium Exit Signs - the Need for an Amnesty ProgramMoeller, M., Allard, D., Hamrick, B.Dade Moeller & Associates, PA Department Bureau of Radiation Protection4:15 PM TPM-A.6Tritium Exit Signs: Regulatory IssuesMerwin, S., Ikenberry, T., Herrington, W.Dade Moeller & Associates

4:30 PM TPM-A.7The Tritium Exit Sign DilemmaKay, S.E., Hampton, S.D., Baker, J.P.Eli Lilly and Company4:45 PM TPM-A.8Update on the US Strategy for the Security and Use of Cesium-137 Chloride Sources - Friend or Foe?Jones, C.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission5:00 PM TPM-A.9Yucca Mountain Repository - Planning for the FutureMoeller, M.Dade Moeller & Associates

2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 B/C

TPM-B: Medical IICo-Chairs: Mary E. Moore, Matt Williamson

2:30 PM TPM-B.1Comparison of CT Organ Doses Calculated from Styl-ized and Realistic PhantomsLiu, H., Gu, J., Caracappa, P.*, Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute2:45 PM TPM-B.2A Monte Carlo Dose Estimation Method using a Vox-elized Phantom for Pediatric CBCTKim, S., Yoshizumi, T., Toncheva, G., Yin, F., Frush, D.Duke University3:00 PM TPM-B.3The Design of a New PC Software for Estimating Pa-tient Doses from CT ScansDing, A., Gu, J.*, Liu, H., Caracappa, P., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fudan Uni-versity3:15 PM TPM-B.4Estimating Effective Dose (E) Using Dose Length Product (DLP): Effects of Adopting International Com-mission on Radiation Protection (ICRP) Publication 103, or Changing Tube Potential (kV), as in Dual-En-ergy Computed Tomography (DECT)Christner, J., Kofler, J., McCollough, C.Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN3:30 PM BREAK4:00 PM TPM-B.5Evaluation of Three Computer Codes for Diagnostic X-Ray Spectra in CT DosimetryGu, J., Caracappa, P., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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4:15 PM TPM-B.6Evaluation of Radiation Dosing Utilizing Coronary Dual-Source Computed Tomography Angiography in a Community Clinical SettingMcHugh, V., Jafari, M.*, Kallies, K., Gundrum, J., Ail-iani, R., Patel, U.Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, Gundersen Lutheran Health System4:30 PM TPM-B.7Patient Organ Doses from the Varian On-Board Im-ager: a Monte Carlo Study using a CT Scanner Model and Adult Patient PhantomsGu, J., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute4:45 PM TPM-B.8Assessment of Quality Assurance Compliance in the Use of Computed Tomography Machines in Kenyan HospitalsKorir, G.K., Wambani, J.S., Mustapha, A.O., Maina, D.M.University of Massachusetts Lowell, Kenyatta Nation-al Hospital, University of Nairobi

2:30 - 3:45 PM L100 D/E

TPM-C1: Accelerator Section Special Session

Co-Chairs: Henry Kahnhauser, Linnea Wahl2:30 PM TPM-C1.1Lujan Center Health Physics Experiment Proposal Reviews and Experiment DesignWalker, L.S., Aull, F., Conradson, L., Wiemann, P., Llo-bet, A., Lewis, P.Los Alamos National Laboratory, Misole2:45 PM TPM-C1.2Experiences from First Top-Off Injection at the Stan-ford Synchrotron Radiation LightsourceBauer, J.M., Prinz, A.A., Liu, J.C., Rokni, S.H.SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory3:00 PM TPM-C1.3Authorized Limits for Clearance of Neutron Scattering Experiment Samples at Oak Ridge National Labora-toryStephens, G.M., Gregory, D.C., Schwahn, S.O., Reaves, K.L.Oak Ridge National Laboratory3:15 PM TPM-C1.4Initial Public Air Dose Estimates using National Coun-cil on Radiation Protection - 144 Air Activation Meth-ods for an Open Installation Linear Accelerator up to 60 MeVSandvig, M.D., Rood, A.S.Idaho National Laboratory

3:30 PM TPM-C1.5Predictive Modeling of Activation Decay Rates at the Spallation Neutron SourceSchwahn, S.O., Gregory, D.C., Reaves, K.L., Craft, D.A.Oak Ridge National Laboratory3:45 PM BREAK

4:15 - 5:15 PM L100 D/E

TPM-C2: AcceleratorCo-Chairs: Henry Kahnhauser, Linnea Wahl

4:15 PM TPM-C2.1Monte Carlo Simulation of Laser Compton Scattered X-rays and its Imaging ApplicabilityNaeem, S.F., Chouffani, K., Wells, D.P., Forest, T.Idaho State University, Idaho Accelerator Center4:30 PM TPM-C2.2Using EGS4 to Assess the Maximum Credible Syn-chrotron X-ray Dose in APS Beamline 7ID D-HutchDooling, J.Argonne National Laboratory4:45 PM TPM-C2.3Limitations of Bremsstrahlung Radiation for Micro-beam Radiation TherapyNeba, N.R., Wells, D., Dimitrov, V., Hunt, A., Harmon, F., Beezhold, W.Idaho State University, Idaho Accelerator Center5:00 PM TPM-C2.4Preliminary Production of Mo-99/Tc-99m and Cu-67 at the Idaho Accelerator CenterSinha, V., Tchelidze, L., Harris, J.*, Wells, D.Idaho State University

2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 F/G

TPM-D: Power Reactor Special SessionCo-Chairs: Roger Shaw, Larry Haynes

2:30 PM TPM-D.1Radioactive Waste and Combined License Applica-tion ExperienceMaisler, J.J.ENERCON2:45 PM TPM-D.2Overview of NRC Part 50 and Appendix I Regulations UpdateDehmel, J., Frye, T.US Nuclear Regulatory Commission3:00 PM TPM-D.3Radiological Environmental and Public Exposure Considerations for Existing and Future Nuclear Pow-er PlantsHarris, J., Miller, D.Idaho State University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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3:15 PM TPM-D.4Development of Radiation Protection ManagersHarris, W.Exelon Nuclear3:30 PM BREAK4:00 PM TPM-D.6Where O Where Have All the HP Techs Gone? and What’re You Gonna Do About It?Goldin, E., Miller, W., Matthews, R.San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Missouri Uni-versity, MiraCosta College4:15 PM TPM-D.7Cooperative Efforts Between the Bloomsburg Univer-sity Health Physics Program and the PPL Susque-hanna Nuclear PlantSimpson, D., Smith, R.Bloomsburg University, PPL Susquehanna4:30 PM TPM-D.8Dominion-Central Virginia Community College Part-nership - a Pilot Success StoryTarantino, C.Dominion Generation, Corporate Office4:45 PM TPM-D.9Nuclear Renascence and/ Industry-Government-Ac-ademic/Cooperation to Enhance Workforce Devel-opment in Health Physics (HP)/Case of Alcorn State University(ASU) in MississippiAceil, S.M.Alcorn State University

2:15 - 5:15 PM L100 H/I

TPM-E: Special Session: Homeland Security, Radioactive Material Monitoring and Security

Co-Chairs: Bill Rhodes, Carson Riland2:15 PM TPM-E.1Overview of Global Threat Reduction Initiative Do-mestic Threat Reduction EffortsIliopulos, I.National Nuclear Security Administration2:45 PM TPM-E.2Increased Security Requirements on State Radiation Control Regulatory ProgramsGilley, D., Vause, P., Hamilton, C., Passetti, W.Florida Bureau of Radiation Control3:15 PM TPM-E.3Cesium Irradiators In-Device Delay Security En-hancementsTensmeyer, P., Bodnaruk, E., Brooks, S.National Nuclear Security Administration, Sandia Na-tional Laboratory

3:45 PM BREAK4:15 PM TPM-E.4Sealed Source Disposal Challenges and National Se-curityCuthbertson, A.National Nuclear Security Administration4:45 PM TPM-E.5GTRI Security Enhancements at the University of PennsylvaniaForrest, R., Mahoney, A.University of Pennsylvania

2:30 - 4:30 PM L100 J

TPM-F: AAHP Special SessionCo-Chairs: Nancy Kirner, Thomas S. Tenforde

2:30 PM TPM-F.1Health Effects of Ionizing RadiationStrom, D.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory3:00 PM TPM-F.2Indoor Radon Risk: What Do We Know and How Do We Know It?Johnson, J.A.Tetra Tech3:15 PM BREAK3:45 PM TPM-F.3IAEA New Laboratories Facilities for Assessing Oc-cupational ExposureCruz Suarez, R., Gann, E., Heiss, J., Capote-Cuellar, A., Villarreal, C., Deboodt, P., Czarwinski, R.International Atomic Energy Agency4:00 PM TPM-F.4Current Situation and Future Challenges on Occupa-tional Radiation Protection in Latin-AmericaCruz Suarez, R., Deboodt, P., Ramirez, R.International Atomic Energy Agency4:15 PM TPM-F.5The IAEA Pu-240 Incident, Clean-Up and Lessons LearntHunt, J.G., Schmitzer, C., Hochmann, R., Eisenwag-ner, H., Benesch, T., Deboodt, P., Cruz-Suarez, R.International Atomic Energy Agency

4:30 - 5:30 PM L100 J

AAHP Open Meeting

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WEDNESDAY7:00-8:00 AM M100 A/BCEL5 Single Integrated Emergency Response Plan for HospitalsTom MorganUniversity of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital7:00-8:00 AM M100 D/ECEL 6 Update on Medical Internal Radiation Do-simetry: 2009 MIRD Committee Recommendations for Unifying MIRD and ICRP Formulas, Quantities, and UnitsDarrell R. Fisher, Wesley E. BolchPacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Florida

8:15 AM - Noon L100 A

WAM-A: EnvironmentalCo-Chairs: Matthew Barnett, Kathryn A. Higley

8:15 AM WAM-A.1International Atomic Energy Agency - Environmen-tal Modelling for Radiation Safety Working Group on Reference Methodologies for Controlled DischargesStocki, T.Health Canada8:30 AM WAM-A.2Modeling of Instantaneous and Latent Doses Due to Hypothetical Atmospheric Dispersals of Radioactive Material at an in Situ Leach MineBeauvais, Z.S., Fariz, H.G., Thompson, K.H., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor8:45 AM WAM-A.3Update and Review of the MILDOS-AREA Software for Radiological Dose Estimation of Uranium Mining ActivitiesChen, S.Y., Kamboj, S., LePoire, D., Klett, T., Arnish, J., Watson, B., Schwartzman, A.Argonne National Laboratory, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission9:00 AM WAM-A.4Application of Multivariate Statistics and Unique Dose Models in the Characterization and Remediation of Properties Contaminated with NORM WasteAdams, S., Carson, J.Shaw E&I9:15 AM WAM-A.5Comparison of Commercial Cosmic Ray Dose Equiv-alent Codes to Measured Radiation Exposure of Na-val Avaitors and Civilian Air TravelersDobisesky, J.P., Nelson, M.E., Nicholson, J.W., Pi-sacane, V.L.US Naval Academy

9:30 AM BREAK10:00 AM WAM-A.6Radiation Doses to Hanford Workers from Natural Potassium-40Lynch, T., Strom, D., Weier, D.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory10:15 AM WAM-A.7External Photon Dose Rates in US Counties Based on Airborne Gamma SpectrometryNgachin, M., Strom, D., Napier, B., Seiple, T.Florida International University, Pacific Northwest Na-tional Laboratory10:30 AM WAM-A.8Variability and Uncertainty in Effective Doses to the US Population from Internal RadionuclidesWatson, D., Strom, D., Stabin, M.Washington State University, Pacific Northwest Na-tional Laboratory, Vanderbilt University10:45 AM WAM-A.9Uncertainty and Variability in Ubiquitous Background Radiation Doses to the US PopulationStrom, D., Birchall, A., Borak, T., Gesell, T., Goldha-gen, P., James, A., O’Brien III, K., Puskin, J.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.K. Health Protection Agency, Colorado State University, Idaho State University, US Department of Homeland Secu-rity, US Transuranium and Uranium Registries, North-ern Arizona University, US Environmental Protection Agency11:00 AM WAM-A.10Polonium Transfer and its Dose to the Land Snail Tra-chia vittataRoss, E.M., Wesley, S.G.11:15 AM WAM-A.11Radioactive and Non-radioactive Contaminants in Aquifers Post In-Situ Recovery Uranium MiningColer, A., Johnson, T.Colorado State University11:30 AM WAM-A.12Trace Element Analysis: An Alternative Approach to Developing Environmental Transfer FactorsHigley, K., Bytwerk, D., Fasth, B., Hay, T., Knapp, N., Minc, L.Oregon State University11:45 AM WAM-A.13Chlorine-36: An Understudied NuclideHigley, K., Bytwerk, D.*, Shaw, C.Oregon State University

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8:15 AM - Noon L100 B/C

WAM-B: Special Session: Current Topics in Medical Health Physics

Co-Chairs: Ralph Lieto, Terry Yoshizumi8:15 AM WAM-B.1Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the US Population - Patients and Medical StaffKase, K., Thomadsen, B., Miller, K., Strom, D., Sulei-man, O., Quinn, D., Rosenstein, M.National Council on Radiation Protection and Mea-surements, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Penn-sylvania State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US Food and Drug Administration, DAC, Inc.9:00 AM WAM-B.2CT Dose Assessments in Clinical Practice: What’s Typical, What’s Too Much?McCollough, C., Kofler, J.*Mayo Clinic9:30 AM WAM-B.3Use of an Electronic Personal Dosimeter to Mea-sure Patient-Specific Biological Removal Rates of Io-dine-123 and 131 and use in Compliance with Patient Release CriteriaMartel, C.B.Brigham and Women’s Hospital10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM WAM-B.4Medical Material EventsLieto, R.St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI11:00 AM WAM-B.5Complying with Increased Control RequirementsJacob, N.Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University11:30 AM WAM-B.6AAPM TG 124- Guide for Developing a Credentialing Program for Fluoroscopy UsersMoore, M.E.Philadelphia VA Medical Center

8:30 AM - Noon L100 D/E

WAM-C: External DosimetryCo-Chairs: Chris Passmore, Peter Caracappa

8:30 AM WAM-C.1 The new VARSKIN 4 Photon Dosimetry Model of the SkinRyan, M., Lodwick, C.*, Hamby, D.Oregon State University

8:45 AM WAM-C.2Measurement of X-Ray Spectra at NIST as Part of a Program to Establish Facility Specific Air-Kerma to Dose Equivalent Conversion CoefficientsSoares, C.G., O’Brien, C.M., Minniti, R.National Institute of Standards and Technology9:00 AM WAM-C.3Study of the Linearity, Accuracy, and Precision of Pocket Ionization ChambersBergen, R.J., Harvey, J.A., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor9:15 AM WAM-C.4Measurements of Radiation Detectors Made on a Tis-sue Equivalent Phantom and Free in AirMinniti, R., Pibida, L.S., Soares, C.G.National Institute of Standards and Technology9:30 AM WAM-C.5OSL Albedo Neutron DosimeterPassmore, C., Yoder, D.Landauer, Inc.9:45 AM WAM-C.6Monte Carlo Modeling of Workers Walking on Con-taminated Ground for Accurate Environmental Do-simetryHan, B., Zhang, J., Na, Y., Caracappa, P., Xu, X.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute10:00 AM WAM-C.7The Impact of the ICRP-103 Recommendations: a Dosimetric Study of External Photon and Neutron BeamsCaracappa, P., Zhang, J., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute10:15 AM BREAK10:45 AM WAM-C.8Organ Doses from External Proton Beams Calculated from a Pair of ICRP-89 50th-Percentile Adult Phan-tomsZhang, J., Na, Y., Han, B.*, Caracappa, P., Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute11:00 AM WAM-C.9Organ Doses from External Neutron Beams for a Pair of ICRP-89 50th-Percentile Adult PhantomsZhang, J., Na, Y., Han, B., Caracappa, P.*, Xu, X.G.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute11:15 AM WAM-C.10Dose Response Modeling for Critical Organs in Inten-sity Modulation Radiation Therapy (IMRT) TreatmentsPyakuryal, A.Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Illinois at Chicago

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11:30 AM WAM-C.11Neutron and Gamma Measurements within a Mixed Field at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Re-search ReactorTalmadge, M.C., Kegel, G.H.R., Bobek, L.UMass Lowell11:45 AM WAM-C.12Radio Frequency (RF) Field Strength Fluctuation Due to Digital Conversion of Television Signals: a Pilot StudyLane, P., Johnson, T.Colorado State University

8:30 AM - Noon L100 F/G

WAM-D: Special Session: Federal Govern-ment Nuclear Detonation Preparedness

Co-Chairs: John Lanza, Tammy Taylor8:30 AM WAM-D.1An Introduction to Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear DetonationTaylor, T., Jackson, K., Ansari, A., Aponte, M., Bentz, J., Bowman, D., Coleman, N., Daigler, D., DeCair, S., Dixon, J.Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Homeland Security Council, Executive Office of the President, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, De-partment of Energy, Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Environ-mental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Con-trol & Prevention8:45 AM WAM-D.2Nuclear Weapons Effects And Impacts in the Urban EnvironmentMacKinney, J.A., Mercier, C., Buddemeier, B.R.US Department of Homeland Security, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory9:15 AM WAM-D.3Responding to the Aftermath of Nuclear Terrorism; Working with State & Local CommunitiesBuddemeier, B.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory9:30 AM WAM-D.4A Zoned Approach to Nuclear Detonation Emergency ResponseTaylor, T., Jackson, K., Ansari, A., Coleman, N., De-Cair, S., Dixon, J., Hrdina, C., MacKinney, J., Mercier, J., Milligan, P.Executive Office of the President, Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Department of De-fense, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10:00 AM BREAK10:30 AM WAM-D.5Sheltering and Evacuation RecommendationsPoeton, R.W., DeCair, S.D.*, Milligan, P.A., Radow, L.US Environmental Protection Agency, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Department of Transpor-tation11:00 AM WAM-D.6Medical Response Planning Guidance for a Nuclear DetonationColeman, C.N., Hrdina, C., Mercier, J.Department of Health and Human Services, Depart-ment of Defense11:30 AM WAM-D.7Population Monitoring and Decontamination Recom-mendationsAnsari, A., Dixon, J., Whitcomb, R., Miller, C.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention11:45 AM WAM-D.8A State and Local Community’s Perspective Regard-ing Federal Nuclear Detonation PlanningKaufman, K., Day, J.*Los Angeles Public Health

8:30 -11:30 AM L100 H/I

WAM-E: Military Health Physics SessionCo-Chairs: Richard Rasmussen, Scott Nichelson

8:30 AM WAM-E.1The 101st Airborne Division and the Tuwaitha NuclearMelanson, M., Geckle, L., Davidson, B.Walter Reed Army Medical Center, US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine9:15 AM WAM-E.2The Combined Effects of a Nuclear Detonation on Soldier Performance: an Overview of the Methodol-ogy Implemented in the Consolidated Human Re-sponse Nuclear Effects ModelBergman, J.J., Millage, K.K., McClellan, G.E., Levin, S.G.Applied Research Associates, Inc., Technico South-west, Inc.9:45 AM WAM-E.3An Introduction to the Medical CBRN Battlebook (USACHPPM Technical Guide 244)Falo, G.A., Goodison, S.G.US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine10:00 AM BREAK

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10:30 AM WAM-E.4Beyond the Army’s Capstone Depleted Uranium Re-port: Response to the National Academy of Sciences Committee on ToxicologyAlberth, D.P., Szrom, F., Falo, G.A., Roszell, L.E., Melanson, M.A.US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center11:00 AM WAM-E.6Joint Publication 3-11: Department of Defense Guid-ance for Radiological Composite Risk ManagementGoodison, S., Falo, G.*USACHPPM

8:30 AM - Noon L100 J

WAM-F: Special Session: Case Studies in Health Physics, Student Reports from the Masters in Health Physics Program at the

Illinois Institute of TechnologyChair: Laurence Friedman

WAM-F.1 Human Factors at Three Mile IslandHanson, R.IITWAM-F.2 Irradiator Source JamsBuzzell, J.IITWAM-F.3 Operation Morning LightHull, S.IITWAM-F.4 TMI Vessel Investigation ProjectKeene, R.IITWAM-F.5 Broken Cobalt-60 Check SourceMiller, W.IIT

2:30 - 5:15 PM L100 A

WPM-A: NESHAPs - Radioactive Air MeetingCo-Chairs: Matthew Barnett, Gustavo Vazquez

2:30 PM IntroductionMatthew Barnett2:45 PM WPM-A.1EPA OverviewRosnick, R.EPA-HQ

3:15 PM WPM-A.2Department of Energy Subpart H Summary ReportVazquez, G.Department of Energy3:45 PM BREAK4:15 PM WPM-A.3Standards, Guides and Directives Relevant to Air-borne Radioactive EmissionsGlissmeyer, J.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory4:45 PM WPM-A.4NESHAP Rad Air Special Session - Technical Items DiscussionSmith, L., Scofield, P., Wahl, L.Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 B/C

WPM-B: Movies

2:30 - 3:30 PM L100 D/E

WPM-C1: External DosimetryCo-Chairs: Jack Fix, Robert Scherpelz

2:30 PM WPM-C1.1External Dosimetry Studies of Mayak WorkersScherpelz, R.I., Vasilenko, E.K., Gorelov, M.V., Strom, D.J., Smetanin, M.Y.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Mayak Produc-tion Association2:45 PM WPM-C1.2A Unified Approach to Uncertainty for Mayak Worker DosimetryStrom, D., Scherpelz, R.*, Napier, B.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory3:00 PM WPM-C1.3Neutron Dose Reconstruction Methods at Mound un-der Part B of the Energy Employees Compensation Act Morris, R.L., Faust, L.G., Smith, B.P., Chew, M.H., Fix, J.J., Ulsh, B.A.M.H. Chew & Associates, Inc., Dade Moeller & Asso-ciates, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health3:15 PM WPM-C1.4Retrospective Evaluation of Hanford Plutonium Facil-ity Occupational Neutron DoseFix, J., Glover, S., Taulbee, T., Macievic, G.Dade Moeller & Associates, National Institute of Oc-cupational Safety and Health, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support3:45 PM BREAK

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4:00 - 5:00 PM L100 D/E

WPM-C2: Internal Dosimetry and Bioassay BCo-Chairs: Tim Kirkham, Wayne Gaul

4:00 PM WPM-C2.1A Method to Correct Direct, in Vivo Measurement Re-sults of Am-241 in the Lungs for Interference Caused by Activity Deposited in Other OrgansLobaugh, M., Glover, S., Spitz, H.University of Cincinnati4:15 PM WPM-C2.2A Review of Wound Cases from the DOE Hanford SiteAntonio, C., Carbaugh, E., McClellan, J.Battelle-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory4:30 PM WPM-C2.3Predicting Internal Dose from Air Sampling Results from a Radiological or Nuclear EventLohaus, J.H., Krieger, K.V.*, Semler, K.A.USAF, Texas A&M, NUEN Department, Dycor Tech-nologies Ltd4:45 PM WPM-C2.4Recent Study on the Metabolism of Po-210 in Rats - a Preliminary ReportLi, C., Sadi, B., Wyatt, H., Priest, N., Kramer, G.Health Canada, Atomic Energy Canada Limited

2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 F/G

WPM-D: Homeland SecurityCo-Chairs: Paul Stansbury, Jim Barnes

2:30 PM WPM-D.1Using the Inspector1000 and Falcon5000 for Dem-onstrating SNM Safeguards Measurements for the Nuclear Science Merit Badge, Boy Scouts of AmericaChapman, J.Canberra Industries2:45 PM WPM-D.2Cf-252 Characterization for Testing Instrumentation - per Homeland Security RequirementsHogue, M., Morgan, B.W.Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Bartlett Nu-clear, Inc.3:00 PM WPM-D.3Update on the Revision of ANSI/HPS N43 .17 Radia-tion Safety for Personnel Security Screening Systems Using X-ray or Gamma RadiationKassiday, D.US Food and Drug Administration

3:15 PM WPM-D.4Update on the Development of American National Standards Institute N43 .16, Radiation Safety for X and Gamma Ray Cargo and Vehicle Security Screen-ing Systems (Up To 10 MeV)Jones, C.R., Szrom, F., Kassiday, D.F.H., Cerra, F.US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Retired)3:30 PM BREAK4:00 PM WPM-D.5Establishing an Operational Area Boundary around Cargo and Vehicle Inspection SystemsJones, C.R., Szrom, F., Kassiday, D.F.H., Cerra, F.US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, National Institute of Standards and Technology (Retired)4:15 PM WPM-D.6The Challenges of Radiological Scanning of Ship-to-Rail IntermodalStansbury, P., Reichmuth, B.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory4:30 PM WPM-D.7ITTF/IDOT Radiation Detection Pilot ProgramDunn, W., Korty, T.PROTECT-US, Inc., Illinois Department of Transporta-tion4:45 PM WPM-D.8Proposed Design for a Mobile Active Neutron Inter-rogation SystemWhetstone, Z.D., Zak, T., Lehnert, A.L., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan

2:30 - 4:00 PM L100 H/I

WPM-E: Military Health Physics SessionCo-Chairs: Richard Rasmussen, Bob Cherry

2:30 PM WPM-E.1Overview of the US Army’s Depleted Uranium Bioas-say Screening ProgramSzrom, F., Falo, G.A., Alberth, D.P., Hamilton, D.S., Melanson, M.A.US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center3:00 PM WPM-E.2Ultra Low Level Quantitation and Ratio Determination of Uranium Isotopes in Human Urine Using Isotopic Di-lution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass SpectrometryKurk, D.N., Kurk, C., Spence, S.E., Swatski, R.J., Beegle, T.E.United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

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3:30 PM WPM-E.3Overview of the DOD Laser System Safety Working Group (LSSWG)Mikulski, H.T., Komp, G.US Army Safety Office4:00 PM BREAK4:30 PM Military Health Physics Section Business Meeting

2:30 - 5:00 PM L100 J

WPM-F: Special Session: Case Studies in Health Physics, Student Reports from the

Masters in Health Physics Program at the Il-linois Institute of Technology

Chair: Laurence FriedmanWPM-F.1 ChernobylKohut, T.Illinois Institute of TechnologyWPM-F.2 NASA Radiation Safety Program for Hu-man Space FlightPicco, C.Illinois Institute of TechnologyWPM-F.3 Health Physics Training Simulator

5:30 PM L100 D/E

HPS Business Meeting

6:00 - 8:00 PM Minneapolis Hilton

WPM-G: ADJUNCT TECHNICAL SESSIONAerosol Measurements

Chair: Morgan CoxWPM-G.1 A Method for Optimizing the Perfor-mance of an Alpha-7 Continuous Monitoring SystemWannigman, D.L., Thompson, K.P.Los Alamos National Laboratory. WPM-G.2 Radiation Detection in the 21st Cen-tury: Basics, Sources, Applications, Hazards and Chal-lengesCox, M.Safety and Ecology CorporationWPM-G.3 Final Progress Report on the Book Ra-dioactive Air Sampling MethodsMaiello, M.L., Hoover, M.D.Wyeth Labs, NIOSH-MorgantownWPM-G.4 Radiation Research Needs for Direct-Reading Exposure Assessment Methods: Update from the 2008 NIOSH WorkshopHoover, M.D.National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthWPM-G.5 Evaluation of Filter Media for Alpha Continuous Air Monitoring in the Ultrafine Particle Size Range Hoover, M.D., Baltz, D., Eimer, B.C., Rengasamy, S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, WV and PA, Bladewerx LLC, EG&G Technical Ser-vices, Inc

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THURSDAY7:00-8:00 AM L100 ACEL7 Radiation Safety Guidelines for Contra-band Detection SystemsDr. Siraj M. KhanUS Department of Homeland Security7:00-8:00 AM L100 JCEL 8 Complexity Science and Radiation Risk Communication Mark D RadonichCultural Effect Consulting

8:15 AM - Noon L100 B/C

THAM-A: OperationalChair: Nick Bates

8:15 AM THAM-A.1Evaluation of the Neutron Dose Rates at LLNL in View of the Revised 10 CFR 835Radev, R.Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory8:30 AM THAM-A.2Radiological Design Review of Cold Neutron Instru-ments at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High-Flux Isotope ReactorMei, G.T.Oak Ridge National Laboratory8:45 AM THAM-A.3Radiological Safety Enhancements During Stabiliza-tion of the Chernobyl Shelter ObjectHoyt, J., Andreev, V., Kulishenko, B., Kelly, D.Battelle Memorial Institute, State Specialized Enter-prise Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant9:00 AM THAM-A.4A Study of Operational Exposure at the Waste Iso-lation Pilot Plant Using Electronic Personnel Dosim-etersGoff, T., Hayes, R.*Washington TRU Solutions, LLC9:15 AM THAM-A.5Application of the Department of Energy’s Amended Radiation Protection Regulations to Facility DesignMcConn Jr, R., Pryor, K., Strom, D.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory9:30 AM THAM-A.6Low Energy X-Ray Field Characterization Around a High Current Low Voltage Projectile DeviceBurgett, E., Hertel, N., Quintrell, B., Sheffield, S., Pear-son, M., Cowan, R.Georgia Institute of Technology9:45 AM BREAK

10:00 AM THAM-A.7Evaluation of Skyshine from a Line SourceWillison, J., Lonchar, S.Washington Safety Management Solutions, Washing-ton Safety Management Solutions10:15 AM THAM-A.8Future Directions in Air Monitoring at Los Alamos Na-tional LaboratoryVoss, J.T.Los Alamos National Laboratory10:30 AM THAM-A.9Soil Concentration Guidelines for Use in Determining Soil Contamination Areas at the Savannah River SiteJannik, G.T., Crase, K.W.Savannah River National Laboratory, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions10:45 AM THAM-A.10Experience in the Control and Removal of Damaged Tritium Exit SignsIkenberry, T., Barton, C., Stewart, D., Ellis, J., Her-rington III, W.Dade Moeller & Associates11:00 AM THAM-A.11A NORM Survey in an Oil and Gas FieldScott, A.G.Arthur Scott and Associates, Missisauga11:15 AM THAM-A.12A Method for Determining the Nominal Ocular Hazard Zone for Gaussian Beam Laser Rangers with a Firm-ware Controlled Variable Focal LengthPicco, C., Shavers, M., Victor, J., Duron, J., Bowers, W., Gillis, D., Van Baalen, M.*University of Houston, Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group, Houston, Jacobs Technology, Houston, National Aeronautics and Space Administra-tion (NASA) at Johnson Space Center Houston, Uni-versity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 11:30 AM THAM-A.13Strengthening our Radiation Protection ParadigmGallaghar, R.Applied Health Physics11:45 AM THAM-A.14The Medical X-Ray Technologist: a Potential Source of Health Physicists or Radiation Safety Officers?Cunningham Beckfield, F., Johnson, T.Colorado State University

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8:15 AM - Noon L100 D/E

THAM-B: Emergency Planning and Response

Co-Chairs: Craig Marianno, Tom O’Connell8:15 AM THAM-B.1Preparedness for Responding to the Aftermath of Ra-diological and Nuclear Terrorism: a Guide for Deci-sion Makers (New NCRP Report)Groves, K., Poston, Sr., J.S2-Sevorg Services, LLC, Texas A&M University8:30 AM THAM-B.2Risk Based Response-Development of a Manual for First RespondersO’Connell, T.International Atomic Energy Agency8:45 AM THAM-B.3Operational Guidelines Developed for Use in Emer-gency Preparedness and Response to a Radiological Dispersal Device IncidentDomotor, S., Wallo, A., Yu, C.Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory9:00 AM THAM-B.4RESRAD-RDD - A Computer Code for Use in Emer-gency Preparedness and Response to a Radiological Dispersal Device IncidentCheng, J., Kamboj, S., Yu, C., Klett, T., Domotor, S., Wallo, A.Argonne National Laboratory, US Department of En-ergy9:15 AM THAM-B.5Application, Testing, and Verification of RESRAD-RDD Methodology and SoftwareYu, C., Cheng, J.-J., Kamboj, S., Domotor, S., Wallo, A.Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy9:30 AM THAM-B.6A Coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics Monte Carlo Radiation Transport Approach To Radioactive Particle Transport ProblemsAli, F., Waller, E.University of Ontario Institute of Technology9:45 AM BREAK10:00 AM THAM-B.7Conveying Uncertainty in Map Products for Radio-logical EventsMarianno, C.National Securities Technologies10:15 AM THAM-B.8Evaluation of Radiation Instrumentation for Rapid Screening of Internal Contamination Following a Ra-diological EventJuneja, B., Lee, C., Bolch, W.University of Florida

10:30 AM THAM-B.9Using the Thermo IdentiFINDER Handheld Spec-trometer as a Internal Contamination Screening Tool Following an RDD EventBurgett, E., Hertel, N.Georgia Institute of Technology10:45 AM THAM-B.10Evaluation of Internal Contamination Levels after a Radiological Dispersion Device Using Portal MonitorsManger, R.P., Palmer, R.C., Hertel, N.E.Georgia Institute of Technology11:00 AM THAM-B.11Quantitative Triage Assessment Indicators and Risk Aversion Models for Radionuclide Intake and Incor-porationWaller, E., Wilkinson, D.University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Defence R&D Canada - Ottawa11:15 AM THAM-B.12Nuclear Cleanup Triage: Planning Reoccupation and Initial Cleanup after an Improvised Nuclear Device ExplosionGlines, W.M., McBaugh, D., Poeton, R.W.US Department of Energy, Richland Operations Of-fice, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1011:30 AM THAM-B.13Issues and Need for Developing Late-Phase Re-sponse to Terrorist Events Involving Radiological Ma-terialChen, S.Y., Tenforde, T.S.Argonne National Laboratory, National Council on Ra-diation Protection and Measurements11:45 AM THAM-B.14Gap Analysis of Readiness to Respond to a Radio-logical Terrorist Event: What Agency Should Take the Lead?Dibblee, M.G., Anastas, G., Sleeper, C.M.Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, Past-President, System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Contractor - US Department of Homeland Security

8:30 - 11:45 AM L100 F/G

THAM-C: InstrumentationCo-Chairs: Gary Kramer, Patrick Papin

8:30 AM THAM-C.1Self-Absorption Effects of H-3 and Ni-63 in Liquid Scintillation CountingZhu, S., Sedgwick, C.W.US Army

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8:45 AM THAM-C.2Use of BC-523a Liquid Scintillator for Simultaneous Neutron Spectroscopy and Gamma Counting with the Implementation of a Neutron History Reconstruction AlgorithmFrey, W., Hamby, D.Oregon State University9:00 AM THAM-C.3Particle Detection - a New Mindset, MACTEC’s De-tector Research and Testing FacilityMcDonald, M., Lopez, A., Marcial, M.MACTEC Development Corp, Grand Junction, CO9:15 AM THAM-C.4Novel Beta/Gamma Dosimeter Design and Experi-mental ResultsCazalas, E.J., Hamby, D.M., Farsoni, A.T.Oregon State University9:30 AM THAM-C.5Development of a Photonic Device for Radiation De-tectionReano, R.M., Blue, T.E.*, Ruege, A.C., Baas, L.B.The Ohio State University9:45 AM THAM-C.6High Energy Resolution Gamma and Neutron Spec-troscopy Utilizing Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors and the Hall Effect: a Monte Carlo StudyPapin, P., Nelson, R., DiMauro, A., Torikachvili, M.San Diego State University10:00 AM BREAK10:15 AM THAM-C.7Improved Wide Range Gamma Detector for Tele-scoping PolesIwatschenko, M., Trost, N.Thermo Fisher Scientific10:30 AM THAM-C.8HML’s Whole Body Counter: Measuring Highly Radio-active PersonsKramer, G., Capello, K., Chiang, A., Hauck, B.Health Canada10:45 AM THAM-C.9Using PHiTS to verify and calibrate the RAD instru-mentKrieger, K.V., Guetersloh, S., Zeitlin, C., Hassler, D.Texas A&M University, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO11:00 AM THAM-C.10Management of Large Data SetsFrazier, R., Johnson, T.Colorado State University

11:15 AM THAM-C.11Using Log-Probability Plotting to Analyze Large Amounts of DataMiller, M.Sandia National Labs11:30 AM THAM-C.12Experimental Determination of Correction Factors for Alpha Artificial Radioactivity in Filters; Simulating the Environmental Radioactivity MonitoringGeryes, T., Monsanglant-Louvet, C., Gehin, E.Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Université Paris-Est

8:15 AM - Noon L100 H/I

THAM-D: EnvironmentalCo-Chairs: Kimberlee Kearfott, Deborah A. Falta

8:15 AM THAM-D.1Overview of the Low Dose-Rate Irradiation Facility at the Savannah River Site: Past, Present, and FutureJannik, T., Farfan, E., Coughlin, D., Hinton, T.Savannah River National Laboratory, Institute of Ra-diation and Nuclear Safety8:30 AM THAM-D.2US DOE Office of Environmental Management Col-laborative Work with the International Radioecology LaboratoryJannik, T., Farfan, E., Marra, J.Savannah River National Laboratory8:45 AM THAM-D.3Global Practices in C-14 Monitoring at NPPsHaque, M., Miller, D.University of Illinois9:00 AM THAM-D.4Plutonium Transport in Plants: Experimental Determi-nation of Transport Velocity in Live Plants and Sorp-tion to Plant XylemThompson, S.W., Fjeld, R.A., Molz, F.J., Kaplan, D.I.Clemson University, Savannah River National Labora-tory9:15 AM THAM-D.5Quantative Analysis of Some Radioisotopes in Local Well-Water SamplesEpps, J., Chang, Z.South Carolina State University9:30 AM THAM-D.6A Case Study Where the Treatment of a Contaminate in a Ground Water Plume Could Have Resulted in the Introduction of New Radiological Contaminates and Increased the Total RiskMyers, J., Adams, S.Shaw E&I

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9:45 AM THAM-D.7Optimization of Microprecipitation as a Sample Prep-aration Method for Alpha SpectroscopyKelly, L., Faye, S., Sudowe, R.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute10:00 AM BREAK10:15 AM THAM-D.8Radiation from Granite: What is NORM doing in the Kitchen?Steck, D., Harrison, D.St. John’s University10:30 AM THAM-D.9Radon on the Reservation: a Novel Approach to Ra-don Screening Test Distribution Through Coupling to Lakota Educational ProgramsEastman, A., Carney, S.E.*, Newton, J.P., Thompson, K.H., Dickson, I.S., Fetterley, J.A., Lehnert, A.L., Har-vey, J.A., Kearfott, K.J., White Face, C.Oglala Lakota College, University of Michigan, Ann Ar-bor, Defenders of the Black Hills10:45 AM THAM-D.10A Model for the Calibration of Radon Charcoal Canis-ter Screening MeasurementsLehnert, A.L., Thompson, K.H., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

11:00 AM THAM-D.11An Intercomparison Study of Two Separate, Simulta-neous Radon Screening MeasurementsZak, T., Ambers, S.D., Thompson, K.H., Newton, J.P., Carney, S.E., Fetterley, J.A.*, Lehnert, A.L., Harvey, J.A., Miklos, J.A., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 11:15 AM THAM-D.12The Effects of Sealing and the Number of Canisters Placed in a Small Radon Chamber Used for Educa-tional PurposesThompson, K.H., Lehnert, A.L., Carney, S.E., Newton, J.P., Harvey, J.A., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor11:30 AM THAM-D.13Post-Measurement Buildup of Progeny in and Leak-age of Radon from Charcoal Canisters used for Home ScreeningNewton, J.P., Thompson, K.H., Carney, S.E., Lehnert, A.L., Harvey, J.A., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 11:45 AM THAM-D.14Uranium Mining and the Lakota People: Past, Pres-ent, and FutureDickson, I.S., Thompson, K.H., Newton, J.P., Fetter-ley, J.A., Kearfott, K.J.University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Lets face it, everyone is looking for a job at one time or another . But during the Meeting, the job placement center might not be the best way to advertise your ré-sumé, especially if your supervisor is attending the meet-ing . Also, not all members can make it to the meeting to post their résumé . Therefore, for those of you interested in seeking employment during the meeting, but not brave enough to post your résumé, this form is for you! You don’t even have to be present at the meeting to participate .

Every attendee who is interested in seeking employ-ment (and who doesn’t want to take advantage of the prepared résumé form), is encouraged to bring his or her résumé to the Placement Center . If you are taking advan-tage of the prepared form, you should not also post your own résumé .

If you cannot make it to Minneapolis, Minnesota, you can still use either your résumé form or your personal ré-sumé, and we will post it for you . Your résumé form should indicate that you are not at the meeting, so if a company is interested in you, they will call or email David Drupa (see contact information) and he will then contact you . If you are interested in the company, it will be up to you to con-tact the company . In addition to the résumé form, you can always place an advertisement in the Newsletter under the Health Physicists Seeking Employment section .

For a résumé form, contact:David Drupa, HPS Headquarters1313 Dolley Madison Blvd ., Suite 402, McLean VA, 22101Email: DDrupa@BurkInc .com

These forms must be sent no later than 23 June 2009 . Once these forms are received, a résumé number will be issued and inserted on side one and two . By 30 June 2009, a résumé number will be assigned to all ré-sumé forms and a photocopy of side two (with the résumé number) will be sent back to you . Please remember what résumé number has been assigned to you . A photocopy of side one will be posted at the meeting . The original ré-sumé form will be kept in a book, strictly confidential, for six months after the meeting and then destroyed .

All completed résumé forms (side one)will be posted at the same time and will be up for the duration of the meeting . If an interested company wants more informa-tion, such as a more extensive résumé or an on-site inter-view, they will write a note on the message board in the placement center room . An example would be: “Résumé Numbers 12, 17 and 56 please leave your résumé at the Hotel front desk to the attention of D . A . Smith, XYZ Com-pany,” or “Company QRS would like to interview Résumé Numbers 19 and 23, please call J .D . Jones to set up ap-pointment during meeting .”

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AAHP CoursesSaturday 11 July 2009 - 8 AM-5 PM

AAHP 1 Time - Saving Spectroscopy ModelsA. C. LucasLNST, Inc.

Methods for deconvolution of spectra having dis-tributed fingerprints will be presented in detail. Prin-ciple methods apply to thick sample alpha spectrosco-py, recursive gamma ray spectroscopy, and recursive beta ray spectroscopy . Emphasis will be placed on sensitive measurement of natural radionuclide chains so as to minimize time and cost in widespread sam-pling in environmental decommissioning operations .

Thick sample alpha spectroscopy will be devel-oped from fundamental principles to operational pro-cedures . Models will be demonstrated which account for infinite thickness with estimating methods for sam-ple thicknesses intermediate between infinite and thin. Examples of field results and lab intercomparisons will be presented .

The fundamentals of recursive gamma ray spec-troscopy will be presented . The nature of recursion and the importance of the several, both simple and advanced, recursion methods will be discussed . The importance of the method in reducing calibration as-sumptions and dependence on strict spectrometer performance will be discussed . Examples of decon-volution of spectra from natural radionuclide chains, enriched uranium, depleted uranium, and disequilib-rium will be presented .

In a similar manner, deconvolution of mixed beta ray spectra will be discussed . Examples of both labo-ratory and field samplings will be presented. In partic-ular, extraction for surveys involving both uranium and thorium daughters, technicium in the environment, and searches for strontium/ytrium in the environment will be presented .

AAHP2 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher CourseWayne GaulChesapeake Nuclear Services, Inc.

The 8 hour HAZWOPER course will be designed to refresh the student in topics relevant to hazard-ous waste operations in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.120(e)(8). The course is designed to fulfill the annual 8 hour training requirements and will include a short exam and the student will receive a Course Certificate upon successful completion of the course. Items covered will include, but not be limited to, review of applicable regulations, health and safety plans, job safety analysis, emergency response, personnel pro-tective equipment, hazard communication, TLV-PEL updates, confined space, fundamentals of chemical hazards, air sampling for chemicals, spill control, en-gineering controls and decontamination techniques . Additional topics may be covered to update the stu-dent on new or upcoming regulatory changes .

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Professional Enrichment Program (PEP)Sunday 12 July through Wednesday 15 July

The Professional Enrichment Program (PEP) pro-vides a continuing education opportunity for those attend-ing the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting . The two hours allotted each course ensure that the subjects can be discussed in greater depth than is possible in the shorter programs offered elsewhere in the meeting .

On Sunday 12 July, a series of 24 courses will be of-fered between 8:00 am - 4:00 pm .

In addition to the above-mentioned sessions for Sun-day, five PEP lectures are scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons from 12:15 - 2:15 pm . Regis-tration for each two-hour course is $60 and is limited to 60 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. Those whose registrations are received before the preregistration dead-line will be sent confirmation of their PEP course registra-tion .

Students with a current ID card will be admitted free of charge to any sessions which still have space available after the waiting list has been admitted . Student admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will only begin 15 minutes after the start of the session to allow for comple-tion of ticket processing .

Please Note!!Please be on time for your sessions . The lecturer will

begin promptly at the scheduled time . Please allow time for check-in . The HPS reserves the right to schedule a sub-stitute speaker or cancel a session in case the scheduled speaker is unavailable .

Attendees not present at the starting time of the ses-sion cannot be guaranteed a space, as empty spaces will be filled from the wait list at that time. Spaces left after the wait list has been admitted may be filled with students. If your duties at the meeting cause you to be late for your lec-ture (e .g ., chairing a session), contact the PEP registration desk so that your name can be placed on the waiver list and your space held .

Refund policyRequests for PEP refunds will be honored if received

in writing by 10 June . All refunds will be issued AFTER the meeting . Exceptions will be handled on a case by case ba-sis .

Sunday - 8:00-10:00 am

PEP 1-A EH&S “Boot Camp” for University and Hospital Radiation Safety Professionals: A Unique 3 Part PEP Course SeriesBob EmeryThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

It is currently quite rare for organizations to main-tain stand-alone radiation safety programs . Resource constraints and workplace complexities have served as a catalyst for the creation of comprehensive en-vironmental health & safety (EH&S) programs, which include among other health and safety aspects, radia-tion safety programs . Unfortunately, many of these consolidations were not accompanied by formal staff training efforts to instill an understanding of the areas now aligned with the radiation safety function . This situation is unfortunate because when armed with a basic understanding of the other safety programs, the radiation safety staff can provide improved customer service and address many simple issues before they become major problems . This unique Professional Enrichment Program (PEP) series is designed to ad-dress this shortcoming by providing an overview of a number of key aspects of EH&S programs, from the perspective of practicing radiation safety profession-als who now are involved in a broader set of health and safety issues . The PEP series will consist of three 2 hour segments . See PEP 2-A and PEP 3-A for ad-ditional details .

Part 1 will address the “Basics of Fire & Life Safety” and “Risk Management & Insurance .” Includ-ed in the fire & life safety segment will be a discussion on the basic elements of the life safety code and the fire detection and suppression systems. The require-ments for means of egress will also be discussed . The risk management & insurance portion of the session will address the issues of retrained risks (those which are not covered by insurance) and transferred risks (those covered by a financial vehicle), and how these aspects impact EH&S operations .

Each PEP segment is designed so that partici-pants can take any session individually, although the maximum educational benefit will be derived from the participation in all three sessions . The particular top-ics included in the PEP series have been consistently identified as extraordinarily useful to participants in the highly successful week-long “University of Texas EH&S Academy .” Ample time will be allotted for ques-tions answers and discussion, and each segment will be supplemented with key reference information .

PEP 1-B Status of ANSI N42 Standards for Health Physics InstrumentationMorgan Cox, CHP

This presentation covers the current status of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N42 standards for radiation protection instrumentation in two distinct parts:

1) This portion includes the discussion of some seventeen ANSI N42 standards for Radiation Protec-

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tion Instrumentation (RPI) including those for portable radiation detectors, ANSI N42 .17A for normal envi-ronmental conditions and ANSI N42 .17C for extreme environmental conditions; ANSI N42 .323A and B for test and calibration of portable instruments in the nor-mal range and for near background measurements; for alarming personnel monitors in ANSI N42 .20; for airborne radioactivity monitors in ANSI N42 .30, ANSI N42 .17B, ANSI N42 .18, and ANSI N323C; for instru-ment communication protocols in ANSI N42 .36; for in-plant plutonium monitoring in ANSI N317; for reac-tor emergency monitoring in ANSI N320; for carbon fiber personnel dosimeters in ANSI N322; for installed radiation detectors in ANSI N323C; ANSI N42 .26 for personnel warning devices; for radon progeny moni-toring in ANSI N42 .50; and for radon monitoring in ANSI N42 .51 .

2) This portion includes the discussion of seven-teen ANSI N42 standards recently developed or be-ing developed for Homeland Security Instrumentation (HSI) including those for personal radiation detectors in ANSI N42 .32; portable radiation detectors in ANSI N42.33; portable detection and identification of radio-nuclides in ANSI N42 .34; portal radiation monitors in ANSI N42 .35; for training requirements for homeland security personnel in ANSI N42 .37; for spectroscopy-based portal monitors in ANSI N42 .38; performance criteria for neutron detectors in ANSI N42 .39; neutron detectors for detection of contraband in ANSI N42 .40; active interrogation systems in ANSI N42 .41; data formatting in ANSI N42 .42; mobile portal monitors in ANSI N42 .43; checkpoint calibration of image-screen-ing systems in ANSI N42 .44; criteria for evaluating x-ray computer tomography security screening in ANSI N42 .45; performance of imaging x- and gamma ray systems for cargo and vehicles in ANSI N42 .46; spec-troscopic personal detectors in ANSI N42 .48; and per-sonal emergency radiation detectors (PERDs) in ANSI N42 .49A for alarming detectors and in ANSI N42 .49B for non-alarming detectors .

Audience participation in these courses is impor-tant to the success of these .

PEP 1-C Medical Internal Dose Calculations – Concepts, Methods, and ExamplesMike StabinVanderbilt University

Internal dose calculations are routinely performed for medical applications using input data from animal or human studies . Calculation of these dose estimates requires understanding of important principles and re-lationships in kinetic analysis and dose assessment, and knowledgeable use of available models and soft-ware tools . Adjustments to traditional dose calcula-tions based on patient-specific measurements are

routinely needed, especially in therapy calculations, for marrow activity (based on measured blood param-eters), organ mass (based on volumes measured by ultrasound or Computed Tomography (CT)), and other variables . This program will give an overview of cur-rent concepts, methods and tools in common prac-tice in internal dose assessment in nuclear medicine . Practical examples worked out in several important areas of application and use of important internet re-sources and software tools will be demonstrated . Cur-rent issues in radiation biology that are pertinent to the interpretation of calculated dose estimates will also be briefly discussed.

PEP 1-D Operational Accelerator Health Physics IL. Scott Walker, Robert MayLos Alamos National Laboratory, Thomas Jeffer-son National Accelerator Facility

The Operational Accelerator Health Physics I class covers an overview of medium and high ener-gy accelerators, Electron accelerators configuration, Electron Accelerator radiation production, electron accelerator shielding, electron accelerator radioactive material production, and Electron accelerator environ-mental impacts . The class then begins to focus on proton accelerator configuration, proton accelerator radiation production, accelerator produced isotopes, accelerator interlock systems, general health physics practices at accelerators, general accelerator health physics rules of thumb, high energy radiation physics for the health physicist, and useful references .

PEP 1-E Laser Safety for Health Physicists. Ben EdwardsDuke University Medical Center

This course provides an overview of laser phys-ics, biological effects, hazards, and control measures, as well as a concise distillation of the requirements in the ANSI Z136 .1-2007 Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers . Non-beam hazards, emerging issues, and accident histories with lessons learned will also be covered . Course attendees will learn practical laser safety principles to assist in developing and conduct-ing laser safety training, performing safety evalua-tions, completing hazard calculations, and effectively managing an institutional laser safety program . While some knowledge of laser hazards will be helpful, both experienced and novice health physicists with laser safety responsibilities will benefit from this course. Students will also find bringing their own copy of ANSI Z136 .1-2007 a helpful reference .

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PEP 1-F Monitoring Strategies for Uranium Re-covery FacilitiesJim CainCanon City Milling Facility

Regulatory guidance for occupational and envi-ronmental monitoring programs is primarily provided in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Guides 8 .22, 8 .30, 8 .31, 4 .14 and 4 .15 . Practical experience over 30 years for an operating uranium mill as well as support-ing remedial programs and dismantling and decom-missioning activities provides the basis for providing flexible radiation protection program procedures to support these activities . The presentation will focus on the interaction between Training, ALARA, Occu-pational and Environmental Monitoring Programs . These programs are designed to minimize dose to the individual worker, to the public and minimize impact on the environment . The critical aspects of effective programs are management support, employee train-ing, ALARA committee, laboratory support and quality assurance .

Key elements Training Program: Initial and periodic training of

personnel . Topics are Regulations, Hazard and Risks, Protective Measures, ALARA Program, Occupational and Environmental Monitoring Programs and Worker habits

ALARA Program: ALARA Review Committee which consists of the RSO, Assistant RSO, Safety Supervisor, Operational Foreman and workers from operations, maintenance and utility . Functions are to do weekly inspections, monthly and quarterly reviews with management, establish goals and be advocates in the workplace .

Occupational Monitoring Program: Airborne par-ticulate monitoring and radon progeny may be done using fixed sampling locations as well as breathing zone personnel monitoring . Mixtures of uranium and decay products as well as solubility can be quite vari-able, for instance, uranium product areas generally have soluble uranium with minimal decay products whereas tailings areas may be dominated by Tho-rium-230 . Bioassay for uranium in urine and chest counting may be used to verify the confinement of particulates . External Dosimetry may be measured using TLDs and supplemented by periodic surveys . Contamination control may be verified by surveys es-pecially for lunchrooms and or control rooms . Dose estimation may be done using daily tracking of work locations in conjunction with air monitoring data and TLD results. Doses are sometimes modified based on bioassay results .

Environmental Program: Airborne particulate monitoring (24/7) may be done using fixed sampling

locations including Radon and TLD; soil sampling may be done annually as well as vegetation . A 24/7me-teorological station may be maintained . Groundwater and surface water sampling may be done at selected locations generally quarterly . Stack sampling may be done monthly or quarterly . Radon Flux may be done on tailings beaches annually . Dose compliance may be determined utilizing the MILDOS computer code which uses stack emissions, area source emissions based on soil sampling and meteorological data . Es-timated concentrations from this model may be com-pared to measured air, soil and vegetation concentra-tions .

PEP 1-G High Reliability Operations in Nuclear SettingsMichael FordB&W Pantex, LLC

Systems failures can lead to catastrophe . Not all catastrophes involve explosions, or spectacular struc-tural collapses . Some catastrophes occur when an organization ceases to exist due to a loss of public confidence, trust and accountability, especially when the terms “radiation”, “radioactive”, “nuclear” or “pluto-nium” are involved .

In today’s business climate, many businesses involved with high hazard or high consequence op-erations realize the consequences of a mishap are so devastating that they employ a high reliability or-ganization (HRO) systems approach to minimize the vulnerability of human error . To paraphrase Karlene Roberts (2003), a professor in the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and a pioneer of HRO theory: “An HRO is an orga-nization that conducts relatively error free operations over a long period of time, making consistently good decisions that result in high quality and reliable opera-tions .”

Many businesses throughout the world, because of their high hazard operations, have no choice but to strive to achieve high reliability in all aspects of their business . Striving to become a High Reliability Orga-nization (HRO) requires taking a systems approach to avoiding catastrophic accidents, because we cannot rely upon humans to have a perfect day, every day .

Becoming an HRO is not easy . It requires strong leadership in focusing an organization on the ultimate goal for any high hazard operation – avoiding the sys-tems accident. It also requires a firm understanding and exercising of the four HRO practices that students will be introduced to in this class: (1) Manage the Sys-tem, Not the Parts, (2) Reduce System Variability, (3) Foster a Strong Culture of Reliability, and (4) Learn and Adapt as an Organization .

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High Reliability Operations may be applied to any process large or small, from reactor control rooms to radioanalytical counting rooms, and from well-logging operations in the oil field to gamma knife operations in the oncology clinic .

PEP 1-H Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods for the Health PhysicistPeter F. CaracappaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Monte Carlo techniques are extensively used in computer calculations of radiation transport in matter . Of interest to Health Physicists is the ability to deter-mine values such as absorbed dose or dose equiv-alent distributions in a variety of applications . The more complex the problem, the greater the need for computer simulations, and it is desirable for the health physicist to have some understanding of their basis . The purpose of this course is to provide the attendees with a feel for what Monte Carlo techniques are, how they are applied in health physics work, and what their reliability and limitations may be .

The course will begin with a theoretical overview of radiation transport and methods for estimating the radiation flux or dose using Monte Carlo. We will walk through the steps of a Monte Carlo simulation history and discuss the needs in geometry, nuclear data, tal-lies and variance reduction that are used . The appli-cation of Monte Carlo for analyzing a radiation shield-ing problem using MCNP will be presented .

Sunday - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

PEP 2-A EH&S “Boot Camp” for University and Hospital Radiation Safety Professionals: A Unique 3 Part PEP Course SeriesBob EmeryThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Part 2 will examine the “Basics of Biological & Chemical Safety” and “Security 101 for Radiation Safety Professionals”. During the first part of this ses-sion, the classification of infectious agents and the various assigned biosafety levels will be discussed . Aspects of chemical exposures, exposure limits, mon-itoring and control strategies will also be discussed . The second part of the session will focus on security as it is applied in hospital and university settings . Vari-ous strategies employed to improve security controls will also be presented .

PEP 2-B ANSI N42 StandardsMorgan Cox

See description 1-B

PEP 2-C Neutrons- A PrimerJeff ChapmanCanberra

As a result of several comments received during the last few years of PEP sessions on neutrons, we have decided to offer a primer on neutrons . This PEP will be very introductory in nature, for the HP who sim-ply has not had the opportunity to work in operations involving neutrons . This Primer will identify all source terms for neutrons, common methods of detection, as well as radiation protection regulations, detector cali-bration, and dosimetry .

PEP 2-D Operational Accelerator Health Physics IIL. Scott Walker, Robert MayLos Alamos National Laboratory, Thomas Jeffer-son National Accelerator Facility

Operational Accelerator Health Physics II focus-es on specific medium and high energy accelerator related design, control and health physics problems . The topics include: Spallation targets, handling high dose rate targets, beam dump design, isotope produc-tion, cooling water systems, shutters, radiation detec-tion instrumentation, personnel dosimetry, high dose dosimetry (measuring radiation damage to equip-ment), high energy neutron spectroscopy, skyshine, releases of airborne radionuclides accelerator related electrical hazards, and the accelerator health physics program .

PEP 2-E Quality Implementation in Internal and External Dosimetry ProgramsGus PotterSandia National Laboratory

Of all data collected as part of a radiation protec-tion program, that with the highest expectation of qual-ity is personnel dosimetry data . Radiological workers, companies, and regulators rely on the data and sub-sequent calculations to be as accurate as possible and, as such, to be the result of a high quality pro-cess . Regulatory requirements and standards related to quality programs such as DOELAP and NVLAP de-fine quality requirements and recommendations that, if implemented, are expected to encourage or result in a high quality environment .

Quality is more than this . It is a commitment to excellence in each step of a process, whether admin-istrative or technical . A quality program begins with an understanding of the difference between quality as-surance and quality control, how to implement quality control in each process, and how to design and imple-ment an overarching quality assurance program .

In this class, we will describe quality assurance and quality control and discuss the elements of each . We will discuss how the elements are applied to inter-

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nal and external dosimetry, how they are document-ed, and how metrics are developed . Examples will be used to show how quality programs are developed and how poor quality can result in unexpected results . Some discussion of quality improvement processes will also be included .

PEP 2-F Filtration and Flow-Control Fundamen-tals for Sampling Airborne Nanoparticles and Oth-er Ultrafine AerosolsMark D. HooverNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV

Sampling by filtration is an important method for collecting and evaluating any type of airborne material, including nanoparticles and other ultrafine aerosols such as radon decay products . Given the considerable current interest in characterizing and controlling risks to worker health from potential ex-posures to engineered nanoparticles, this course will present fundamentals of inertia (efficient collection for large particles) and diffusion (efficient collection for very small particles) that affect the efficiency and most penetrating particle size (MPPS) of filters; effi-ciency and MPPS for the various filter types that can be used for collection of nanoparticles; and issues for selection of filters with appropriate collection effi-ciency, MPPS, durability, pressure drop, and surface characteristics . A series of practical problems will also be presented on how to avoid common errors in flow calibration and control when rotameters are used to monitor and control the sampling flow rate. Because rotameters are typically located downstream of a filter or other sampling device, the internal rotameter pres-sure is lower than the ambient atmosphere from which the sample is being drawn . Depending on the pres-sure drop conditions (perhaps 1 psi for a filter and per-haps several psi for other sampling instruments such as a cascade impactor) the errors can exceed the 5% level recommended for making a correction . It will be emphasized that both the rotameter equation and the ideal gas law must be used to determine the actual flow rate associated with a given scale reading in rela-tion to the calibrated flow rate for that scale reading. Course problems will demonstrate how confusion can be eliminated by defining and using a multiple-frame-of-reference scheme involving the following conditions of temperature and pressure: (1) calibration, (2) op-eration (inside the rotameter), and (3) ambient (typi-cally the actual conditions where the worker is located and the sample is being taken), as well as two types of reference conditions (4) normal or standard ambient (760 mm Hg and either 20 degrees Celsius or 25 Cel-sius), and (5) standard (760 mm Hg and either 0 de-grees Celsius for chemists or 25 degrees Celsius for

ventilation specialists). This system clarifies that the rotameter equation is only to be used for the correc-tion between calibration and the operation, and that the ideal gas law is to be used for corrections among all other combinations of the frames of reference . An Excel spreadsheet with detailed examples and calcu-lations will be demonstrated and provided to course participants .

PEP 2-G NORM and TENORM at drinking water treatment facilitiePhilip EgidiColorado Department of Public Health and Envi-ronment

Drinking water is treated before distribution for a variety of potential biological and chemical insults that can result in inadvertent concentrations of natu-ral radioactivity to build up in process equipment and residuals . Uranium and radium (and its progeny) are the primary isotopes of concern (thorium is less of a problem in most areas) . There are a variety of regula-tory issues that cross over among water quality, solid waste, and radiation regulations . Since this industry did not plan on (or want radioactive materials), their programs usually do not meet the standard of care for licensed activities, nor do the facilities have the re-sources to implement comprehensive radiation man-agement programs (nor are they necessary in most cases) . Disposal of residuals can be very problematic . The course will present an overview of regulations pertaining to drinking water treatment and disposal of residuals, treatment options and resulting residuals, sampling and analysis methods and suggested paths forward for dealing with these residuals .

PEP 2-H Introduction to Monte Carlo Methods for the Health Physicist (Part II - Practical Applica-tions)Peter CaracappaRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

See description 1-H .

Sunday - 2:00 - 4:00 pm

PEP 3-A EH&S “Boot Camp” for University and Hospital Radiation Safety Professionals: A Unique 3 Part PEP Course SeriesBob EmeryThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Part 3 will focus on “Measuring and Displaying Radiation Protection Program Metrics That Matter (to Management)” . Radiation protection programs typical-ly accumulate data and documentation so that regula-tory officials can assess compliance with established

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regulations . The implicit logic associated with this activity is that compliance equates to an acceptable level of safety . But in this era of constricted resources, mere regulatory compliance is no longer sufficient to justify all necessary programmatic resources . Radia-tion protection programs are now expected to readily demonstrate how they add tangible value to the core missions of an organization . The demonstration of this value is expected to be in the form of some sort of performance metrics, but this is an area in which many radiation safety professionals have not been trained . The issue is further compounded by the need to display the metric information in manners that are but succinct and compelling, yet another area where formal training is often lacking. This session will first describe a variety of possible radiation protection pro-gram performance measures and metrics, and then will focus on the display of the information in ways that clearly convey the intended message . Actual before and after data display “make-overs” will be presented, and ample time will be provided for questions, an-swers, and discussion .

PEP 3-B Field Application of the IAEA’s EPR-First Responders 2006 “Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency”Thomas F. O’ConnellMassachusetts Department of Fire Services

There are a number of excellent documents and guides that have been published on the subject of ra-diological response, including the International Atomic Energy Agency’s EPR-First Responders 2006 Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency .

However, most emergency response guidance documents do not come with an owner’s manual to show you how to apply the guidance in the field nor the practical roles and duties that a person with health physics expertise would perform .

The EPR-First Responders manual covers the initial and early phase response to a radiological emer-gency . This also includes the various health physics positions, from field radiological monitors to national radiological assessors, which would be needed during radiological emergencies . The guidance contained within this manual is being used globally by Member States to develop response plans and to train respond-ers at the local and national levels .

This session will cover the structure of the EPR-First Responders 2006 manual and the practical ap-plication of the guidance through a scenario based workshop . Participants will use the action guides and instructions contained within the manual, along with the portable digital version of the manual for PDAs and smart phones, to apply the guidance to field a re-sponse to a radiological emergency . Participants will

leave with a CD that contains the electronic versions of all the documents used during the session .

PEP 3-C Fundamentals of Neutron Detection and Detection Systems for Assay of Nuclear MaterialJeff ChapmanCanberra

In 1932, James Chadwick published a seminal paper in the Proc . Roy . Society titled “The Existence of a Neutron .” 73 years later we rely on a number of detection processes to provide neutron dosimetry for personnel, to confirm operational shielding design requirements, and to measure special nuclear materi-als (SNM) . This PEP session will focus on the fun-damentals of neutron detection and an overview of devices used to detect SNM . The following topics will be covered: fast neutron detectors; thermal neutron detectors; neutron moderation and absorption; pas-sive neutron counting with SNAP detectors; passive neutron coincidence and multiplicity counting; active neutron interrogation; and portal monitors .

PEP 3-D Fundamentals of Gamma SpectroscopyDoug Van CleefORTEC/Advanced Measurement Technology, Inc.

This course offers a fast-paced review of the ba-sic principles of gamma spectroscopic analysis . The course includes a review of the nature and origins of gamma-emitting radioactivity, basic physics of gamma interaction with matter, consequences of gamma inter-actions on gamma spectra, gamma spectroscopy sys-tem components and calibrations, gamma spectros-copy analysis methods, and interpretation of gamma spectroscopy data . The course is two hours in dura-tion and the American Academy of Health Physics will grant 4 Continuing Education Credits for completion .

Upon completion of this course, student will have a working knowledge of radioactive decay schemes, radiation emissions, gamma radiation detection, and the principles of the laboratory gamma spectroscopy process .

PEP 3-E Health Physics at Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors – Environmental and Occupation-al IssuesJason HarrisIdaho State University

This course will present an overview of the cur-rent issues facing health physics professionals at com-mercial nuclear power reactors . The presentation will be divided into two succinct areas of radiation protec-tion found at these reactors – environmental (public) and occupational exposure . Topics of environmental exposure will focus on radioactive effluent technical specifications and radiological environmental moni-toring programs (RETS-REMP) . In particular, ground

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water monitoring and protection initiatives, tritium, and regulation updates and changes will be presented .

For the occupational and in-plant portion of the lecture, radiation exposure management will be pre-sented in the context of radiation protection prac-tice and radiation field control. ALARA initiatives and benchmarking will primarily be addressed for the for-mer subject . Where applicable, comparisons will be made between plant type (BWR and PWR) . Radia-tion protection practices in different countries related to these areas will also be discussed .

PEP 3-F Heat Stress for Health PhysicistsGrant Ceffalo, Gary KephartBechtel National, Bechtel Jacobs

Work in radiological facilities often presents unique situations that limit the utilization of effective engineering controls . This situation in turn can drive a heavy reliance on personnel protective equipment . As a consequence, well-conceived radiological contami-nation control strategies can often contribute to heat stress concerns . This course will provide an interme-diate level review of heat stress including the symp-toms, physiology, the industrial hygiene measures, confounding factors, and ACGIH and NIOSH-recom-mended controls . The presentation will include al-ternative PPE fabrics and other innovations as well as the special circumstance of the totally encapsulating (level A) suit . Personal cooling and personal moni-toring equipment will be reviewed with discussion of challenges and opportunities each presents for radio-logical applications .

PEP 3-G OSL Applied Concepts TrainingChris PassmoreLandauer

Bench top InLight and microStar analytical sys-tems were designed for personal dosimetry using op-tical stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques . In-Light and microStar systems were designed to bring OSL technology to laboratories wanting to perform their own dosimetry . These systems allow OSL mea-surements to be made with very little depletion of sig-nal from the radiation dosimeter . OSL leads to many fundamental shifts in external dosimetry paradigm . In this course, students will explore fundamental proper-ties of OSL and how these concepts can change the way health physicist approach radiation dosimetry . The training will be a mixture of lecture and laboratory with a heavy focus on applied concepts . Health Physi-cists will perform hands on testing of OSL properties including re-readability, annealing, and depletion . In addition, health physicists will perform reader inter-comparison testing and study OSL radiation response matrix to determine the radiation field used to dose the dosimeter .

PEP 3-H Assessment of Internal Exposure For Workers In Hospitals And UniversitiesTom MorganUniversity of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital

Exposure of occupational workers at hospitals and universities to internally deposited radioisotopes is a rare event . This presentation will provide a step by step approach designed to assist the Radiation Safety Officer or physicist in developing an appropri-ate program, setting investigational alert levels, and developing procedures for estimating exposure . The focus will be on evaluating risks, maximizing the use of existing equipment and facilities, and knowing when and how to seek outside assistance .

Monday - 12:15 - 2:15 pm

PEP M-1 A Systems-engineering Approach to Es-tablishing Quality AssuranceBruce ThomadsenUniversity of Wisconsin

Quality assurance (QA) has been an important part of most health physics programs . Conventionally, QA has been determined by thinking of what could be checked and defining ways of checking those things. This approach neither assures that everything that should be checked is, nor that resources are allocated in the most efficacious manner for providing protec-tion against things that could go wrong . Systems engineering provides tools that help establish a QA program that effectively provides depth in protection from errors . Some examples are failure modes and effects analysis, fault trees and QA tools power analy-sis . This presentation will demonstrate the tools in a walk through an example procedure .

PEP M-2 Making Meaning of Health Physics: For Us and ThemMark D RadonichCultural Effect Consulting

Developing a working knowledge from objective data can be referred to as “second nature” for radiation science professionals . To develop a personal knowing relies on the experience, learning, and context within which each Health Physicist lives . It is incumbent on each of us to stay aware of these subjective frame-works, in addition to the fact or objectified phenomena we seek to understand in our professional work . The maturation of meaning for scientists can be described generally: Facts and observed phenomena build knowledge; knowledge builds collective wisdom, and wisdom informs a personal truth about a matter . Shar-ing these truths may seem simple; evidence shows that it is difficult for us. Using a different communica-tions framework than our education and practices of-

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ten model can help share the meaning that we spend our professional lives gaining in a more productive way . This is a profound and important task that we can each be better prepared to execute .

Without access or education to personally glean the facts or data, lay audiences can rely on our mean-ing making skills and practices to come to agreement and common understandings about phenomena . De-veloping this desirable “common sense” among au-diences who are not radiation science professionals has proven to be much more elusive . In many cir-cumstances, this wider sense-making or agreement is necessary to carry forward the resulting output of our technical work .

PEP M-3 When Legacy Sources Become Front and Center; How to Implement a Program after 40 yearsGreg KompUnited States Army

In the 1960s, depleted uranium was commonly used for added weight . The US Army used a 20 mil-limeter spotting round containing depleted uranium to mimic the trajectory of the larger caliber round . At the time the Atomic Energy Commission licensed the Army to manufacture and distribute to field units for use . No controls were placed on the rounds, and their use was forgotten . Almost 40 years after the last round was fired, they were rediscovered during range construction activities .

This PEP will walk the student thorough the pro-cess the Army used in identifying the round, deter-mining the locations and quantities and establishing appropriate controls as required by the Nuclear Regu-latory Commission . It will include how one site model will be used to complete a risk assessment for other Army sites .

PEP M-4 Uses and Misuses of Dosimetric Terms in Radiation ProtectionCari BorrásRadiological Physics and Health Services Consul-tant, Washington DC

In March 2007, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) approved a new set of fundamental recommendations on radiological protec-tion1 to replace the Commission’s previous recommen-dations from 1990 . The dosimetric terms to be used for radiological protection are equivalent dose, effective dose, committed dose and collective effective dose, all based on mean absorbed dose with its distributions in time and in linear energy transfer (linear collision stopping power). Their definition is the same as in

1 International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP Publication 103: Recommendations of the ICRP. Annals of the ICRP Volume 37/2-4 (2008).

the 1990 Recommendations, but some of the factors that convert absorbed dose to equivalent dose and ef-fective dose, wR and wT, have changed, due to new scientific evidence. Values of wR are unchanged for photons and alphas, but have changed for neutrons (wR is now a continuous and not a discrete function vs energy), protons (which is now 2 instead of 5), and a value (wR = 2) has been assigned to charged pions, which had not been considered before . wT are differ-ent for the gonads (the value has decreased from 0 .20 to 0 .08), the breast (it has increased from 0 .05 to 0 .12) and the “remainder” (the treatment of which has also changed); the number of tissues has increased to 14 . Since both equivalent dose and effective dose cannot be measured directly, to determine external exposure, the ICRP relies on the operational quantities, defined by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Inc . (ICRU): ambient dose equiv-alent, H*(10), and directional dose equivalent, H’(0 .07, Ω), for area monitoring, and personal dose equivalent, Hp(d), for individual monitoring . Any statement of per-sonal dose equivalent should include a specification of the reference depth, d, the depth below a specified point, usually where the dosimeter is worn . For the as-sessment of effective dose, this depth is taken as 10 mm, Hp(10) . For the skin dose and for the dose to the extremities, the depth is 0 .07 mm, Hp(0 .07) . The dose to the lens of the eye could be monitored with Hp(3), at a depth of 3 mm, but no such dosimeter exists in prac-tice . Compliance with dose limits can be ascertained with the use of dosimeters if properly worn . To link the protection and operational quantities to physical quan-tities (such as tissue absorbed dose, air kerma free-in-air and particle fluence) that characterize the radia-tion field, the ICRU computed conversion coefficients. To assess internal exposure, the ICRP recommends the use of activity quantities in combination with dose coefficients based on physiological models and 4-D computations . The unit for all the ICRP and ICRU quantities listed above is the sievert (Sv) . Effective dose should be used only for occupationally exposed workers and members of the public, where doses are assumed to be low, well below 100 mSv, where sto-chastic effects are considered . At doses above about 0 .5-1 Sv, where tissue reactions (deterministic effects) may occur, the dosimetric quantity to use is the ab-sorbed dose in the irradiated tissue modified by the radiobiological effectiveness of the radiation for the biological endpoint of concern . The unit is the gray (Gy) . Effective dose should not be used for retrospec-tive evaluation of exposed populations or to assess individual risks, as is the case in medical exposures, which are not subject to dose limitations . Exposures in radiotherapy are clearly expressed in absorbed dose

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to the irradiated tissue . Since both the irradiation con-ditions and the exposed group of patients are known, exposures to individual patients from medical imaging, even those at low levels, should also be expressed as absorbed doses to the irradiated organs, as the ICRU2 recommends .

PEP M-5 Uranium Mining and Milling Thomas JohnsonColorado State University

Recently the price of uranium has gone up dra-matically from approximately $10 per pound to well over $100 per pound, causing a resurgence in inter-est in uranium mining . The purpose of this presenta-tion is to provide an overview of some of the radiation hazards as well as the mining and milling process as-sociated with uranium . In situ leach (ISL) or in situ recovery (ISR) mines are the most common types of uranium mines today, while open pit mines and under-ground mines are not currently operational in the Unit-ed States . There are currently six ISR mines operating in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Texas today . ISR mines typically operate at a lower cost because the require-ment for milling and extensive processing of the ore upon removal is not required . After the uranium has been removed from open pit or underground mines, it requires milling to remove unwanted minerals and to purify it for use in the nuclear fuel cycle . Milling also results in tailings, which require additional radiological controls and resources . This overview of the “front end” of the fuel cycle will provide health physicists with the general information needed to begin to understand the radiation hazards associated with mining .

Tuesday - 12:15 - 2:15 pm

PEP T-1 How to Become a Radiation Myth BusterRay JohnsonDade Moeller & Associates

Throughout our careers in health physics we have all been confronted by workers, the public, and the media reacting from their beliefs in radiation myths . The media perpetuate radiation mythology by continuing to define radiation as “deadly radiation.” People have heard these two words together for so long (more than 60 years) that they are now accepted as the basis for understanding radiation . With such myths firmly ingrained, it is little wonder that people so often react to radiation with fears that seem out of proportion to the risks as we would know them . Ra-diation myths abound in the areas of health effects, what is safe, nuclear power, radioactive waste, nucle-

2 International Commission on Radiation �nits and �easure-International Commission on Radiation �nits and �easure-ments. Patient dosimetry for x rays used in medical imaging. ICR� Re-port 74. (2005).

ar medicine, cancer treatment, x-rays and CT, fertility, effects on DNA, effects on children (genetic effects), measurements, atomic bombs, WMDs, food irradia-tion, baggage x-ray scanning, concerns for individual radionuclides (such as uranium, radium, plutonium), cell phones, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island . Ra-diation mythology and folklore about radiation have led to widespread beliefs that there is no safe level and every atom of radioactive material should be re-moved for safety . Opposition to nuclear technology and safe uses of radiation is typically built on radiation myths . Radiation myths may actually be harming pub-lic health . People have not been told how to evaluate the risk of radiation (steps from cause to effect) and commonly assume that if it is there, it is automatically bad for you .

While countering the radiation myths and urban legends with better information can be helpful, a better way may be to educate people on how to make their own evaluations .

We will review radiation myths in all of the areas above and strategies for countering these myths and urban legends .

PEP T-2 Radiation Science and Public Discourse: A Risk Communication Approach to Agreement and UnderstandingMark RadonichCultural Effect Consulting

Professional Health Physicists are trained and committed to the highest level of technical prowess . This professionalism calls upon the scientific pro-cesses of the pursuit and verification of theories, best practices and innovation in supporting technologies, and the scientific method in applying knowledge into what we believe to be true and correct. Objectified in-formation and replicable methodology are the content and currency of our journals as we disseminate sci-entific discoveries and discuss results among peers. It is from this body of knowledge that we, as profes-sionals, make meaning for ourselves out of work – that we come to conclusions, agree on assumptions, accept certain findings, or we are asked to apply our knowledge to the social or organizational challenge of safety or risk management. A difficult and confounding challenge is sharing our meaning with others who are not Health Physicists . The same information or argu-ment that helped develop our understanding does not seem to create mutual understandings among lay au-diences; if we’re unlucky it magnifies or solidifies op-posing understandings among the lay audience on the personally-held risk/safety decision spectrum . Many professionals claim that a lack of scientific education is the primary hurdle to achieving a consensus of un-

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derstanding across the expert-lay “gap .” While raising scientific literacy is a noble and useful enterprise, ap-preciable progress would take time, and may be dif-ficult to achieve.

In any case, a lack of scientific education should not be considered the barrier to creating wider and better understandings . The barrier is: the limitations of our own method of developing understandings as is related to non-technical or lay individuals and au-diences by us, the professionals . Preparing technical professionals (e .g . health physicists, researchers, nu-clear engineers, from students to emeritus members) is tenable and immediately helpful to create more credible, trustworthy, and common understandings about their work . We must fundamentally improve on two professional development fronts: 1) understand-ing others’ belief systems and 2) sharing our meaning with others’ using personal communication methods . We must discover, individually develop, and adapt our work references/commentary to the landscapes of per-sonal belief systems . This preparation includes learn-ing how our own values and beliefs (scientific, social, personal) are formed and how they influence personal decision-making where a health or environmental risk exists. Secondly, the relationship of objectified data to an individual’s intrinsically subjective communication practice must be better understood and applied . In-cluding personal beliefs in how we talk about our work and acknowledging the subjective nature of interper-sonal communication will prepare us better to create a shared context for understanding among all audi-ences .

PEP T-3 Introduction to HLS Radiation DetectionK. E. DuftschmidTechnical University Graz, Austria

After September 11 nuclear terrorism is consid-ered a “prime national security threat” in USA and now also world-wide . Nuclear weapons and other radioac-tive materials, if used for „dirty bombs“ may create a nightmare of terror, panic and economic disaster . „Or-phan sources“ entering the public domain are an ad-ditional growing concern . For these reasons nuclear and other radioactive materials, illegally crossing bor-ders or showing up at strategic points or Major Public Events, may create a radiological hazard, a prolifera-tion hazard and a tremendous terrorist threat . To com-bat the risk of nuclear terrorism we need:

Preventive measures, i .e . physical protection, ac-counting and control for nuclear and other radioactive materials

Efficient intelligence networks based on close cooperation between scientific, regulatory and law en-forcement organizations (Customs, Police, Intelligence Agencies etc .)

Advanced technical means of monitoring radioac-tive materials at borders and other strategic locations

The course describes the details of state-of-the -art radiation detection technologies, technical re-quirements and specifications for this kind of equip-ment, the different instrument categories and their applications, solutions for the problem of “innocent alarms”, and the practical operation of such monitor-ing systems in the field.

PEP T-4 Nuclear Power as Part of Our Energy Surety & Economic Security FutureMark MillerSandia National Laboratory

World energy demand (and competition for it) will continue to grow and nuclear power is poised for growth world-wide – energy security without green-house gas emission . The U .S . must help shape a global nuclear fuel services supply system that pro-vides the benefits of nuclear energy to all nations while discouraging production of materials having nuclear proliferation concern, which addresses the national (and international) security imperative . We must create partnerships among nuclear supply states to improve the safety, reliability and security of these systems . Our own country’s survival (as well as the entire world’s) may depend on the path we choose in the near future .

PEP T-5 Training First Responders on Radiologi-cal Dispersal Devices (RDDs) and Improvised Nu-clear Devices (INDs) EventsK.L. “Ken” GrovesPresident, S2-Sevorg Services, LLC

This PEP will present an overview of the current training the author is presenting to First Responders (firefighters, emergency medical technicians, law en-forcement and others) who may encounter either a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD or Dirty Bomb) or an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) as a part of their Emergency Response activities . The emphasis of the training is putting the radiological/nuclear material in perspective as compared with other Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) materials such as chemical and/or biological weapon agents . A goal of the training is to help this First Responder Community understand that under almost all conditions, they can perform their primary mission of “putting out fires, rescuing and treating injured persons, and chasing bad guys” even in the presence of relatively large amount of ra-diological/nuclear contamination . The rare cases of high activity unshielded sources will be reviewed and explained . Current National/International guidance on dose “limits” will be discussed . The use of information contained in NCRP Commentary #19, “Key Elements

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of Preparing Emergency Responder for Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism” and the CRCPD “First Re-sponders Handbook” will be used extensively in the presentation .

A discussion of the use of Time, Distance and Shielding as well as appropriate Personal Protective Clothing and how it will provide the needed protection while immediate actions take place early in an RDD/IND event will be reviewed . The use of appropriate ra-diation detection instrumentation, documented Stan-dard Operating Procedures along with realistic train-ing, drills and exercises are the key to a successful response to an RDD/IND event for this community of critical emergency responders .

Wednesday - 12:15 - 2:15 pm

PEP W-1 8,000 Interactions and Counting - What We Learned and What You Can Learn About Public Communication from the HPS ATE Program”Kelly Classic, Genevieve RoesslerMayo Clinic, HPS

For eight years, the Health Physics Society has responded to public questions on radiation via a section on our Web site called “Ask The Experts” or ATE . During this time, over 8,000 questions have been asked and answered by many volunteer experts within the Society (and some outside the Society) . What we have learned most is that people are very grateful to have someone “listen” to their concerns and answer their questions in a direct manner . Get-ting to this point; however, was a large learning curve . Many of those who answered questions initially felt inclined to answer questions with in-depth, reference-laden, numbers-laden answers . Part of this is due to the nature of a health physicist (quantitative) and part due to the fact that experts believed they needed to offer some level of knowledge to the questioner so the questioner believed they were an expert . What we have learned includes truly listening to the question (reading, re-reading to gain knowledge of the real is-sue and the person’s knowledge of radiation), getting them their answer in a brief first sentence (yes or no), and offering some level of detail in an understandable manner to support our answer . We will share various experiences with you and offer tips you can use in your communications .

PEP W-2 Fundamentals of Alpha SpectroscopyDoug Van CleefORTEC/Advanced Measurement Technology, Inc.

This course offers a fast-paced review of the basic principles of alpha spectroscopic analysis . The course includes a review of the nature and origins of alpha-particle emitting radioactivity, basic physics of

alpha particle interaction with matter, considerations and consequences of sample preparation for alpha spectroscopy, alpha spectroscopy system compo-nents and calibrations, and a primer on interpretation of alpha spectroscopy data . The course is two hours in duration and the American Academy of Health Phys-ics will grant 4 Continuing Education Credits for com-pletion .

Upon completion of this course, student will have a working knowledge of radioactive decay schemes, radiation emissions, alpha radiation detection, and the principles of the laboratory alpha spectroscopy pro-cess .

PEP W-3 47 CFR Part 15 RADIO FREQUENCY DE-VICES Don HaesBAE Systems

This new millennium has seen an exponential growth in science and technology, especially with the application of Radio Frequency (RF) in devices . It is too easy for today’s HP to recognize safety conformity with cursory “evaluations” of low power RF device ex-clusions, and overlook the increasingly arduous regu-latory compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules . With RF devices, the role of the HP is to not only perform product safety evalu-ations, but provide information relative to device in-terference to decision and policy makers at all levels . By the nature of our training, HPs frequently assume “radiation safety” ends the compliance quest . How-ever, this short-sightedness may put their company at a greater risk than realized . This talk focuses on the growing challenges facing HPs in the domain of RF device compliance, and examines 47 CFR Part 15 .

PEP W-4 Health Physics Concerns of Neutron Exposures, Criticality Safety and Criticality Acci-dentsDave SimpsonBloomsburg University

For most Health Physicists, neutron exposure is, at most, only a minimal issue in their workplace . How-ever, with the potential terrorist threats of the use of nuclear materials, including weapons grade materials; it is important that all Health Physicists have at least some understanding of neutron exposures, dosimetry and criticality safety . In this presentation, a brief intro-duction will be given describing sources of neutrons and the biological effects of neutron exposures . Next, a review of criticality safety will be given with special

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emphasis on areas where the Health Physicist may play a role, such as safely handling large quantities of special nuclear materials, spill control, etc . Final-ly, several criticality accidents will be reviewed and methods discussed on how neutron doses can be es-timated based on both biological and physical neutron activation of materials from the exposed individuals .

PEP W-5 Future Directions In Air Monitoring At Los Alamos National LaboratoryTom VossLos Alamos National Laboratory

Three fields of investigation and evaluation have led to planned improvements in the air monitoring pro-gram at LANL .

One of those fields is in the area of better air sampling flow control methods. The venturi flow con-trol orifice (also known at the Critical Flow Venturi – CFV) has been investigated to the extent that we are able to specify the mechanical design of the venturi flow control orifice to meet the requirements of any air sampling system .

A second field of evaluation has been in the area of air sample filter media. Our evaluation of many dif-ferent types of filter media for several operational pa-rameters has allowed us to be able to specify a filter type to meet individual requirements .

Perhaps the most important field of evaluation has been in the area of a new Continuous Air Monitor (CAM) for monitoring radioactive aerosols . This area of evaluation involved side-by-side evaluation of sev-eral different manufacturers’ products . The evaluation covered more than 100 separate criteria .

The use of all three of the items in these fields of investigation and evaluation are planned to be imple-mented .

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Monday 7:00-8:00 AM CEL1 Uncertainty, Variability, Bias, Error, and BlunderDaniel J. StromPacific Northwest National Laboratory

There have been many advances and refine-ments in the definitions of uncertainty, variability, and error, as well as substantial progress in computational and inferential approaches to handling problems deal-ing with these concepts . The longer you have been out of school, the more surprised you are likely to be with the current state of affairs . The profession of health physics can be viewed as risk-informed actions to keep radiation exposures and releases of radioac-tive materials to the environment as low as reason-ably achievable . Health physics incorporates methods or results of many scientific disciplines, in particular in measurements of radiation and radioactive materi-als . Health physics uses estimates of health effects of radiation derived from epidemiology, radiation biol-ogy, and dose assessment . In each of these areas, the concepts of uncertainty, variability, and error are crucial for understanding and correct inference . How do uncertainty, variability, error, and blunder differ? The 1995 ISO Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement decisively addressed metrology is-sues, but was silent on modeling issues and decisions based on metrology and modeling . The 2009 National Research Council Report addresses modeling and decision-making . Bayesian statistical inference has replaced classical inference in more and more areas of interest to health physicists, such as determining whether activity is present in a sample, what a detec-tion system can be relied on to detect, and what can be inferred about intake and committed dose from bioassay data . The distinction between Berkson and classical errors, and how to deal with the resulting un-certainty has moved to the forefront of dose recon-struction for radiation epidemiology . The critical differ-ence between shared and unshared uncertainties has led, over the past two decades, to a state-of-the-art practice using two-stage Monte Carlo calculations as pioneered by the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction project . Autocorrelation over time of doses to individuals leads to a requirement to explic-itly incorporate covariance into calculations, such as those in NIOSH’s Interactive RadioEpidemiological Program (IREP) . Variability of quantities of interest to health physicists over time and space, over ages and between sexes, and with lifestyle factors continues to require our attention . This presentation introduces and

Continuing Education Lectures (CEL)Monday 13 July through Thursday 16 July

discusses these concepts, and speculates about their future in health physics .

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is oper-ated for the U .S . Department of Energy by Battelle un-der Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830 . PNNL-SA-64767CEL2 Respiratory Protection Refresher for HPsGary KephartBechtel Jacobs

This Continuing Education Lecture will review the fundamental spirometry parameters with their respec-tive inter-relationships and acronyms (e .g ., forced vital capacity, FVC; Tidal volume, TV; etc .) . This review will be interspersed with references to key findings from the industrial hygiene literature regarding how these lung functions are impacted by the use of respiratory protection . The objective is to refresh experienced health physicists on the myriad physiological stresses associated with use of respiratory protection in radio-logical control .

Tuesday 7:00-8:00 AM CEL 3 The Characterization of Dose in Com-puted TomographyDonovan BakalyarHenry Ford Hospital

Over the past few years there has been an in-creased awareness of radiation dose in Computed Tomography (CT) resulting in efforts by manufactur-ers to improve design and by practitioners to more ef-fectively tailor the study to the patient . Concurrently, the methods used for specifying dose in CT have been reexamined with an eye toward not only correcting but streamlining and possibly replacing standard dose in-dicators such as CTDI and DLP . Though the basic principles underlying these indicators are fundamen-tally sound, their implementation has sometimes tak-en a circuitous route sometimes resulting in confusion and misinterpretation .

Part of the purpose of this presentation is to care-fully review the parameters used in determining pa-tient dose and to clarify and simplify wherever pos-sible their meaning . Part of the challenge in tackling this problem is that the CT community is still struggling over vocabulary . For example, the name “effective mAs” is used by two CT manufacturers to describe the mAs per rotation divided by the pitch . A third manu-facturer calls this same parameter “mAs/slice” and a fourth doesn’t use it at all . (Even the word “pitch” has been ambiguous until recently .) Until the vocabulary

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is standardized, it is important that the words used in describing CT parameters are phrased so that their meaning is definite.

The dose delivered by a machine to a standard phantom is ordinarily characterized by a parameter called CTDIvol which in turn can be multiplied by the scan length to yield another standard parameter called the DLP which is often used as a crude indicator of pa-tient dose . The motivation, limitations and shortcom-ings of these parameters will be discussed along with some of the proposed remedies for correcting them, simplifying them and extending their range of validity .

Despite the aforementioned limitations, when properly interpreted, these standard dose indicators can be very helpful in streamlining the use of more sophisticated dose estimation techniques such as the ImPACT dose calculator . (ImPACT has its own limita-tions, well understood and described by its develop-ers .) CTDIvol and DLP, often given by the manufac-turer for the specific study at hand, can be used as an aid in using the ImPACT dose calculator . This in turn can yield specific organ doses along with effective dose. Though not be the final answer it may point in the right direction .

CEL4 System of Radiation Safety Monitoring for the Personnel Working at the Object ShelterP. Aryasov, S. Nechaev, J. Hoyt, A.DmitrienkoRadiation Protection Institute of Ukraine, Chor-nobyl Shelter Implementation Plan. Project Man-agement Unit, State Enterprise Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant

Shelter Implementation Plan (SIP) was initiated in 1997 . The main goal of SIP is transformation of the destroyed 4-th unit of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Object Shelter - OS) into ecologically safe sys-tem. The first stage of SIP v ?Stabilization stage¦ was completed in 2008 . At present time the ?Construction stage¦ v works regarding construction of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) is in process. Most of the works are carried out in the contaminated areas and rooms of the OS . The radioactive situation in work areas has been formed during the accident and characterized by high dose rate levels and radioactive aerosol concen-tration in the air .

Any activities at the OS (including all SIP activi-ties) are supervised from the point of view of radiation protection by Radiation Safety Department according to the corresponding instructions, guidance, and regu-latory documents .

Given lecture/work presents the structure and description of the operating at present time at the OS radiation safety monitoring system and its main com-ponents, namely: individual dose monitoring (IDM) of external and internal exposure of the personnel, work

area monitoring, sanitary barriers and zoning of con-taminated areas, overall and so on. The efficiency of the system at the whole, potential and technical possi-bilities and characteristics, separate technical problem issues is presented and analyzed on the example of SIP works .

Wednesday 7:00-8:00 AM CEL5 Single Integrated Emergency Response Plan for HospitalsTom MorganUniversity of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital

Joint Commission Accreditation standards re-quire hospitals to develop and deploy emergency re-sponse plans for a variety of natural or man-made di-sasters . The University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital has developed a single integrated response plan that is flexible and responsive to the needs of the community in the event of a disaster . This plan will discuss the details of the plan and how it can be easily modified to accommodate various scenarios.

CEL 6 Update on Medical Internal Radiation Dosimetry: 2009 MIRD Committee Recommenda-tions for Unifying MIRD and ICRP Formulas, Quan-tities, and UnitsDarrell R. Fisher and Wesley E. BolchPacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Florida

The scientific foundations underlying the MIRD schema for medical internal dosimetry and the general framework established by the International Commis-sion on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for occupation-al internal dosimetry are mathematically similar, even though they appear outwardly to be substantially dif-ferent . The 2009 recommendations of the MIRD Com-mittee (Pamphlet No . 21) provide a revised framework for unifying the ICRP and MIRD equations, models, and terminology . The result is a general schema for internal dosimetry, consistent for both nuclear medi-cine and radiation protection, using standardized formulas, nomenclature, quantities, and units . The 2009 MIRD recommendations clarify the application of absorbed dose for deterministic effects in patients (organs, tissues, tumors, and the whole body) from medically administered radiopharmaceuticals . The radiation protection quantities equivalent dose and effective dose are reserved for evaluating stochastic risks in groups of patients and health care workers . A new quantity and unit are proposed for comparing de-terministic effects (such as cell death, impaired organ function, and tumor response) following high doses, high dose-rates, and high-LET radiation qualities as-sociated with targeted radionuclide therapy (particu-

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larly for alpha emitters and Auger-electron emitters) . Unifying the MIRD and ICRP structural framework should help eliminate confusion and the mixing of units such as quality factor (Q), relative biological ef-fectiveness (RBE), and radiation weighting factor (wR) for expressing the biologically relevant dose . This course is relevant to health physicists who use in-ternal dosimetry for retrospective dose assessment, prospective treatment planning, and risk analysis . In addition to practicing medical physicists, this course is also recommended for regulators and administrators responsible for radiation safety in medical centers and for the safe use of radiopharmaceuticals .

Thursday 7:00-8:00 AM CEL7 Radiation Safety Guidelines for Contra-band Detection SystemsDr. Siraj M. KhanUS Department of Homeland Security

This CEL lecture presents guidelines for radiation safety of workers and members of the general public from contraband detection systems (in use or planned) for Homeland Security . In this context, contraband includes drugs, explosives and special nuclear ma-terials (SNM) . These systems include radiographic imaging systems using radioisotopic sources such as Co-60 and electron linear accelerators (LINACS) pro-ducing bremsstrahlung with end-point energies of 6 and 9 MeV, and active interrogation systems using the Cf-252 radioisotopic source, neutron generators using (d,d) and (d,T) reactions and electron linear accelera-tors (LINACS) producing bramsstrahlung with ener-gies from 6 to 15 MeV . These systems can be cat-egorized as “open” or “closed” based on the mode of deployment . Methods to determine the radiation safe-ty exclusion zone for an “open” system and shielding calculations for a “closed” system will be presented . The issue of dose to an undocumented alien (stow-away) will also be discussed . Finally, work in this area by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will be described .

CEL 8 Complexity Science and Radiation Risk Communication Mark D RadonichCultural Effect Consulting

Risk communication is an interdisciplinary skill that we must each use more skillfully in our profes-sion . Radiation Risk Communication is most often a complex endeavor in western and industrialized cul-tures . Perceived and actual failures in this activity of-ten stem from an oversimplification or misunderstand-ing of all the issues in communication planning and

execution . Understanding theories of complexity and all the dimensions of public communication can im-prove efforts in every facet of our work, and beyond the simple static effects of the specific messages. Using and recognizing uncertainty and agreement or agreeability are the key factors in any given context to determine whether the organizing communication framework should be simple, complicated, complex, or even chaotic . In parallel, messages themselves are often treated as the only qualitative entity . We know that message development is only one of the five di-mensions of communication to address – the others are perception/interpretation, psychological or cul-tural attributes, information flow, and communication processes . Health physicists and their organizations often leave communication to “other” professionals – abdicating our position of expertise and encourage-ment, and thereby leaving the effects of our work to be managed and led by others .

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Health Physics Society’s 54th Annual Meeting12-16 July 2009 - Minneapolis, MN

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