ARPS2017 CONFERENCE HANDBOOK Science and the Art of Radiation Protection Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, NSW 6-9 August 2017 The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationTh e Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has over 35 years’ experience in radiation safety managem(eANSnTO)t ha sa ovenr 35d year s’ experience in radiation safety management and offers expert advice and services tailored specifically to meet your neoffers edxperst advice and services tailored specifically to meet your needs Consultancy Consultancy Our experienced radiation Our experienced radiation consultancy team offer a unique consultancy team offer a unique and highly specialised service, and highly specialised service, providing advice and cost effective providing advice and cost effective solutions to assist businesses with solutions to assist businesses with radiation management radiation management ANSTO Advert Training Training Delivered by industry specialists our Delivered by industry specialists our recognised radiation safety training recognised radiation safety training courses provide participants with courses provide participants with valuable knowledge and expertise valuable knowledge and expertise in radiation protection in radiation protection Calibration Calibration Offering a comprehensive, fast Offering a comprehensive, fast turnaround radiation instrument turnaround radiation instrument calibration service that meets calibration service that meets Australian standards Australian standards www.ansto.gov.au/radiationservicwwew.sansto.gov.au/radiationservices ARPS2017 SPEAKERS CONFERENCE Welcome 2 ORGANISING COMMITTEE General Information 4 Nicole Willetts 2017 Conference Convenor PROGRAM The Children’s Hospital Westmead Conference Program 7 Bill Bartolo Bartolo Safety Management Service PROGRAM PLUS Robert Blackley Social Program 15 ANSTO Radiation Services Workshops 18 John Bus Tour 20 ANSTO Radiation Protection Services Alice Caldwell SPEAKERS Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Boyce Worthley Oration 21 Cameron Jeffries Speakers 22 St Vincent’s Hospital ABSTRACTS Tina Paneras ANSTO Radiation Services Monday 31 Tuesday 40 Alison Parkes MARPS Wednesday 55 Andrew Popp ANSTO Radiation Protection Services POSTERS 69 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS Sponsors 77 Trade Exhibition Floor Plan 82 Trade Exhibitors 84 CONFERENCE MANAGERS Exhibitors Passport 89 Leishman Associates 227 Collins Street, Hobart TAS 7000 170 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053 P. 03 6234 7844 F. 03 6234 5958 E. paula@leishman-associates.com.au W. leishman-associates.com.au ARPS2017 1 Contents Welcome 2 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR On behalf of the organising committee and the New South Wales branch, I welcome all members of ARPS, radiation safety professionals, enthusiasts, students, supporting suppliers, businesses and related industries to the 42nd Annual Conference of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society. With the theme “Science and the Art of Radiation Protection: Broadening the Horizon” the conference aims to enrich our understanding of non-ionising and ionising radiation, highlight the importance of effective communication and stakeholder involvement, showcase new technologies, and generate discussion across a broad range of radiation protection aspects from ethics to environment to industry. We extend an invitation for you to enjoy the conference, with a program that kicks off with a cosmic welcome at the Science Centre & Planetarium, two very different breakfast workshops— one on the role of the laser safety officer and another on the requirements and implementation of RPS8: The Code of Practice for the Exposure of Humans to Ionizing Radiation for Research Purposes—an interactive panel session on communicating radiation risk to various audiences, and a full day non-ionising radiation stream that concludes with an opportunity for robust discussion in a Q&A panel session. To top it all off, our program includes six international Keynote Presenters and Invited Speakers, and the Boyce Worthley Oration given this year by George Anastas. The organising committee encourages you to partake in the wonderful selection of both business and social aspects of the 42nd ARPS Conference. We welcome you and look forward to your participation in ARPS 2017, and we hope you enjoy your time in Wollongong. Nicole Willetts MARPS 42nd ARPS Conference Convenor ARPS2017 3 GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION DESK WEBSITE The Registration Desk is located at the Novotel Updated Conference information can be found Wollongong North Beach in the Ballroom at www.arpsconference.com.au Gallery. Please direct any questions you may have regarding the conference to the team CONFERENCE NAME BADGES from Leishman Associates. The registration All delegates and exhibitors will be provided desk will be open at the following times: with a name badge. Please wear your name Sunday 6 August 3.00pm – 5.30pm badge at all times as it will be your entry into all sessions and all social functions. Monday 7 August 7.15am – 5.00pm Proudly sponsored by Tuesday 8 August 7.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday 9 August 8.15am – 5.00pm ACCOMMODATION If you have any queries relating to your accommodation booking, please first see the staff at your hotel. Your credit card details have been passed onto the hotel to secure your CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL booking. If you have arrived 24 hours later than DEVELOPMENT your indicated arrival day you may find that ACPSEM CPD Endorsement you have been charged one nights accommodation. SPECIAL DIETS All catering venues have been advised of any special diet preferences you have indicated on The Australasian College of Physical Scientists your registration form. Please identify yourself & Engineers in Medicine have endorsed the to venue staff as they come to serve you and 2017 ARPS Conference as a quality CPD they will be pleased to provide you with all activity. A total of 15 CPD points may be pre-ordered food. For day catering, there may awarded for attendance to the full Conference. be a specific area where special food is The following CPD points will be awarded for brought out, please check with catering or each day of attendance: conference staff. 5 points for full day attendance TWITTER on Monday 7 August Join the conversation at #ARPS2017. 5 points for full day attendance on Tuesday 8 August 5 points for full day attendance on Wednesday 9 August 4 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR GENERAL INFORMATION ENTRY TO CONFERENCE DRESS CODE SESSIONS The dress code for the conference sessions It is suggested that delegates arrive at and social functions is smart casual. preferred sessions promptly to ensure a seat. If sessions become full then delegates will not CONFERENCE WIFI be allowed entry. Delegates have access to complimentary WIFI for the duration of the conference. Please enter INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS the username Novotel Conference, and AND SESSION CHAIRS password ARPS2017 for access. Please note All speakers will be asked to check into the that movies, music or illicit downloads are Speakers Preparation Room to load their restricted. presentations onto the conference network. Proudly sponsored by This must be done AT LEAST three hours before you are due to present. An audio visual technician from Staging Connections will be available throughout the conference. Speakers are asked to introduce themselves to their session chair during the PHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOS & break if possible and arrive in the room on time. RECORDING The Speakers Preparation is located at the rear Delegates are not permitted to use any type of of the Plenary Room. Please see the staff at camera or recording device at any of the the registration desk for further assistance or sessions unless written permission has been directions. obtained from the relevant speaker. POSTER PRESENTATIONS MOBILE PHONES Posters will be displayed in the Ballroom Foyer As a courtesy to other delegates, please for the duration of the conference. There will ensure that all mobile phones are turned off or be a poster session on Tuesday 8 August from in a silent mode during all sessions and social 12.00pm - 1.00pm and Wednesday 9 August functions. 1.00pm - 2.00pm during the lunch breaks. ENTRY TO SOCIAL EVENTS DISCLAIMER The 2017 ARPS Conference reserves the right Entry to social events will not require a ticket. to amend or alter any advertised details Attendees and additional guests will appear on relating to dates, program and speakers if a guest list and must wear a name badge. If necessary, without notice, as a result of you are unsure about whether you are registered, circumstances beyond their control. All please see one of the team from Leishman attempts have been made to keep any Associates. changes to an absolute minimum. ARPS2017 5 CONFERENCE LOCATION 6 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 PROGRAM PROGRAM SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 2017 3.00pm ARPS Executive Meeting Invitation Only 3.00pm - 5.30pm Registration Desk Open HOTEL FOYER Attendees are encouraged to register early if you are in the vicinity 5.30pm Coach Departs for Welcome Reception RALLY POINT NOVOTEL HOTEL FOYER 6.00pm - 8.00pm Welcome Reception WOLLONGONG Included in full registrations SCIENCE CENTRE AND PLANETARIUM MONDAY 7 AUGUST 2017 7.15am - 5.00pm Registration Desk Open BALLROOM GALLERY 7.30am - 9.00am BREAKFAST WORKSHOP HOSKINS ROOM Optional event $60 registration fee applies. Pre-registration required RPS8 IN 2017 AND BEYOND Facilitated by Dr Richard Smart 8.30am - 9.15am Barista Coffee available proudly sponsored by ANSTO PLENARY SESSION 1 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Nicole Willetts ROOM 9.15am - 9.30am Convenor Opening Comments & Welcome Nicole Willetts 9.30am - 10.00am Official Conference Opening Dr Helen Maynard-Casely, ANSTO 10.00am - 10.45am THE ART OF THE PRACTICE OF RADIATION SAFETY Dr Andrew Karam, PhD, CHP Sponsored by 10.45am - 11.15am Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by University of Wollongong ARPS2017 7 PROGRAM SESSION 1 SESSION 2 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CULTURE Chair: Alice Caldwell Chair: Andrew Popp MCCABE/THROSBY ROOM HOSKINS ROOM 11.15am - 11.35am ANSTO RADIATION PROTECTION SERVICES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL PLAN EVOLUTION @ARPANSA Robin Foy, ANSTO Dr Gillian Hirth, ARPANSA 11.35am - 11.55am DEVELOPMENTS IN SAFETY CULTURE - WHY COMMUNICATING WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE AUSTRALIANS SHOULD TAKE NOTE PUBLIC John Ward, ARPANSA Dr Richard O’Brien 11.55am - 12.15pm EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE RADIATION SAFETY EXPERIENCES ON THE NUCLEAR CITIZEN’S TRAINING JURY John Bus, ANSTO Cameron Jeffries, ARPS 12.15pm - 12.35pm AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RADIATION DOSE PERCEPTION AND SCIENCE REGISTER (ANRDR) IN REVIEW Dr Richard O’Brien Ben Paritsky, ARPANSA 12.35pm - 12.55pm SESSION 1 – ADDITIONAL QUESTION TIME SCIENCE AND ART IN RADIATION RISK COMMUNICATION Jim Hondros, JRHC Enterprises 1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Thank you to our exhibiting companies. Please visit them throughout the conference Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by University of Wollongong PLENARY SESSION 2 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Robert Blackley ROOM 2.00pm - 2.45pm “FUKUSHIMA RECOVERY NOW” - ENVIRONMENTAL Sponsored by MONITORING, RISK COMMUNICATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTS IN FUKUSHIMA Dr Yasuhiro Uezu, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2.45pm - 3.45pm Communications Panel Featuring insights from: Andrew Karam, Christopher Clements, Douglas Boreham & Cassandra Casey Closing Summary 3.45pm - 4.30pm Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by University of Wollongong 4.30pm - 6.00pm ARPS Annual General Meeting All members are welcome to attend 8 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR PROGRAM TUESDAY 8 AUGUST 2017 7.30am - 5.00pm Registration Desk Open BALLROOM GALLERY 7.30am - 9.00am BREAKFAST WORKSHOP HOSKINS ROOM Optional event $60 registration fee applies. Pre-registration required THE ROLE OF THE LASER SAFETY OFFICER – BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LASER SAFETY IN THE LAB Facilitated by Andrew Gibson-White PLENARY SESSION 3 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Alice Caldwell ROOM 9.20am - 9.30am Opening Comments 9.30am - 10.15am BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION IN THE WIRELESS ERA Professor Dariusz Leszczynski, University of Helsinki 10.15am - 10.30am ANSTO Major Sponsor Presentation Robert Blackley, Manager ANSTO Radiation Services 10.30am - 11.00am Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE SESSION 3 SESSION 4 NON-IONISING RADIATION PLANNED EXPOSURE SITUATIONS Chair: Bill Bartolo Chair: Tina Paneras MCCABE/THROSBY ROOM HOSKINS ROOM 11.00am - 11.20am DETERMINING THE AETIOLOGY OF IDIOPATHIC WHAT DOES “REASONABLY” MEAN IN ALARA ENVIRONMENTAL INTOLERANCE ATTRIBUTED Frank Harris, Rio Tinto TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS: RF EXPOSURE OR NOCEBO EFFECT? Adam Verrender, Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research 11.20am - 11.40am BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LOW-INTENSITY AUSTRALIA’S RADIATION PROTECTION RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC STANDARDS – THE CODE FOR RADIATION RADIATION – TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN PROTECTION IN PLANNED EXPOSURE REGULATION OF PUBLIC EXPOSURE SITUATIONS (2016), RPS C-1 Dr Priyanka Bandara, ORSAA Keith Dessent, ARPANSA 11.40am - 12.00pm WHAT DOES SLEEP TELL US ABOUT NON- WORKING SAFELY WITH IONISING RADIATION: IONISING RADIATION AND HEALTH? GUIDELINES FOR EXPECTANT OR Sarah Loughran, Australian Centre For BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research Andrew Popp, ANSTO 12.00pm - 1.00pm Lunch, Trade Exhibition & Poster Session BALLROOM GALLERY Thank you to our exhibiting companies. Please visit them throughout the conference Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE ARPS2017 9 PROGRAM SESSION 5 SESSION 6 NON-IONISING RADIATION EXISTING EXPOSURE SITUATIONS Chair: Cameron Jeffries Chair: John Bus MCCABE/THROSBY ROOM HOSKINS ROOM 1.00pm - 1.20pm RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE RISK RADIATION PROTECTION IN EXISTING ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION, CRITIQUE EXPOSURE SITUATIONS IN AUSTRALIA OF ARPANSA TR-164 REPORT. DO WE HAVE A Dr Stephen Solomon, ARPANSA PROBLEM? Victor Leach, ORSAA 1.20pm - 1.40pm IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH RELATING TO ASSESSING RADIATION DOSE FROM EXPOSURE ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION EXPOSURE – TO RADON AND ITS PROGENY, OR WHAT GOES INNOVATIONS AND PLANS AT ARPANSA AROUND COMES AROUND Dr Gillian Hirth, ARPANSA Dr Stephen Solomon, ARPANSA 1.40pm - 2.00pm LEVELS OF RADIOFREQUENCY (SOME) LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM WI-FI IN WESTERN NEW YORK NUCLEAR SERVICE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS CENTER, YUCCA MOUNTAIN AND THE WASTE Lydiawati Tjong, ARPANSA ISOLATION PILOT PLANT George Anastas 2.00pm - 2.40pm NIR PANEL, Q&A AND DISCUSSION ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE TASL RADON Rodney Croft, Victor Leach, DOSIMETRY SYSTEM Dariusz Leszczynski Brendan Tate, ARPANSA 2.20pm - 2.40pm THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR FUTURE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS OF THE LITTLE FOREST LEGACY SITE Hefin Griffiths, ANSTO 2.40pm - 3.00pm Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE PLENARY SESSION 4 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Alison Parkes ROOM 3.00pm - 3.45pm EVIDENCE FOR PARADIGM SHIFTS IN LOW DOSE RADIATION (LDR) BIOLOGY: RE-EVALUATION OF THE LINEAR NO-THRESHOLD (LNT) RISK MODEL USING MODERN MOLECULAR STUDIES Professor Douglas Boreham, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada Closing Summary 6.30pm - 11.00pm ARPS Conference Dinner ILLAWARRA ROOM, Included in full registrations NOVOTEL WOLLONGONG 10 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 9 AUGUST 2017 8.15am - 5.00pm Registration Desk Open PLENARY SESSION 5 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Bill Bartolo ROOM 9.00am - 9.15am Opening Comments 9.15am - 10.00am Boyce Worthley Oration A RADIATION PROTECTION VIEW OF AUSTRALIA AND ARPS: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND WITH SOME INSIGHTS FOR DISCUSSIONS George Anastas, FARPS, PE, CHP, FHPS, BCEE 10.00am - 10.45am ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SILVER LINING OF THE FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT: IMPROVING THE SYSTEM OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION Christopher Clements, International Commission on Radiological Protection 10.45am - 11.15am Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE SESSION 7 SESSION 8 RADIOTHERAPY NEW TECHNOLOGY Chair: Cameron Jeffries Chair: Andrew Popp MCCABE/THROSBY ROOM HOSKINS ROOM 11.15am - 11.35am DOSES IN THE TREATMENT ROOM DURING CALIBRATION OF A DRILLER-DEPLOYABLE MICROBEAM RADIOTHERAPY AT THE DOWNHOLE GAMMA PROBE FOR IN SITU AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON MEASUREMENT OF WASTE MATERIAL Dr Duncan Butler, ARPANSA RADIOACTIVITY Dr Fred Blaine, Imdex Limited 11.35am - 11.55am USE OF A RADIOTHERAPY RECORD AND VERIFY DATA ANALYTICS FOR RADIATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO DETERMINE SHIELDING AT OLYMPIC DAM CALCULATION PARAMETERS Amrinder Dhindsa, BHP Billiton Michael Gilhen, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 11.55am - 12.15pm SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR A NEW EVALUATION OF A NOVEL GAMMA RAY IMAGING LINEAR ACCELERATOR INSTALLATION TECHNOLOGY Dr Peter Harty, ARPANSA Dr Mathew Guenette, ANSTO 12.15pm - 12.35pm DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURITY PLAN FOR A COMMISSIONING A BeO OSL DOSIMETRY HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) BRACHYTHERAPY UNIT SYSTEM FOR USE AS A NATIONAL DOSIMETRY IN A NEW HOSPITAL SERVICE OPERATED BY PERSONAL RADIATION Professor Tomas Kron, Peter MacCallum MONITORING SERVICE, PRMS, AT ARPANSA Cancer Centre Michael Litwin, ARPANSA 12.35pm - 12.55pm INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF HP(10) WITH CHARACTERISTIC LIMITS AND THEIR HIGH ACCURACY USING PASSIVE DOSIMETERS APPLICATION TO PERSONAL DOSIMETRY Dr Duncan Butler, ARPANSA Dr Stephen Long, ARPANSA ARPS2017 11 PROGRAM 1.00pm - 2.00pm Lunch, Trade Exhibition & Poster Session BALLROOM GALLERY Thank you to our exhibiting companies. Please visit them throughout the conference Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE PLENARY SESSION 6 MCCABE/THROSBY Chair: Alison Parkes ROOM 2.00pm - 2.45pm PROTON BEAM THERAPY AT MAYO CLINIC Professor Kevin Nelson, Mayo Clinic, Arizona 2.45pm - 3.15pm Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition BALLROOM GALLERY Enjoy Barista style coffee proudly sponsored by ANSTO Refreshments sponsored by AINSE SESSION 9 SESSION 10 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND NUCLEAR PLANNED EXPOSURE SITUATIONS MEDICINE Chair: Tina Paneras Chair: John Bus MCCABE/THROSBY ROOM HOSKINS ROOM 3.15pm - 3.35pm MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT RADIATION DOSE RADON MONITORING IN THE VICINITY OF FROM INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY OLYMPIC DAM Dr Donald Mclean, ACT Health Amrinder Dhindsa, BHP Billiton 3.35pm - 3.55pm AREA RADIATION MONITORING AND DOSE NUCLEAR INSPECTION ROBOTS – AND OTHER ASSESSMENT IN RADIATION THERAPY, TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR IAEA SAFEGUARDS MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIOIODINE Dr Craig Everton, ASNO TREATMENT FACILITIES IN A NEW CANCER HOSPITAL Michael Gilhen, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre 3.55pm - 4.15pm THE COMPLEXITIES OF HIGH DOSE 131I-MIBG NUCLEAR MATERIAL DISPOSAL – IAEA THERAPY IN THE PAEDIATRIC ENVIRONMENT: SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING Rebecca Stohr, ASNO Nicole Willetts, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead 4.25pm - 4.45pm CONFERENCE AWARDS, PRIZES AND CLOSE BALLROOM Conclusion of ARPS Conference. Have a safe journey home 12 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR PROGRAM THURSDAY 10 AUGUST 2017 OPTIONAL TOUR - additional fee applicable 9.00am ANSTO Technical Tour Coach Departs Novotel Wollongong for ANSTO, Lucas Heights 9.45am Arrive at ANSTO 10.00am Facility Tours Commence – lunch break included 2.00pm Coach Departs ANSTO 3.00pm Coach to Drop off delegates at Sydney Domestic Airport The 2017 ARPS Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary, without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts have been made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum. ARPS2017 13 THE 5TH ASIAN & OCEANIC REGIONAL CONGRESS ON RADIATION PROTECTION BE PART OF THE PROGRAM - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN On behalf of the Organising Committee we are delighted to invite you to participate in 5th Asian and Oceanic Congress on Radiation Protection (AOCRP-5) to be held in Melbourne from 20 - 23 May, 2018. The Congress will provide a forum to discuss radiation safety matters in all areas of application of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Radiation safety professionals face continuing challenges with evolving standards, increased proliferation of complex radiation technologies, such as medical sector radiation applications, in an environment of tight resources and increased regulatory scrutiny. CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2 social events Trade Exhibition Refresher Courses Young Persons Award 3 days of scientific presentations IRPA Associate Societies Forum Post Congress Tours LOCAL ORGANISING & STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cameron Jeffries (President, ARPS) A/Prof Tony Hooker (Immediate Past President, ARPS) A/Prof Brad Cassels (Vice President, ARPS and Congress Convenor) Paula Veevers (Treasurer ARPS) Dr Peter Harty CONFERENCE MANAGERS Keith Baldry PAULA LEISHMAN, Leishman Associates Dr Geoff Williams 227 Collins Street Hobart, TAS 7000 Paula Leishman, Conference Manager P 03 6234 7844 E paula@laevents.com.au Visit www.aocrp-5.org for more information ARPS2017 PROGRAM PLUS SOCIAL PROGRAM WELCOME TO WOLLONGONG... ...Australia’s ninth largest city with a population approaching of approximately 220,000. Wollongong is a vibrant city nestled between seaside mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Wollongong is located 80km south of Sydney on a narrow coastal strip bordered by the Royal National Park to the north, Lake Illawarra to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the Illawarra Escarpment to the west. CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2 social events Trade Exhibition Refresher Courses Young Persons Award 3 days of scientific presentations IRPA Associate Societies Forum Post Congress Tours ARPS2017 15 SOCIAL This year the ARPS Conference will open with a bang.... ...a Big Bang! 16 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Welcome Reception The internationally-recognised, Science Centre and Planetarium is the largest hands-on science centre in NSW. Guests will sample local food and wine, experience the This year the ARPS Conference will open with a bang.... planetarium’s star show and get hands-on with over 100 exhibits. All while networking and catching up with colleagues under the stars. ...a Big Bang! Date Sunday 6 AugustTime 6.00pm – 8.00pm Venue Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium Cost Included in full registrations. Additional tickets $85 per person Transfers Coach departs at 5.30pm from the Novotel Conference Dinner Beginning with pre-dinner drinks on The Deck overlooking Northbeach, we will then move into the Illawarra Room for a delicious 3 course dinner together with Australian wines. If you will not be attending the dinner, please let the team from Leishman Associates know. Date Tuesday 8 August 2017 Time 6.30pm – 11.00pm Venue Illawarra Room, Novotel Wollongong North Beach Cost Included in full registrations. Additional tickets $150 per person MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 17 WORKSHOPS RPS8 IN 2017 AND BEYOND Date Monday 7 August Time 7.30am - 9.00am Cost $60 per person. Pre-registration required. Additional fee applies Inclusions Light Breakfast Presenter Dr Richard Smart Dr Richard Smart, formerly of St George Hospital, also a member of the ARPANSA Working Party which drafted RPS8. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP RPS8, The Code of Practice for the Exposure of Humans to Ionizing Radiation for Research Purposes, was published in 2005 and has now been used throughout Australia for 12 years. This workshop will examine a range of issues which arise when the requirements of RPS8 are implemented in the real world. Issues to be discussed include the risk terminology to use in the report, the appropriateness of the radiation dose constraints, multi-centre trials, current references for patient doses, the “clinical management versus research” conundrum and the possible impact of the proposed new Medical Code of Practice. 18 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR WORKSHOPS RPS8 IN 2017 THE ROLE OF THE AND BEYOND LASER SAFETY OFFICER – BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL LASER SAFETY IN THE LAB Date Tuesday 8 August Time 7.30am - 9.00am Cost $60 per person. Pre-registration required. Additional fee applies Inclusions Light Breakfast Presenter Andrew Gibson-White Andrew is a qualified Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and a Standards Australia Laser Safety Committee Member, with a background in Physics and Aviation from the University of Newcastle. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP This workshop aims to examine the role of the Laser Safety Officer and how to make implementing laser safety practical and as easy as possible for the users. The workshop will consist of: • Basic laser safety review • Discussion around the various ways to reduce laser hazards • Overview of protective eyewear (PPE) standards and selection • Overview of laser safety barrier products for both lab and hospital environments • Discussion of how to utilise available resources to help promote a safe working culture based around user involvement and education. ARPS2017 19 TOURS POST-CONFERENCE TOUR ANSTO Date Thursday 10 August 2017 Time 9.00am – 3.00pm Cost $55.00 per person. Pre-registration required. Additional fee applies Dress Casual, long trousers and closed in shoes recommended The ARPS Post Conference tour will feature a technical tour of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights site facilities. With three tour options to select on the day, all will include a tour of the Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor. The state-of-the-art 20 megawatt multi-purpose reactor that uses low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel to achieve a range of nuclear medicine, research, scientific, industrial and production goals. Pre-registration to the Tour is required. There are limited places available. Transport to Sydney Domestic Airport will follow. 20 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR INVITED SPEAKER BOYCE WORTHLEY ORATION Boyce Wilson Worthley (1917-1987), medical physicist, was educated at Adelaide High School, Adelaide Teachers’ College and the University of Adelaide. During his marvellous career he developed comprehensive medical physics roles in cancer treatment and the early application of reactor-produced radionuclides in diagnostic nuclear medicine. He published more than forty papers, and a book with J. Tooze and R. M. Fry, Dosage Estimation in Radiotherapy and the Wheatley Integrator (1955). BOYCE WORTHLEY ORATION GEORGE ANASTAS Wednesday 9 August 2017 9.15am – 10.00am George Anastas is a Fellow of the Australasian Environmental/Radiological Health from the Radiation Protection Society (ARPS), a University of Minnesota. Member of the ARPS Fellowship Committee, a He is currently engaged in “pro bono publico” frequent contributor at ARPS Annual Meetings technical and administrative implications of the and a Past-President of the Health Physics continued operation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Society. He is a Certified Health Physicist, a Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico and evaluating Fellow of the Health Physics Society, a criticality concerns at Los Alamos National Professional Nuclear Engineer and a Board Laboratory (LANL). Certified Environmental Engineer in Radiation Protection. He served as a consultant to numerous bio-technology firms and chip manufacturing He has held technical and leadership positions firms in the San Francisco Bay Area. in industry, government and academia for more than 50 years in radiation safety, industrial He has taught Health Physics and Radiological hygiene, occupational safety and engineering. Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, San Diego State University and He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics California State University, Sacramento from the State University of New York at Albany and a Masters of Public Health in MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 21 INVITED SPEAKER George Anastas Abstract continued A RADIATION PROTECTION VIEW OF AUSTRALIA Some “Clinical” Observations between AND ARPS: A VIEW FROM ACROSS THE POND Australia/New Zealand and the United States WITH SOME INSIGHTS FOR DISCUSSIONS are discussed along with some differences and Australia and New Zealand have a rich and similarities between Australia/New Zealand robust history in nuclear science and radiation and the United States. protection. The work by Ernest Rutherford, Sir The author then discusses how the Australian William Henry Bragg, William Lawrence Bragg, approach to radiation protection might be Dr. Michael Goldsworthy and Dr. Horst Struve perceived by others. is highlighted. It turns out that medical exposure from CT The Australasian Radiation Protection Society scans is an important issue both in Australia and its predecessor, the Australian Radiation and the United States. Protection Society (1975), have a noble professional history in promoting the safe and A comparison of key policy directions of ARPS, effective use of radiation. the Canadian Radiological Protection Association, the Health Physics Society and Several examples of ARPS and Australian the Society for Radiological Protection is Leadership in Radiation Protection are presented. identified. OFFICIAL CONFERENCE OPENING DR HELEN MAYNARD-CASELY Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Monday 7 August 9.30am – 10.00am Helen Maynard-Casely is a Planetary Scientist the surfaces and interiors of the icy bodies in based at the Australian Centre for Neutron our solar system. She has a PhD in high- Scattering, part of ANSTO’s landmark pressure physics from the University of infrastructure. There, she is an instrument Edinburgh and has been lucky enough to have scientist, co-responsible for the WOMBAT collected data in facilities all over the world, (high-intensity powder diffraction) instrument. blowing up a few diamonds along the way. Aside from assisting other researchers in the Always keen to tell anyone who’ll listen about use of this instrument, she also conducts a planetary science, she writes a column ‘The program of planetary materials research aimed Tides of Venus’ for The Conversation. at understanding the materials that make up 22 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR ANDREW KARAM PHD, CHP Cambodia, Cyprus, and Paraguay. Most recently he travelled to Japan shortly after the Karam Consulting, LLC tsunami and reactor accident, providing training to emergency and medical responders Monday 7 August caring for patients from radiological areas. 10.00am – 10.45am Andrew’s current focus is on issues related to radiological and nuclear weapon interdiction Andrew Karam is a and response to terrorist attacks. To that end, nationally and he works extensively with emergency internationally responders at all levels of government as well respected radiation as with instrumentation companies to develop safety professional instruments, procedures, and operational with over 35 years of concepts, and more. experience in his field. He began his career in the US Navy’s nuclear power program, THE ART OF THE PRACTICE OF RADIATION assigned as a radiation safety specialist on a SAFETY nuclear attack submarine. Upon leaving the As radiation safety professionals we think of Navy he continued his career, taking positions ourselves as being principally scientists, living in academia, state government, and as a and working in a quantitative world. But in consultant in private practice before taking his reality, for most of us, our work is far from over current position as a WMD scientist with the when we hit the “=” key on the calculator. New York City Police Department’s Once the calculations are done, the easy part Counterterrorism Division. is over and our role changes – we have to Andrew has earned degrees in Geology (BA explain what these numbers mean to our and MS) and Environmental Science (PhD) and management, to our clients, to the public, or to is board-certified in health physics by the whoever has asked for this work. And if we are American Board of Health Physics. He has not at least as adept at the non-quantitative authored 17 books, 6 book chapters, and over part of our job as we are at the number- 30 refereed papers in addition to hundreds of crunching then we are not likely to be effective editorials, essays, magazine and encyclopedia health physicists. Not only that, but in many articles, and blog postings on various aspects cases radiation safety is only a part of the of radiation and nuclear safety. He also answer to the problems we have to address – presents papers, invited lectures, and posters there are also economic, social, psychological, at meetings throughout the US and and even political aspects to what we do. internationally. Unfortunately, most of us feel more comfortable explaining work to our peers than Andrew also tries to remain active in his to non-scientists, even though it’s the profession outside of work. To that end, he has non-scientists (or at least, non-health served on two committees of the National physicists) to whom we ultimately answer more Council on Radiation Protection and often than not. And if we cannot master these Management, a committee of the US National non-quantitative aspects of our profession Academy of Science, and serves as Web there is a limit to how effective we can be. Manager for the International Radiation This is what we’ll explore in this talk – the art of Protection Association. He has made a number the practice of radiation safety that comprises of international trips on behalf of the IAEA and so much of what we do. the Health Physics Society, including to MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 23 KEYNOTE SPEAKER DR YASUHIRO UEZU Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to dispatch specialist to monitor the levels. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), JAEA’s environmental monitoring staff were Fukushima Research Institute dispatched from Nuclear Emergency Assistance and Training Centre (NEAT) using Monday 7 August Japan Self Defence Force (JSDF) transport 2.00pm – 2.45pm helicopter on March 11. JAEA’s environmental monitoring staff planned and prepared for Dr Uezu, received a environmental monitoring, and monitored Ph.D. in Science from radiation, air dust, iodine. A monitoring vehicle Niigata University. His with Ge detector, monitoring vehicles, vehicles doctoral thesis was with whole body counting (WBC) system, “Studies on surface contamination monitoring vehicle and Determination of a human decontamination vehicle were Natural and Artificial dispatched. Radionuclides based New monitoring methods of unmanned remote on Their Lives”. Dr monitoring such as unmanned air planes, Uezu has been unmanned helicopters and drones for aerial developing a new analytical method of monitoring, an unmanned ship for marine radionuclides, environmental monitoring, and monitoring, plastic scintillation fiberscope for evaluation of public exposure in Tokai-mura huge aerial radiation monitoring and gamma since April 1992. plotter for contamination mapping were In 2011, Dr Uezu moved to Fukushima to developed. manage radiation protection after The Great As a result, about 500,000 inhabitants in East Japan Earthquake. Now, a group leader of Fukushima Prefecture, almost all of whom are The Safety Administration and Radiation under a 1-2mSv of external exposure. This is Measurement Group, Fukushima based on calculations of the air dose in the Environmental Safety Center (March 2017). His residential areas because the residents did not main works are in the management of safety, have personal dosimeter. planning of monitoring programs (environmental and public exposure) and About internal exposure, about 300,000 evaluation of these results. Furthermore, Dr inhabitants who have been screened using Uezu is trying to develop human resources WBC, only 26were over 1mSv of committed through bidirectional communications. effective dose. Using this data, it was able to conclude that 99.9% of inhabitants were below “FUKUSHIMA RECOVERY NOW” - 1mSv. Because the radioactivity in foodstuffs ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, RISK has been monitored since the earliest stages, COMMUNICATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCE and this monitoring has been effective in DEVELOPMENTS IN FUKUSHIMA keeping the food safe to consume. The Great East Japan Earthquake hit on March Furthermore, based on thyroid echo checks, it 11, 2011. The Earthquake and following was difficult to think that the thyroid cancer tsunami struck huge area. The Fukushima found at present is nuclear accident origin, a Dai-ichi Power plant run by Tokyo Electric specialist estimated. Power Company lost power and reactor This presentation shows JAEA’s and cooling failed due to an operative power Fukushima Prefecture’s activities such as an generator. As a result, hydrogen explosions environmental emergency monitoring, occurred in unit 1, 3, and 4. evaluation personal exposure, decontamination Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) was and so on. requested by Ministry of Education, Culture, 24 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR KEYNOTE SPEAKER PROFESSOR DARIUSZ LESZCZYNSKI In 2011 was one of the 30 experts invited by the International Agency for Research on University of Helsinki, Finland Cancer who classified cell phone radiation as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Tuesday 8 August 9.30am – 10.15am BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: THE ART Dariusz Leszczynski, OF RADIATION PROTECTION IN THE WIRELESS PhD, DSc, Adjunct ERA Professor of Wireless communication devices and its Biochemistry at the infrastructure, emitting man-made modulated University of Helsinki, radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation Finland and Chief (RF-EMF), is omnipresent in our lives and Editor of ‘Radiation environment. and Health’; specialty of the ‘Frontiers in Public Health’, Lausanne, This technology, developed for the US military, Switzerland. was not tested for human health hazard before it was commercially deployed. The US Food Holds two doctorates, in molecular biology and Drug Administration (US FDA) justified (DSc) and biochemistry (PhD), from permission for such deployment by the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, and “low-power exclusion rule” – the radiation was Helsinki University, Finland, respectively. assumed to be unable to affect human health. For nearly 22 years (1992-2013) worked at the However, afterwards, epidemiological Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority case-control studies and studies examining the with responsibility for research on biological sleep EEG have provided a compelling, though and health effects of non-ionizing radiation. indirect, evidence that this low-power radiation During the years 2003-2007 was Head of affects human physiology. Radiation Biology Laboratory and from 2000 to 2013 Research Professor. In 2011, epidemiological case-control studies, together with animal studies, were the basis for Held several visiting appointments: 1997-1999 the International Agency for Research on Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical Cancer (IARC) to classify low-power RF-EMF School, 2006-2009 – Guangbiao Professor at emitted by the wireless communication the Zhejiang University School of Medicine, devices as a possible human carcinogen. Hangzhou, China and 2012-2013 Visiting Professor at the Swinburne University of Because the appropriate scientific studies in Technology, Melbourne, Australia. human volunteers remain to be not executed (!) we do not know the biophysical mechanism An internationally recognized expert in the field how low-power RF-EMF elicits physiological of biological and health effects of radiation responses. emitted by wireless communication devices. In this capacity testified in 2009 before the US In the vast majority of the human volunteer Senate Committee, in 2015 before the studies the study subjects were acutely Committee of the Canadian House of exposed to low-power RF-EMF and either Commons and in 2014 advised the Minister of Health of India. MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 25 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Professor Dariusz Leszczynski Abstract continued already during, or shortly after the exposure, The new 5th generation technology for wireless asked to describe their feelings; including communication (5G) and the internet of things whether they recognized when the RF-EMF (IoT) are being fast developed by the industry. exposure was on or off. Such a set-up of Again, technology is to be implemented experiments is too crude and biased, by the without knowledge of its impact on human potential emotional stress of the study health. There is a complete lack of biomedical subjects, to prove or disprove the existence of research on effects, if any, of the 5G radiation any physiological effect. Furthermore, such (millimetre-waves) on humans. Industry’s only studies do not provide any answers about justification for such hasty and premature delayed responses or outcomes of chronic deployment of 5G and IoT is that it will emit exposures. only low-power radiation. The lack of the acute effects does not But we know, from the past experience when automatically mean that low-power RF-EMF the US FDA permitted deployment of untested has no impact on human physiology. Only for human health hazard RF-EMF emitting studies examining changes in the biochemistry devices, the low-power emissions alone is an of human body, in response to low-power insufficient reason to justify deployment. RF-EMF exposure, will provide scientifically valid information on the potentially affected Concluding, in the current situation of scientific physiological processes. uncertainty, shown by the 2011 IARC carcinogenicity classification, the It is very likely that individual sensitivity to Precautionary Principle, as defined by the low-power RF-EMF affects part of the European Union, should be invoked for the population. The unanswered question is, what currently deployed wireless communication is this RF-EMF power level? technology: “…Whether or not to invoke the Epidemiological case-control studies indicate Precautionary Principle is a decision exercised that the current safety limits for the radiation where scientific information is insufficient, emitted by the wireless communication inconclusive, or uncertain and where there are devices do not protect all users. Results of indications that the possible effects on these studies are based on experimental data environment, or human, animal or plant health where people used cell phones that were in full may be potentially dangerous and inconsistent compliance with the current safety limits. with the chosen level of protection…”. However, avid use of such cell phones has Furthermore, the lack of research on the been shown to increase risk of developing biological effects of radiation emitted by the brain cancer. 5G and IoT technologies should be the reason This means that the safety limits, set by the for a temporary moratorium on the International Commission on Non-Ionizing preparations for the massive deployment of 5G Radiation Protection and by the International and IoT and for urgent setting up research Committee on Electromagnetic Safety, are projects to examine biological effects of insufficient to protect all users and need to be 5G- and IoT-emitted radiation on humans. revised. 26 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR INVITED SPEAKER PROFESSOR DOUGLAS BOREHAM EVIDENCE FOR PARADIGM SHIFTS IN LOW DOSE RADIATION (LDR) BIOLOGY: RE-EVALUATION OF Bruce Power/Northern Ontario School of THE LINEAR NO-THRESHOLD (LNT) RISK MODEL Medicine, Canada USING MODERN MOLECULAR STUDIES Tuesday 8 August The linear no-threshold (LNT) model is still 3.00pm - 3.45pm used to estimate low dose radiation health risks, despite recommendations from many Dr Boreham is scientists that it is not appropriate. The model currently a professor overlooks biological response thresholds and at the Northern postulates that health risks caused by ionizing Ontario School of radiation are directly proportional to dose. Medicine (NOSM) and Consequently, even the smallest radiation dose Division Head for the has the potential to cause an increase in Medical Sciences cancer risk. The main goal of this review is to Division. He is also summarize the modern cellular and molecular the principal scientist at Bruce Power, Manager literature in low dose radiation biology and of the Integration Department, and is the provide new paradigms that better represent NOSM/Bruce Power Research Chair in the biological effects in the low dose range. Radiation and Health. We identified approximately 400 manuscripts Dr Boreham is a recognized leader in the field recently published over the past 5 years of radiation health and environmental effects. (2012-2016) on biological effects of low dose He was selected as an expert Canadian radiation. Inclusion/exclusion criteria identified delegate for the United Nations Scientific 198 manuscripts suitable for the review. These Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation reports showed that low radiation activates a (UNSCEAR) in 2012. He has earned several variety of cellular defense mechanisms awards including: McMaster President’s Award including DNA repair systems, programmed for Excellence in Instruction (2004), Canadian cell death (apoptosis), cell cycle arrest, Nuclear Achievement Award for outstanding senescence, adaptive memory, bystander Education and Communications (2005), effects, epigenetics, immune stimulation, and Canadian Radiation Protection Association – tumor suppression. The evidence is Distinguished Achievement Award in overwhelming and reveals that there are likely Recognition of Outstanding Contributions in no health risks (cancer) from low dose the Field of Radiation Protection (2009), exposure, and that a threshold dose is Radiation Research Society – Mentor of the necessary to achieve the harmful effects Year Award for Scholars in Training (2010). The classically observed with high doses of International Dose-Response Society selected radiation. Advances in our understanding of Dr Boreham as recipient of the 2015 the complexity of cancer processes will Outstanding Leadership Award in the field of demonstrate cancer cannot be predicted Dose Response. based on exposure to a single physical event such as an ionization. Knowledge gained from Dr Boreham currently conducts research on this review can help the radiation protection low dose impacts from natural and man-made community in making informed decisions radiation. Low dose cancer risk and regarding future radiation radioprotection is a primary focus of his research. policy and limits. MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 27 INVITED SPEAKER CHRISTOPHER CLEMENTS protection standards, legislation, and practice world-wide. International Commission on Radiological Protection ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SILVER LINING OF THE FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT: IMPROVING THE Wednesday 9 August SYSTEM OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 10.00am – 10.45am There is no question that the triple disaster of Christopher has a the earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Master of Science Daiichi nuclear power plant accident of March degree in Medical 11, 2011, was a terrible tragedy. However, in Physics, and is a 2013, this author wrote a guest editorial for a Certified Health special issue of the Journal of Radiological Physicist. He has Protection on some of the good that has come nearly thirty years of out of this adversity (The silver lining: experience in recommendations to improve the system of radiological radiological protection. J. Radiol. Prot. 33 protection, working in environmental (2013) E13-E14). This presentation examines remediation, radiological counter-terrorism, the silver lining again, in the light of four more and as Director of Radiation Protection at the years of experience. The role of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission International Commission on Radiological overseeing radiation protection regulation in all Protection (ICRP) is to advance radiological sectors across the country. For several years protection for the public good, primarily by he represented Canada at the IAEA Radiation making recommendations. Given this, it is not Safety Standards Committee, and the OECD surprising that we have focused so much Nuclear Energy Agency’s Committee on attention on the accident to draw lessons to Radiation Protection and Public Health. He has improve the system of radiological protection. received two honours from the Canadian Within two months, ICRP established a Task Radiation Protection Association: the Group on Initial Lessons Learned from the NPP Distinguished Achievement Award in 2011, and Accident to guide the ICRP programme of the Richard V. Osborne Founders’ Award in work. Sixteen months later, the resulting 2015. In 2012 he was elected to the Executive summary report ‘Issues Identified from the Council of IRPA. NPP Accident in Japan and Recommendations to Improve the System of Radiological Since 2008, Christopher has been Scientific Protection’ identified 18 issues and made 11 Secretary of the International Commission on recommendations to the ICRP Main Radiological Protection (ICRP), the tenth to Commission. Subsequently, ICRP initiated a hold this position since 1928, following significant effort, still underway, to revise luminaries such as Lauriston Taylor, Bo Lindell, recommendations on radiological protection in and fellow Canadian David Sowby. He emergency and post-accident situations. In oversees the daily business of ICRP, represents addition, the ICRP Fukushima Dialogue the organisation in many international fora, and Initiative was launched, a cooperative effort has presented well over 150 invited lectures in working directly with residents of Fukushima to more than 25 countries on the work of ICRP help where we can, and to learn directly from and radiological protection. As Editor-in-Chief those effected. It is our moral obligation to of the Annals of the ICRP he has overseen the make the best of this silver lining presented to production of more than two dozen ICRP the radiological protection community, but we publications, the basis of radiological must never forget the cloud in which it came. 28 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR INVITED SPEAKER PROFESSOR KEVIN NELSON, PH.D., CHP Dr Nelson has been very active in the Health Physics Society. He has served as the Mayo Clinic, Arizona USA President-elect, President and past-President of the Society. He has served as a Society Wednesday 9 August Director, as Chair of the Human Capital Crisis 2.00pm – 2.45pm Committee and the Legislation & Regulation Dr Kevin Nelson has Committee, and as a member of various been working as a committees including Finance and medical health Membership. physicist at Mayo Dr Nelson has held a comprehensive Clinic for the last 22 certification by the American Board of Health years. He has served Physics since 1992. as the Radiation Safety Officer for both Dr Nelson lives in Cave Creek, Arizona with his Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida and the 15 year old daughter, Alexis. He enjoys the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr Nelson mountains in the area and loves hiking. also holds an appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of PROTON BEAM THERAPY AT MAYO CLINIC Medicine. The use of proton beam therapy to treat Prior to joining the Mayo Clinic in 1995, Dr tumours adjacent to critical organs or to treat Nelson worked as an operational health sensitive populations has expanded physicist in industry, academia, research, and dramatically in the past decade. In the United state government. He served as a health States, the use of ionizing radiation producing physicist for the 3M Company in St. Paul, machines on humans is regulated by individual Minnesota, as a senior health physicist for the states. Unfortunately, regulations pertaining University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, specifically to proton beam therapy are very Minnesota, as a project scientist in the minimal or non-existent. This talk will provide Radiological Sciences Division of the an overview on the theory behind proton beam Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New therapy as well as some of the regulatory York, and as a power reactor drill coordinator issues and our patient experience to date. and joint public information officer for the State of Minnesota’s Department of Health. MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 29 NOTES 30 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 SESSION 1: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SAFETY CULTURE 31 SESSION 2: COMMUNICATIONS 35 SESSION 3: NON-IONISING RADIATION 40 SESSION 4: PLANNED EXPOSURE SITUATIONS 44 SESSION 5: NON-IONISING RADIATION 47 SESSION 6: EXISTING EXPOSURE SITUATIONS 50 SESSION 7: RADIOTHERAPY 55 SESSION 8: NEW TECHNOLOGY 59 SESSION 9: DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 63 SESSION 10: PLANNED EXPOSURE SITUATIONS 66 INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS AND SESSION CHAIRS All speakers will be asked to report to the Speakers Preparation Area to load their presentations onto the conference network. Even if you are using your own laptop, please see the AV technicians, so they are prepared for your presentation. If possible, please do this at least 2-3 hours prior to your presentation. An audio visual technician will be available throughout the conference. 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ABSTRACTS Monday 7 August 2017 1 SESSION 1: EDUCATION, He was a Working Group Member of RADSAFE (the UK Industry Emergency TRAINING AND SAFETY Response for the Transport of Radioactive CULTURE Materials) until he left the UK. 11.15AM – 1.00PM ABSTRACT The Radiation Protection Services (RPS) group ANSTO RADIATION PROTECTION at ANSTO are required to provide a high SERVICES STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL quality radiation protection advice and PLAN assurance service to multiple types of facilities (nuclear reactor, linear accelerators, ROBIN FOY1, MR ANDREW POPP1, cyclotrons, radiopharmaceutical production, MRS TINA PANERAS1 multiple research departments and others) which give rise to a diverse range of ionising 1 ANSTO radiation safety challenges. In order to Robin Foy has been the Manager, Radiation maintain high standards and recognise Protection Services at ANSTO since 2012, development opportunities to ensure that best having arrived in Australia in 2010 to join practices are employed the RPS group ANSTO as a Radiation Protection Adviser. developed a Strategic Operational Plan to identify continuous improvement opportunities Robin is a Chartered Radiation Protection to maintain “best practice” in radiation Professional, holds a current Certificate of protection within this diverse organisation. Competence to be a Radiation Protection This presentation will explore some of those Adviser in the UK and remains a member of the opportunities to ensure continuous UK Society for Radiological Protection as well improvement in radiation protection practices as being a member of the Australasian at ANSTO. Radiation Protection Society. Robin has worked in Radiation Protection since DEVELOPMENTS IN SAFETY CULTURE 1978. The first 32 years of his career was - WHY AUSTRALIANS SHOULD TAKE spent in the UK with the company best known NOTE as Amersham International or Amersham plc and is currently GE Healthcare. This JOHN WARD1 organisation produced radioactive sources and radioactive materials for use in research and 1 Arpansa industry as well as radiopharmaceuticals, John is the Manager, Continuous Improvement which it still produces. Section of the Regulatory Services at the Robin has worked as a Health Physics Australian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Surveyor, Operational Health Physicist, Project Agency (ARPANSA). Health Physicist and Emergency Planner and John is registered as a professional engineer at became one of the formally appointed incorporated level by the UK Engineering Radiation Protection Advisers within the GE Council and is a member of the UK Healthcare in the UK. based Institution of ARPS2017 31 1 Monday 7 August 2017 Engineering Designers. His formal Accident’. Since then the concept has qualifications are in mechanical and production broadened and developed to recognise that engineering. safety is a function of a socio-technical John has 30 over years of experience in the environment that has dependencies in the mix nuclear industry. In industry, he was involved in of human, organisational and technical factors. the design of nuclear components and The Need to Improve Safety Culture equipment, environmental trials, product and production support. John’s experience We all like to think that we have a good safety includes the preparation of nuclear safety culture and safety performance. The number cases, risk assessment, ageing management of reported safety incidents across Australia is and decommissioning. low, but the underlying causes have changed little for many years. Analysis suggests incident In 2005 John joined ARPANSA, initially working rates could be lowered further through on the assessment and regulation of the addressing some relatively simple Australian research reactors. John led the organisational behaviours and learning from development of the ARPANSA’s Holistic others. Developments in the area of safety (Systemic) Approach to safety including the culture and holistic safety may help. promotion of the concept to licence holders. This approach is considered by ARPANSA to Developments in Safety Culture be best practice. Now as Manager of In 2002 the International Atomic Energy Continuous improvement, John continues to Agency (IAEA) published INSAG 15 lead ARPANSA’s holistic approach to safety establishing the standard guidance for safety and the incorporation of this into ARPANSA’s culture. Advances in understanding safety in regulatory practices. In addition, his role is to organisations have been undertaken since but assess and improve the performance of INSAG 15 remains a primary source of ARPANSA’s regulatory services and thus guidance for many. In 2016 the IAEA influence improvements of its regulated published new requirements on Leadership stakeholders. and Management for Safety for all users of radiation, including a requirement to consider ABSTRACT human, organisational and technological This presentation highlights work at ARPANSA factors and how they interact. and international developments in safety culture which impact the behavioural Many international organisations have expectations of anyone using radiation in published their own guidance and standards Australia. Using data from incidents and since INSAG 15. In 2012, ARPANSA published analysis it shows that safety improvements can Holistic Safety Guidance which, alongside still be made in Australia. safety culture, includes other modern principles for safety including resilience, BACKGROUND non-technical skills and human factors. Safety culture was brought to attention after Another notable publication is the 2012 the 1986 disaster at Chernobyl when it was Institute of Nuclear Power Operators (INPO) used in the ‘Summary Report on the Post- safety culture traits which has been adopted Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl by many organisations outside of the INPO group. 32 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Monday 7 August 2017 1 In 2016, INPO, in partnership with the IAEA, During 2007-10, John was a Radiation commenced a worldwide consultation process Protection Advisor for the Institute of to harmonise the international approach to and Environmental Research, Life Sciences, language for safety culture. Workshops were ANSTO Health, the National Medical Cyclotron held in South Korea, the USA and Austria to and the Molybdenum-99 Project. develop new, internationally agreed, attributes for safety culture and reflect the need to ABSTRACT consider the interactions between human Effective workplace radiation safety training is organisational and technological factors. achieved through the implementation of the Publication of an IAEA document based on this Systematic Approach to Training (SAT) work is planned for 2018. This will be one of process. SAT is a multi-step, iterative process several IAEA documents providing guidance to for the development and continuous meet the new IAEA safety requirements. improvement of radiation safety training. Key components of SAT are the training needs EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE RADIATION analysis, overarching training program, SAFETY TRAINING learning objectives, content and assessment development and training effectiveness JOHN BUS1 evaluation. 1 ANSTO The fundamentals of radiation safety as it applies at ANSTO are covered by the Basic John is a Senior Health Physicist who joined Radiation Safety course followed within three ANSTO in 2004. John has been the Radiation months by the scenario-based Radiation Protection Advisor for the OPAL Research Safety Workshop, that classified workers Reactor since 2013. Where, he supports enrolled on the ANSTO dosimetry service are ANSTO’s Nuclear Operations by managing required to complete every five years. To radiation protection resources and providing complement this there has been radiation radiation protection advice and training to safety training developed on the specific enable a safe and productive workplace. radiological hazards encountered and the John was the Nuclear and Radiological radiation protection arrangements at the Open Emergency Preparedness and Response Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor. This Officer for the Regional Security of Radioactive training consists of an OPAL radiation safety Sources Project during 2010-13. John was also training course for staff new to the facility, and the Project Leader for the Enhancement of an online OPAL radiation safety training Indonesia’s Nuclear and Radiological refresher which is required to be completed Emergency Preparedness and Response every three years. The initial training is a during 2011-12. In both cases John was full-day instructor led course that consists of a responsible for developing training material mixture of lectures, workshops, a practical related to radioactive source security and exercise, a tour of the facility and a written safety, identification and recovery of orphaned exam. The online refresher training consists of sources, and emergency preparedness and two parts: reading key radiation safety response for radiological security-related documents specific to OPAL followed by an incidents. online exam, and an online module that ARPS2017 33 1 Monday 7 August 2017 consists of interactive tasks, maps, photos and records for occupationally exposed workers. In information followed by an online exam. line with international best practice, these This oral presentation examines how by using records must be maintained until the worker the SAT process an effective radiation safety attains the age of 75, and until at least 30 training program has been developed for years after cessation of work resulting in classified workers at the OPAL reactor to occupational exposure. ensure they have the desired knowledge, skills, The ANRDR provides a single uniform national experience and attitude to radiation safety. approach to the management of radiation dose records and safeguards their longevity in a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RADIATION central location to ensure they remain available DOSE REGISTER (ANRDR) IN REVIEW to workers on request. The analysis of data in the ANRDR provides valuable information for BEN PARITSKY1 industry to facilitate optimisation of radiation protection programs. 1 ARPANSA The ANRDR is expanding to capture radiation Since joining the ANRDR in 2012, Ben has dose records for all occupationally exposed progressed the operation, ongoing workers. Currently, the expansion activities are maintenance and development of the ANRDR. focused on engagement with the medical Most recently, Ben has driven the activities sector. The ANRDR now has full coverage of related to the expansion of the dose register the uranium mining and milling industry and beyond uranium mining and coordinated the partial coverage of the mineral sands mining redevelopment of the database, portal and and processing industry, as well as quality management system. Commonwealth organisations. ABSTRACT This paper will provide an update on expansion The Australian National Radiation Dose activities, including a review of the medical Register (ANRDR), launched in 2011, is a sector survey, analysis of existing data, and a centralised database designed for the review of the processes and challenges of collection, storage and maintenance of dose implementation of the ANRDR. 34 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Monday 7 August 2017 2 SESSION 2: COMMUNICATIONS Dr Hirth worked on the OECD/NEA Expert Group on Radiological Protection Science 11.15AM – 1.00PM (EGRPS) and is a member of an IAEA working group preparing a safety report on EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND occupational radiation protection in uranium RESPONSE EVOLUTION @ARPANSA mining and processing industry. Dr Hirth is the Australian representative on the IAEA’s DR GILLIAN HIRTH1, DR MARCUS Emergency Preparedness & Response Safety Standards Committee (EPReSC). Dr. Hirth is GRZECHNIK1 also a member of the Board of Council of the 1 Australian Radiation Protection And Nuclear Safety Agency International Union of Radioecology. (arpansa) Dr Hirth joined the Australian delegation to Dr Gillian Hirth is the Chief Radiation Health UNSCEAR in 2013. She serves as Scientist and Head, Radiation Health Services representative of Australia for the 64 session (RHS) Branch of the Australian Radiation (2017). Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency Dr Grzechnik qualified for his PhD in Applied (ARPANSA) since August 2016. Mathematics at the University of Adelaide in Dr Hirth completed a PhD in environmental 2000. He proceeded to work in the UK for 7 radiochemistry in 1999 and from 2000 to 2003 years in the assessment of dose from she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at atmospheric and marine discharges, and has the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology been employed by ARPANSA since 2008. Organisation. Her research focussed on the Marcus’ contribution has included projects in transport of uranium decay series in the protection of the environment, emergency environment and their transfer to the biota. preparedness and response, contribution to and adoption of international safety standards, Dr Hirth worked for the Australian Defence provision of advice to stakeholders and Organisation from 2003 to 2010 in the field of radiological assessment. Marcus has been hazardous materials and environmental Director of the Monitoring and Emergency management, this work included the Response Section since September 2016. management of radiation sources and facilities, nuclear materials, occupational exposures and ABSTRACT waste across the organisation. She has been with ARPANSA since 2010 initially working in Over the last few years the Australasian codes and standards development she then Radiation Protection Society (ARPS) led a project examining radionuclide activity Conference has been host to a number of concentration ratios in wildlife inhabiting presentations and workshops on the setting of uranium mining environments and was Director Reference Levels and other aspects relating to of the Monitoring and Emergency Response Emergency Preparedness and Response Section in RHS Branch from 2014 to August (EPR). The Australian Radiation Protection and 2016. Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has been reassessing and refining its capabilities in the ARPS2017 35 2 Monday 7 August 2017 area of EPR in line with national capabilities COMMUNICATING WITH GOVERNMENT and international advice. AND THE PUBLIC Recent occurrences include; DR RICHARD O’BRIEN1 • Recommendation of an emergency 1 Retired, 3/82 Doncaster Road, Balwyn North, Victoria reference level of 50mSv to the CEO of 3104. ARPANSA by the Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council (RHSAC): Rick joined ARL in April 1981 and retired from ARPANSA in July 2016. During his 35 years in • Development of the “Guide for Radiation radiation protection he worked in areas such as Protection in Emergency Exposure uranium mining, radon, internal dosimetry, Situations” through the Radiation Health NORM, waste management, and impact Committee (RHC); assessment. He also participated in the • Participation in the IAEA ConvEx 3 verification studies during the Maralinga emergency exercise over 36-hours in June clean-up. He was involved in several IAEA 2017, testing national and international programs, including EMRAS 1 and EMRAS 2, arrangements; and has contributed to several IAEA documents and the revised ICRP gastro- • Refinement of terms of reference for intestinal tract model. RHSAC Working Group 4 in order to plan for the strengthening of EPR arrangements ABSTRACT in Australia. For many years scientists have been regarded During this presentation it is intended to as poor communicators when dealing with describe the outcomes included above, as well non-scientists such as politicians and as speculate on the future direction of EPR at members of the public. One of the major ARPANSA and in Australia. The following two criticisms has been levelled at the use of topics provide the main topics of discussion: technical jargon by scientists when dealing • Crisis Communication – International work with non-scientists. There is no doubt that is being undertaken on the value of science can be complex and that technical effective communications before and jargon can facilitate discussion between during a crisis. Of particular importance is scientists. However, this approach does not the effective use of Social Media in these work very well when discussing scientific ideas situations, where timeliness and accuracy with, or explaining science to, non-scientists. of information exchange is vital to maintain There are other problems in communicating credibility. with non-scientists which have not received • Capability Refinement – The upcoming much attention. These include lack of clarity, International Regulatory Review Service spin, and the ten-second sound bite favoured (IRRS) Mission to Australia will help to identify by television news reporters. gaps in Australian capability and capacity Lack of clarity can result from the inability or in radiological EPR. Plans for improving unwillingness of the scientist to develop simple integration across Jurisdictions are to be ways to explain complex scientific ideas. reviewed and refined in order to optimise Another cause of lack of clarity can result from resources and protection across Australia. a poor choice of definitions and terminology, in 36 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Monday 7 August 2017 2 particular by changing the meanings of words. encourages all presenters at this conference to Examples which occur frequently in radiation submit a written paper to the ARPS Journal, protection are natural radionuclide, NORM, Radiation Protection in Australasia. natural source, exposure pathway, existing exposure and dose reconstruction. ABSTRACT The way in which these terms can cause The South Australian government undertook a confusion are pointed out and alternatives are Royal Commission into the Nuclear Fuel Cycle suggested which remove the confusion. to investigation the potential benefits for the state. Following the completion of the Royal Two examples of spin which occur in the Commission the government undertook further regulatory sphere are “self-regulation” and consultation in the form of Citizen’s Juries to “regulation ensures safety”. consider responses to the recommendations. The first citizen’s jury was asked to identify key Brevity is demanded when dealing with issues to be discussed during state wide television reporters. However, emphasising consultation on the Royal Commission report. brevity at the expense of clarity does not The second Citizen’s Jury was asked to always result in good communication. consider a specific proposal for South Some possible causes of these problems are Australia to provide a service to dispose of discussed, and some straightforward remedies spent nuclear fuel rods. The author was one of are suggested. 25,000 South Australians invited to register interest, and was ultimately invited to be part EXPERIENCES ON THE NUCLEAR of the second jury. CITIZEN’S JURY This presentation will discuss the citizen’s jury from the perspective of a jury member. The CAMERON JEFFRIES1 topics covered will include the jury process, 1 Australasian Radiation Protection Society communication tools used, the task presented to the jury and one perspective of the jury’s Cameron Jeffries completed a Master of deliberations and findings. Some challenges Applied Science at Queensland University of for ARPS arising from the jury will be Technology. He gained radiation protection presented. experience in uranium mining while working at Olympic Dam mine and has worked as a radiation protection regulator with the PERCEPTION AND SCIENCE Environment Protection Authorities in New 1 South Wales and South Australia. He is DR RICHARD O’BRIEN currently the Radiation & Laser Safety Officer 1 Retired, 3/82 Doncaster Road, Balwyn North, Victoria at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and also 3104 provides radiation safety consultancy services. See previous Biography Cameron is the President of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society. He is a member ABSTRACT of the Australasian Radiation Protection One of the major problems associated Accreditation Board and a member of the NSW with ionizing radiation is Radiation Advisory Council. Cameron ARPS2017 37 2 Monday 7 August 2017 that of dealing with public and media views. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, Many of these views are based on interpret, favour and recall information that misunderstanding or lack of knowledge of the confirms pre-existing beliefs or hypotheses. An subject, or ignore the principle that the example of this is the statement any exposure scientist has to follow, namely that scientific to ionising radiation causes cancer. Despite a conclusions have to be based on the concepts very large body of evidence that clearly shows of repeatability, reproducibility and peer review. this statement to be false, it still has a The formal (dictionary) definition of perception surprising level of credibility. refers to intuition and the process by which an Illusory correlation is a specific form of organism detects and interprets information confirmation bias, which occurs when people from the external world by means of the falsely perceive an association between two sensory receptors. Information obtained in this events or situations. In radiation protection this way is usually qualitative. often occurs when an individual has been Scientific method is the acquisition, analysis exposed to ionising radiation and subsequently and interpretation of data by utilising three develops cancer. There is a strong tendency to processes, repeatability, reproducibility and associate these events, even when rigorous peer review. This has evolved as a way of scientific analysis shows that the dose ensuring, as far as possible, that the received is so low that the probability of conclusions of a piece of scientific work can developing cancer is negligibly small. be reliably used as the basis for further work. Therefore science is intended to be SCIENCE AND ART IN RADIATION RISK Level 1, 5 day Laser Safety Officer course Opticum Laser Safety quantitative. 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However, science is an evolving discipline, and the • Laser classification and Having worked for more than 30 years in the Level 2, 1 day Laser Safety Officer course conclusion(s) expressed in a scientific paper hazard assessments to mining industry in operational, management, For people working with Class 3B or Class 4 lasers, or people required to Australian Standards can change if new information on the subject corporate and consulting roles for both small implement laser safety programs devised by a laser safety officer who is of the paper becomes available. and large uranium and non uranium mining competent to undertake a quantitative analysis of the laser hazards involved. • Laser system compliance & laser safety policy Intuition certainly has a place in science, as it companies, Jim has extensive practical expertise. Level 3, in-house and online Operator Laser Safety Training development frequently provides a starting point for the development of more rigorous and quantitative Also available. • Laser workplace or Currently, Jim has his own consulting firm, work. laboratory designsJRHC Enterprises, and works with a range of For further information regarding these Laser Safety Courses and other However, there are many “perceptions” companies, providing high radiological level professional education courses offered by UNSW Canberra, including policy advice through to radiological impact upcoming course dates, please email the Professional Education Course regarding ionising radiation that are either assessment and baseline monitoring. Unit at: profedcourses@adfa.edu.au. For more information: misleading, unsustainable, or in some cases www.opticum.com.au are not perception at all but can be more Jim has also spent a number of years working or call us on 02 6100 1648 accurately described as examples of with Indigenous groups in Australia and Professional Education Short Course Unit confirmation bias or illusory correlation. continues that work. UNSW Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell ACT 2600 P: 02 6268 8040 E: profedcourses@adfa.edu.au W: www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/study/ 38 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION professional-education-courses/programs-currentMAJOR SPONSOR Monday 7 August 2017 2 ABSTRACT practitioners, we struggle with communicating Radiation and its effects are not well the complex approach to radiation and understood in the wider community, with direct approach to radiation protection and we get consequences being the ongoing irrational fear frustrated when people just don’t get it. of radiation and poorly informed decision The aim of this presentation is to discuss some making based on perceptions rather than fact. thoughts and initiatives in radiation risk There are a range of current and historical communications, including work by ARPS in reasons for this, including; difficulties with the relation to a wider international initiative by concept of risk, the complexity of the system International Radiation Protection Association of radiation protection and community (IRPA). preconceptions about radiation. As radiation Level 1, 5 day Laser Safety Officer course Opticum Laser Safety For people undertaking quantitative analysis of the laser hazards in Consulting Services accordance with Australian laser safety Standards, for people appointed For expert advice and reliable as laser safety officers and for people who need to use or comply with solutions, we can meet your the AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 or AS/NZS IEC 60825.14:2011. needs wherever you are: Level 2, 1 day Laser Safety Officer course • Laser classification and hazard assessments to For people working with Class 3B or Class 4 lasers, or people required to Australian Standards implement laser safety programs devised by a laser safety officer who is competent to undertake a quantitative analysis of the laser hazards involved. • Laser system compliance & laser safety policy Level 3, in-house and online Operator Laser Safety Training development Also available. • Laser workplace or laboratory designs For further information regarding these Laser Safety Courses and other professional education courses offered by UNSW Canberra, including upcoming course dates, please email the Professional Education Course Unit at: profedcourses@adfa.edu.au. For more information: www.opticum.com.au or call us on 02 6100 1648 Professional Education Short Course Unit UNSW Canberra, Northcott Drive, Campbell ACT 2600 P: 02 6268 8040 E: profedcourses@adfa.edu.au W: www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/study/ professional-education-courses/programs-current ARPS2017 39 3 Tuesday 8 August 2017 SESSION 3: NON-IONISING emitted by various electronic and wireless 1 RADIATION devices . To date, there has been no evidence of a relationship between EMF exposure and 11.00AM – 12.00PM the symptoms reported by IEI-EMF sufferers, with the majority of double-blind provocation studies failing to find any significant differences DETERMINING THE AETIOLOGY OF in symptom severity between active and sham IDIOPATHIC ENVIRONMENTAL exposure conditions2-4. A number of studies INTOLERANCE ATTRIBUTED TO have also shown that sham exposures are ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS: RF sufficient to trigger symptoms in IEI-EMF EXPOSURE OR NOCEBO EFFECT? participants, leading many to suggest that the condition may be the result of a harmful ADAM VERRENDER1,2, RODNEY nocebo effect5-9, where conscious or CROFT1,2, SARAH LOUGHRAN1,2 subconscious symptom expectation following 1 Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research a perceived exposure to EMF leads to the formation or detection of symptoms. 2 School of Psychology, Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia Yet, despite the importance of such IEI-EMF symptoms, the aetiology of the condition Adam is a PhD candidate in the University of remains highly contentious. A number of Wollongong’s School of Psychology and is methodological concerns have been raised supervised by Prof. Rodney Croft and Dr Sarah which some believe may explain the current Loughran. He received a Bachelor of null findings in relation to EMF exposure. While Psychology (Hons) at the University of it is possible that these potential limitations Wollongong in 2013 before enrolling as a PhD may have masked real effects of EMF student in 2014. Adam is part of ACEBR’s exposure on symptoms, this needs to be human neurophysiology research group. His determined empirically. Furthermore, much research focuses on the neurobiological and remains to be clarified in terms of the nocebo psychological determinants of Idiopathic effect itself. While there has been some Environmental Intolerance attributed to suggestion that mainstream media reports10 Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF), commonly and science communications11,12 negatively known as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity. He influence people’s beliefs about EMF exposure, is also interested in a range of only one study has demonstrated that this may bioelectromagnetic health issues, including the contribute to the presentation of a nocebo effect of radiofrequency exposure on human effect, and only in those with high pre-existing brain function and cognition, and the levels of anxiety10. mechanisms associated with these effects. Building on these concepts, the results of two ABSTRACT studies investigating the determinants of Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed IEI-EMF will be presented. The first addresses to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF) is a the methodological concerns of IEI-EMF condition in which a small proportion of the provocation studies by taking a novel, population report experiencing a wide range of case-study approach to testing (self-reported) non-specific symptoms which they attribute to sensitive individuals, using a sufficient number the non-ionising electromagnetic fields (EMF) of EMF-tailored sham and active provocation 40 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 3 trials to determine statistically, within an and subsequently became involved in individual, whether any individually-tailored environment health realising the need to focus symptom – exposure relationship is significant. on prevention of chronic diseases. The second study aims to test whether Pri studied genetic regulation of cellular watching a short video which claims that EMF oxidative stress responses for her doctoral is harmful can influence symptom detection, studies at UNSW in the late 1990s and has risk perception and physiological response in a continued her interest in this area - general population sample, including those pathologically involved in almost every disease. who do not have high pre-existing levels of Investigating cytotoxic effects of various anxiety. environmental pollutants via complex cellular Given the increasing prevalence of distressing pathways, she furthers the understanding of and debilitating IEI-EMF symptoms in the the health impact of our changing world. general public, there is a great need to better Pri has a particular interest in the biological understand the determinants of this condition. and health effects of currently permitted “low intensity” microwave/radiofrequency BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LOW- electromagnetic radiation (MW/RF-EMR) INTENSITY RADIOFREQUENCY widely used for mobile and wireless ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION – communication and surveillance technologies. TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN REGULATION OF PUBLIC EXPOSURE ABSTRACT Man-made non-ionizing electromagnetic DR PRIYANKA BANDARA1,2, radiation(EMR), both radio frequency (RF) MR STEVE WELLER1 (including microwaves) emanating from modern wireless communication/surveillance 1 Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association systems and extremely low frequency (ORSAA) Inc, electromagnetic fields from power lines/ 2 Environmental Health Trust electrical appliances have been investigated to Dr Priyanka (Pri) Bandara is an independent assess the potential impact on human health. researcher and educator in environmental Here, we focus on RF-EMR that has increased health. As a former academic clinical/basic exponentially around the globe over the last researcher (Westmead and Royal Prince Alfred few decades due to a rapid expansion of Hospitals as well as University of Sydney mobile/wireless/satellite technologies. The Medicine and UNSW) she gained research WHO/IARC classified RF-EMR as a 2B experience in clinical hepatology, biochemistry possible human carcinogen in 2011. Scientific and molecular genetics and molecular evidence has emerged since, epidemiological pharmacology. Dr Bandara also served as a evidence linking mobile/cordless phone use to senior manager in the NSW health system brain cancer, as well as experimental evidence coordinating a dynamic research team and a of genotoxicity and carcinogenicity has led to clinical team at Westmead Children’s Hospital calls for an update to this classification. (Neurogenetics Research Unit and the Institute Current RF exposure regulation in many for Neuroscience & Muscular Research). She countries, including Australia, chose to become a stay-at-home Mum in 2008 ARPS2017 41 3 Tuesday 8 August 2017 is based on the International Commission on effects related to RF-EMR exposure such as Non-ionization Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) DNA damage and neurodegeneration. 1998 RF guidelines. Several scientific Considering the well-established role of organizations, including the US National oxidative stress in pathobiology of a wide array Toxicology Program and EPA, as well as of chronic diseases, exposure standards American and European academies for require urgent reforms. environmental medicine have raised concerns about the thermal basis of ICNIRP guidelines which takes into account acute tissue heating WHAT DOES SLEEP TELL US ABOUT effects only. There is strong scientific evidence NON-IONISING RADIATION AND of non-thermal biological effects which cannot HEALTH? be prevented by current thermal guidelines. 1,2,3 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear SARAH LOUGHRAN Safety Agency (ARPANSA) RF standard (RPS3) 1 Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research has therefore inherited the same limitation 2 School of Psychology, Illawarra Health & Medical – inability to assure safety from chronic Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Australia, non-thermal effects. ARPANSA has been 3 Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy reluctant to accept potential health effects arising out of low intensity (non-thermal) Sarah is currently a research fellow at the RF-EMR biological effects due to a lack of an University of Wollongong and part of ACEBR’s “established” mechanism other than heating. human neurophysiology research group, as Our detailed study of the scientific literature well as an associate investigator with PRESEE. challenges this paradigm. We present the She received degrees in physiology and experimental evidence and theoretical psychology from Deakin University before background of RF-EMR induced oxidative completing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience stress, a key non-thermal mechanism of and psychophysiology in 2007 at Swinburne biological effects at low intensity exposures. University in Melbourne. She subsequently spent several years as a postdoctoral fellow at Over 100 animal and cell culture studies have the University of Zurich, Switzerland, so far shown increased levels of endogenous specialising in bioelectromagnetics, sleep, and oxidative stress markers and/or affected EEG signal analysis research. During this time antioxidant levels in various tissue/cell types she was accepted as an experienced research upon exposure to RF-EMR. Some studies fellow in the Marie Curie Training in Sleep and have further demonstrated ameliorative effects Sleep Medicine initiative. She was also recently upon supplementation with a range of awarded both the Alessandro Chiabrera and antioxidants. These are complemented by ICNIRP young scientist awards for excellence several human studies where RF exposure in bioelectromagnetics research. Her research demonstrated oxidative stress and/or reduced focuses on a wide range of bioelectromagnetic antioxidant status. Evaluation of the scientific health issues including the effects on sleep, literature by ARPANSA (TRS-164 report) has human brain function, and the mechanisms failed to critically review oxidative stress and associated with these effects, as well as sleep assess its impact on public health. and cognitive neuroscience research more We present oxidative stress as a key central generally. She is a member of the current mechanism underlying adverse biological World Health Organisation (WHO) RF 42 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 3 Environmental Health Criterion evaluation Loughran et al., 2005; Regel et al., 2007; committee and is an elected member of the Schmid et al., 2012a; Schmid et al., 2012b). International Commission on Non-Ionizing These effects have been replicated in Radiation Protection’s (ICNIRP) Scientific independent laboratories, and have also been Expert Group as well as the current secretary shown to be dose-dependent (Regel et al., on the board of the International 2007) and sensitive to individual differences Bioelectromagnetics Society. between participants (Loughran et al., 2012). ABSTRACT The mechanisms underlying the effects on the Sleep is an essential part of our health and sleep EEG, as well as potential functional wellbeing. It is a natural, periodically recurring consequences of the effect, remain unknown, state of reduced activity that is characterised and therefore forms the basis for the WHO by a reduction in consciousness, as well as by including this as a high priority research need a number of specific changes in physiology, in their most recent research agenda. particularly in relation to brain activity. Based on this, the results of previous studies There is now substantiated evidence that investigating the effects of RF EMF on sleep low-level RF EMF has an impact on the human will be presented, as well as current ongoing electroencephalograph (EEG; a measure of research investigating the underlying large scale ensembles of synchronised mechanisms, functional consequences, and postsynaptic potentials within the brain). For effects of other frequencies on sleep, such as example, several studies have now shown an visible light emitted from screens. The effect of RF EMF exposure on neural function, advantages of using sleep and specifically the alpha and spindle frequency electrophysiology as a tool for measuring the ranges during sleep (Borbely et al., 1999; impact of different sources of radiation, and Huber et al., 2003; Loughran et al., 2012; evaluating the health and safety of modern technologies, will also be detailed. ARPS2017 43 4 Tuesday 8 August 2017 SESSION 4: PLANNED ALARA implementation. Care must be taken EXPOSURE SITUATIONS that ALARA is not solely a dose consideration and the need for consideration of the human 11.00AM – 12.00PM factors is critical for success. WHAT DOES “REASONABLY” MEAN IN AUSTRALIA’S RADIATION PROTECTION ALARA STANDARDS – THE CODE FOR RADIATION PROTECTION IN PLANNED FRANK HARRIS1 EXPOSURE SITUATIONS (2016), RPS C-1 1 Rio Tinto 1 Frank has been in the field of radiation KEITH DESSENT protection for almost 30 years. In that time he 1 Arpansa has worked for mining companies, Government and the IAEA. He has worked on uranium Keith Dessent worked in the Best Practice mining, other NORM industries, research Regulation Section of ARPANSA from late reactors, radiopharmaceutical production and 1999 to July 2013. He is now a Senior environmental protection. Regulatory Officer with the Source Control Section of the Regulatory Services Branch at ABSTRACT ARPANSA. Before joining ARPANSA, he The concept of As Low As Reasonably worked as a physicist in the Radiation Safety Achievable, societal and economic factors Section of the Victorian Department of Health being taken into account (ALARA), is a and Human Services for just under 16 years. cornerstone of the optimisation of radiation Keith obtained his BSc (physics) from Deakin protection. It can be argued that it is the major University in 1982 and a Graduate Diploma in reason behind the current low doses in most Occupational Hygiene from Deakin University aspects of radiation protection. However, the in 2002. term “reasonable” is not defined and is the critical aspect of the implementation of ALARA. Keith has been a member of ARPS since 1983 The ALARA concept may be subject to and is currently the honorary treasurer of the misunderstanding, misuse and abuse on the Victorian Branch. part of all parties involved whether the ABSTRACT operator, the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO), the regulator or outside parties. How to Since 1995, Australia’s radiation protection interpret, communicate and implement standards have been based on the International “reasonably” is essential to optimising the Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) approach to ALARA, itself an optimisation publication ICRP 60 (1990), Recommendations process. A wide range of different approaches of the International Commission on can be applied and the approach needs to be Radiological Protection. These radiation matched with the particular nature of the tasks protection standards were first established in being evaluated. Having a formalised approach the NHMRC Radiation Health Series as which is clearly defined and well publication 39 (RHS39) and were later communicated can lead to more efficient rebadged in ARPANSA’s Radiation Protection Series as RPS1. 44 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 4 In 2007, the ICRP revised its 1990 Following two periods of public consultation recommendations and published ICRP103 and approval from the Office of Best Practice (2007), The 2007 Recommendations of the Regulation, RPS C-1 was published in International Commission on Radiological December 2016. This presentation outlines Protection. The International Atomic Energy some of the changes introduced in RPS C-1 Agency has also published its Fundamental and their implications for regulators and users. Safety Principles SF-1 (2006) and subsequently revised its Basic Safety Standards as GSR Part 3. WORKING SAFELY WITH IONISING RADIATION: GUIDELINES FOR In light of the changes to these international EXPECTANT OR BREASTFEEDING publications, ARPANSA’s Radiation Health MOTHERS Committee reviewed RPS1 and recommended that it be rewritten to take into account ANDREW POPP1, SARAH TUREK1, ICRP103, SF-1 and GSR Part 3. RHC agreed JOHN BUS1, PRASHANT MAHARAJ1, that RPS1 be replaced by: TINA PANERAS2, PAULA • a ‘top-tier’ document setting out the BERGHOFER3, VANESSA VOZZO4, underlying principles and philosophies HONG DUONG5, ROBIN FOY1 forming the basis of the system of 1 Radiation Protection Services, Australian Nuclear Science radiation protection in Australia, and and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) • a series of codes that would set out in a 2 ANSTO Radiation Services regulatory style the requirements to be met 3 Regulatory Affairs, ANSTO by radiation users. 4 Work Health and Safety, ANSTO The top tier Australian publication, the 5 Risk Management, ANSTO Fundamentals for Protection against Ionising Radiation, RPS F-1, was published in February Andrew is a Senior Health Physicist and 2014 and provides an understanding of the provides radiation protection advice and harmful effects of ionising radiation and services to a range of operational areas and associated risks for the health of humans and capital projects to ensure the safety of staff of the environment. RPS F-1 however, contains and compliance with ANSTO’s regulatory no mandatory requirements. Regulatory requirements. He mentors other health elements for adoption by the Australian physicists and health physics surveyors in the radiation regulators would be contained in provision of radiation protection services. He subsequent radiation protection codes. also contributes his knowledge, skills and experience to emergency preparedness and Drafting commenced on a code for radiation response, and commercial consultancy and protection in planned exposure situations (RPS training services as required. C-1) concurrently with the preparation of RPS F-1. The intention of RPS C-1 was to set out Additional to this role, Andrew is an ANSTO the requirements for the protection of Incident Controller, who in the event of occupationally exposed persons, the public accident or incident would assume control and the environment in planned exposure of the situation and provide situations in Australia. operational ARPS2017 45 4 Tuesday 8 August 2017 support to emergency responders and the maximise the overall benefit as far as is ANSTO Emergency Operational Manager. reasonably achievable under the prevailing A physicist by background, Andrew holds a circumstances. It also describes additional Master of Science in Radiation and restrictions that apply to occupational Environmental Protection, a Bachelor of exposure for a female worker who has notified Science with honours, and has worked in the ANSTO of pregnancy or is breastfeeding. radiation protection industry for over 12 years. To encourage early notification and to provide He is a member of the Australasia Radiation assurance that appropriate controls are Protection Society, the UK Society for considered and put in place where required Radiological Protection, and the UK Institute of ANSTO has published guidelines for expectant Physics. or breastfeeding mothers. This document provides advice for workers who may be ABSTRACT exposed to ionising radiation during the course of their work at ANSTO. It is specifically aimed The Australian Nuclear Science and at female workers who are planning a family or Technology Organisation’s (ANSTO) Radiation are currently pregnant or breastfeeding. Safety Standard outlines the elements developed and implemented by ANSTO to This guideline explains how ANSTO takes a assist management and workers to establish collaborative approach to protect workers and and maintain a healthy and safe workplace. their families. The guide aims to assist ANSTO This Standard supports ANSTO in delivering in achieving its duty of care to its workers excellence in its work health and safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding and as a performance with regard to all aspects of tool for education and awareness of early radiation safety, including the requirements of notification for expectant or breastfeeding the ARPANSA Planned Exposure Code RPS mothers and their managers and supervisors C-1 (2016). This presentation describes the development For those actions that have been assessed of this document, and summarises the advice and are deemed to be justified this Standard given. describes a Dose Optimisation Framework to 46 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 5 SESSION 5: NON-IONISING association called the Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association Inc. (ORSAA). RADIATION ABSTRACT 1.00PM - 2.40PM ARPANSA’s Technical Report Series No. 164 (TRS-164) was written by a panel of three RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE RISK academics and three ARPANSA support staff ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNICATION, whose main task was to assess the available CRITIQUE OF ARPANSA TR-164 peer-reviewed scientific literature in order to REPORT. DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM? determine whether the current RPS3 thermal- based standard (modelled on ICNIRP 1998 VICTOR LEACH1, STEVE WELLER2 Guidelines) was still relevant and appropriate 1 ORSAA for providing the general public a high level of 2 BSc (Monash) Majors Microbiology and Biochemistry protection. The TRS-164 report considered 12 MORSAA years of accumulated scientific research along with the May 2011 announcement by the Vic (Victor) has worked as a radiation health International Agency for Research on Cancer physicist and atmospheric scientist for the past (IARC), that RF is a Group 2B or “possible” 40 years in both the private sector (uranium & carcinogen. The conclusion of the TR-164 coal mining) and public sector with a number report is very much supportive of the original of Commonwealth (Australian Radiation ICNIRP exposure guidelines and Laboratory now ARPANSA) and State corresponding reference limits. Government Health Departments (QLD & NT). He was at the inaugural formation of ARPS in The authors obtained from ARPANSA all the 1975 and has been a past treasurer and on the studies in their database that would have been organising committee of conference in available to the scientific panel when Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin. He producing the TRS-164 report, which covered has been involved in many occupational and the specific period from January 2000 to environmental aspects of many mining and August 2012. Although 1,354 studies were non-mining projects at both the planning and available in ARPANSA’s database it is apparent operational stage. He has published in refereed that only a small number were actually used in scientific and engineering journals on subjects the in-vivo / in-vitro assessment. The of dust and radioactivity exposure and the aforementioned 1,354 studies can be inhalation effects on health of workers and individually selected from more than 2,300 members of the public. He was University studies that can be found in the Oceania Radiation Advisor (RPA) at both the Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Inc. (ORSAA) Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and the University of Queensland (UQ) just bio-effects database. prior to retirement. Since taking up the Role as This paper demonstrates that thermal limits as URPA at QUT in 2006 he has been increasing advised by ARPANSA and ICNIRP may not interested in the standards setting of non- afford suitable protection against a range of ionising EMR-RF. He has been actively biological effects associated with RF involved with the formation of a not-for-profit exposure at athermal ARPS2017 47 5 Tuesday 8 August 2017 levels. It may have been true that when ICNIRP ABSTRACT first established their original guidelines almost ARPANSA’s mission is to protect the Australian 20 years ago, there was insufficient evidence people and the environment from the harmful for biological damage that would be effects of radiation. Australia has a naturally reasonably likely to result in disease in high solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) vulnerable people. That situation has now environment due to its location and latitude, clearly changed. While cancer, neurological with UVR levels 2 to 3 times those in Europe, degeneration or other disease outcomes may in addition to a predominantly fair-skinned not currently (or in the immediate future) be population and a climate conducive to an able to be conclusively linked to oxidative outdoor lifestyle. Excessive exposure to UVR is stress that has resulted specifically from shown to cause adverse health effects, permitted microwave exposures, there is including skin cancer, eye disease and enough evidence through medical research immunosuppression. that suggests the oxidative stress pathway can lead to disease. When linked with the large The ARPANSA UVR Strategy 2016-2019 body of research showing that exposure to outlines key areas for work that aim to facilitate microwaves (at or below basic restrictions) can improved decision making, provide clarity in produced oxidative stress, there is sufficient prioritization of issues and ensure appropriate evidence to require the RPS3 revision currently resources are committed to deliver positive underway to seek to minimise biological health outcomes. effects from environmental exposures and In order to deliver on the aims of the strategy provide warnings to achieve this when using there are a number of projects that have been personal devices. completed or are underway. These include; • Collaborative arrangements and public IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH RELATING messaging in association with partners, TO ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION including through Social Networks; EXPOSURE – INNOVATIONS AND PLANS AT ARPANSA • Development and expansion of product testing regimes; DR GILLIAN HIRTH1, DR MARCUS • Availability of long-term datasets; GRZECHNIK1, ANTHONY AINSWORTH1 • Improvements of existing monitoring systems, networks and online displays; 1 Australian Radiation Protection And Nuclear Safety Agency and (arpansa) • Increased profile at outdoor events where See previous Biographies UVR damage is more likely. It is intended that the paper to be presented will provide specific examples relating to the topics outlined above. Successes, challenges and plans for the future will be provided. 48 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 5 LEVELS OF RADIOFREQUENCY of Australian schools. This has given rise to ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM public concern especially parents that the WI-FI IN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) resulting from LYDIAWATI TJONG1, KEN Wi-Fi use can adversely affect their children’s KARIPIDIS1, STUART HENDERSON1, health. To alleviate public concern, ARPANSA DON WIJAYASINGHE1, RICK TINKER1 undertook a comprehensive measurement study of the RF EMF levels from Wi-Fi in 23 1 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Australian schools. The RF levels at all the Agency schools were much lower than the reference Lydia is a Science Officer at ARPANSA with levels recommended by the ARPANSA RF over 8 years of experience in activities relating Standard (which is in line with international to radiation protection, especially in guidelines) for protection against established electromagnetic radiation. She obtained health effects. The typical and peak RF levels degrees in Chemical and Biomedical from Wi-Fi in locations occupied by children in Engineering before joining ARPANSA in 2009. the classroom were of the order of 10 -4 and -2 Key responsibilities include handling public 10 % of the limits in the exposure standard, enquiries as part of the “Talk to a Scientist” respectively. In the classroom, the typical RF team, monitoring radiation literature, and being levels due to Wi-Fi were higher than other RF the secretary of an ARPANSA committee sources except radio. In the schoolyard, the called the Electromagnetic Energy Reference typical RF levels due to Wi-Fi were lower than Group. radio, TV, and mobile phone base stations. This study confirmed that the typical RF ABSTRACT exposure of children from Wi-Fi at school is The use of Wi-Fi has increased rapidly in very low and comparable or lower to other RF recent years and is now present in the majority sources in the environment. ARPS2017 49 6 Tuesday 8 August 2017 SESSION 6: EXISTING ABSTRACT EXPOSURE SITUATIONS Existing exposure situations are exposure situations that already exist when a decision 1.00PM - 2.40PM on the need for control has to be taken. Existing exposure situations include situations RADIATION PROTECTION IN EXISTING of exposure to natural background radiation. EXPOSURE SITUATIONS IN AUSTRALIA They also include situations of exposure due to residual radioactive material that derives from DR STEPHEN SOLOMON1, past practices that were not subject to regulatory control or that remain after an DR FIONA CHARALAMBOUS1, emergency exposure situation. MR BRENDAN TATE1 Recent International Commission on 1 ARPANSA Radiological Protection (ICRP) and Until July 2017, Dr Solomon was the Principal International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Scientific Advisor to the CEO at the Australian recommendations, in particular the Radiation Protection and Nuclear safety Requirements of the IAEA’s; Radiation Agency (ARPANSA). Previously he was the Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: Chief Radiation Health Scientist and Head of International Basic Safety Standards General the Radiation Health Services Branch at the Safety Requirements Part 3, GSR Part 3 ARPANSA, where he was responsible for referred to as the Basic Safety Standards leading ARPANSA programs on radiation (BSS) of GSR Part 3, establishes a best protection of public, workers and the practice framework for radiation protection in environment. He has a PhD in Nuclear Physics existing exposure situations. and has nearly forty years’ experience in health ARPANSA, through its Radiation Health physics and radiation protection. He was a Committee, has developed a Guide for co-author for ICRP 126, Radiological Radiation Protection in Existing Exposure Protection against Radon Exposure. Following Situations that the sets out the Australian the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant approach to protection of occupationally accident in 2011, Dr Solomon lead the United exposed persons, the public and the Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of environment in existing exposure situations Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) assessment (ARPANSA Radiation Protection Series RPS team on doses and risks to humans and biota G-2). This paper provides an overview of the for the 2013 UNSCEAR Report on Assessment Guide and discusses the application the Guide of Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure to some specific exposure situations in due to The Nuclear Accident after the 2011 Australia. Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. 50 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 6 ASSESSING RADIATION DOSE FROM progeny dose coefficients will be published in EXPOSURE TO RADON AND ITS ICRP Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides PROGENY, OR WHAT GOES AROUND Part 3 (OIR3) in the next year. COMES AROUND This paper provides an overview of the changes to the radon progeny dose DR STEPHEN SOLOMON1 assessment and discusses the implications for 1 ARPANSA the protection of public and workers from exposure to radon and radon progeny in See previous Biography Australia. The paper will also provide a ABSTRACT perspective on what these changes means for practical occupational exposure assessment Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas and potential research needs. formed through the decay of radium in the uranium decay series. When radon decays, it forms a number of short-lived radioactive (SOME) LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE decay products, known as radon progeny. The WESTERN NEW YORK NUCLEAR inhaled short-lived radon progeny are particles SERVICE CENTER, YUCCA MOUNTAIN that can deposit in the nose, throat and lungs. AND THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT The inhalation of radon and its progeny have PLANT been recognised as a cause of lung cancer by the International Agency for Research on GEORGE ANASTAS1 Cancer. 1 GA and Associates In 1993, International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) defined a factor ABSTRACT for the conversion of radon progeny exposure “Those who do not remember the past are to inhalation dose that was based on condemned to repeat it.” Jorge Santanya epidemiological studies, mainly involving the The Western New York Nuclear Service Center follow-up of disease in underground uranium was established by the State of New York in mine workers and from the epidemiological the early 1960s to be the hub of commercial studies of Japanese atomic bomb survivors. In nuclear fuel reprocessing followed by Mixed 2010, the ICRP doubled its estimate of risk Oxide fuel fabrication. Nuclear Fuel Services from exposure to radon, based on a review of (NFS), a Division of Davidson Chemicals, at the more recent epidemiological studies of the “urging” “ of the Atomic Energy Commission association between lung cancer and exposure and the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, to radon and its progeny. The ICRP also stated elected to construct and operate the world’s its intent to apply an alternative method for first (and only!) commercial nuclear fuel deriving the radon progeny dose conversion reprocessing facility. After six years of factors using the ICRP reference biokinetic and operation, because of licensing constraints dosimetric models, as is the approach taken and “commercial impracticability” ( no by the ICRP for all radionuclides other than reasonable commercial market for radon progeny. It is expected that new radon Plutonium-239) NFS turned the facilities, including two ARPS2017 51 6 Tuesday 8 August 2017 low level waste disposal areas, the Withdrawal Act, DOE received the first reprocessing facility and over 660,000 gallons shipment of TRU on September 9, 2000. of high level waste, over to the State of New York, the landlord. The funding available to the Lessons Learned: State for clean-up was a pittance of what was • Independent oversight of any radioactive needed. waste repository is critical. Lessons Learned: • The sponsoring organization is obligated to • If it is too good to be true then… abide by the results of lawsuits, agreements and promises. • Beware the promoters. The Yucca Mountain Repository was to be ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF THE TASL perpetual home for 70,000 tonnes of spent RADON DOSIMETRY SYSTEM nuclear fuel and high level waste. Located about 80 miles from Las Vegas on United BRENDAN TATE1, DR STEPHEN States land adjacent to the former Nuclear LONG1 Weapons Test Site, Yucca was under study 1 ARPANSA and construction for over 30 years. Approximately $8 billion has been spent on the Brendan completed an MSc degree at La project. A 2008 estimate for the research, Trobe University in 1998. He then continued construction and operation of Yucca over 150 working at the University on the FedSat years was $96 billion. Yucca was highly project, modelling the measurement of contested by the general public, the Western Ionospheric and Plasmaspheric electron Shoshone peoples, and many politicians. density using both the FedSat and GPS Because of the continuing opposition to satellites. Yucca, its future is at best clouded. Brendan joined ARPANSA’s non-ionising Lessons Learned: radiation branch in August 2006, as part of the UV section. He moved to the radiation health • In order to burden future generations, it is services branch in March 2008. Brendan is best to obtain a positive overwhelming now a part of ARPANSA’s measurement and consensus of the current generation. emergency response section, working mostly • Credibility of the sponsoring organization is in the area of measurement of radon and radon vital. progeny. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in ABSTRACT southern New Mexico is the nation’s repository for “defence” transuranic waste (TRU) located ARPANSA has purchased TASL (Track Analysis ~2150 feet (660 meters) underground in very Systems Ltd) Radon dosimetry systems for the large salt deposits. After lawsuits, promises automated reading of nuclear track-etch made by the Department of Energy (DOE), plaques used in radon dosimetry agreements, environmental analyses, measurements. ARPANSA has operated an relocation of the repository, Congressional and in-house developed programme for radon Presidential Approval of the WIPP Land dosimetry for many years. This programme has involved human readers and more recently an 52 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Tuesday 8 August 2017 6 automated system. Both of these methods THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR FUTURE have proven to be time intensive and prone to MANAGEMENT OPTIONS OF THE LITTLE higher than acceptable uncertainties. It was FOREST LEGACY SITE believed that the TASL system would provide a more robust solution that would be simpler to HEFIN GRIFFITHS1 operate and provide more consistently accurate results. 1 Ansto The system was tested by preparing a linearly Hefin has worked in the nuclear industry for graded exposure regime, where plaques were over 30 years. Prior to accepting the role as exposed to an approximately constant radon General Manager, Safety, Environmental and atmosphere for successively longer periods, Radiological Assurance at ANSTO, he worked from four hours up to ten days. The exposures in both the civil and military sides of the UK were measured using ARPANSA’s calibrated Nuclear Industry for over twenty years in the radon exposure system. The plaques were fields of radiation and nuclear safety and then processed using the TASL system and a emergency planning, comparison between the ARPANSA Hefin’s current role oversees a multi-disciplinary measurements and the TASL system was team covering Radiation Protection, Waste performed. Management and Environmental Monitoring An uncertainty analysis was then performed to services to ANSTO. As Chief Nuclear Officer, determine the characteristic limits of the TASL Hefin reports directly to the Chief Executive system. Using the Currie method the critical Officer of ANSTO, where he is responsible for limit (LC) and the detection limit (L ) were the nuclear safety assurance and compliance D determined to be 487 and 980 Bq.day.m-3 function across the organisation. respectively. The minimum reportable level of ABSTRACT the system was found to be 825 Bq.day.m-3. At the Australian indoor average level of 11 From 1960 to 1968, the former Australian Bq.m-3, the characteristic limits for the TASL Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) disposed system require that monitors would need to be of radioactive waste at Little Forest, near its exposed for 90 days to guarantee an exposure Lucas Heights research facility on the southern above the detection limit, and 45 days to periphery of Sydney. The waste was disposed exceed the critical limit. This period is within of in a series of trenches, following the the recommended 3-month placement international practices which were used at that currently used by ARPANSA for radon time for the disposal of low-level solid and track-etch monitors. liquid wastes. The presentation will discuss in detail the The successor to the AAEC, the Australian measurement regime and uncertainty analysis. Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation The TASL system has been found to operate (ANSTO) controls and manages the site well within the specifications required and will through continuous care, maintenance, provide a significant improvement to the radon surveillance, monitoring and research activities dosimetry service provide by ARPANSA. at the site, through which ANSTO has contributed to international research on such ARPS2017 53 6 Tuesday 8 August 2017 legacy disposal sites. In July 2016, the LFLS became the first site Over the period since operations ceased there identified as a Legacy site under the Australian has been intermittent subsidence of the soil Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act. A covering the trenches due to voids developing condition was placed on this licence to in the buried wastes, this has led to a develop a plan to address the arrangements mobilising effect known as the ‘bathtub effect’ for managing the wastes and the facility over which has been seen at other legacy trench both the medium and long-term. The sites. management plan needs to be sufficiently well developed, with contingency plans identified, This has been described as a process in which to cope with foreseeable changes in Australia’s the waste material has degraded, producing radioactive waste management policy. voids within a disposal trench and subsequent subsidence of the overlying soil, enabling entry ANSTO has commenced a research project at of surface water into the trench. As the soil LFLS to enable the assessment of possible surrounding the trenches is sufficiently management options including continuing the impermeable, the trenches filled with water. current regime of maintenance and monitoring, Any overflow of water from this ‘bathtub’ has in-situ remediation, or exhumation. This the potential to distribute radionuclides derived presentation will describe the scientific basis from the wastes directly across the being applied to the options analysis and surrounding ground surface, Following such decision-making with the aim of informing an events, which have led to localised, low levels Environmental Safety Case which of surface contamination, further soil cover has substantiates the preferred option. been added, which has proved to be an effective remediation. 54 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 7 SESSION 7: RADIOTHERAPY air kerma in the room at different distances from the treatment site. Beryllium oxide 11.15AM – 1.00PM personal dosemeters (Dosimetrics GmbH, Munich) were positioned at regularly spaced DOSES IN THE TREATMENT ROOM intervals on the walls of the room to map the DURING MICROBEAM RADIOTHERAPY dose distribution. The raw Hp(10) readings AT THE AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON from the dosemeters were in the range 0.3 to 6 mSv for a 10.3 kGy treatment (dose to water at DR DUNCAN BUTLER1, 2 cm depth in the head), in a pattern MR MICHAEL LITWIN1, DR JESSICA consistent with the inverse square law with RANDO as the point of origin. The combined LYE1, DR JAYDE LIVINGSTONE2 standard uncertainty in the personal dose 1 ARPANSA equivalent was estimated from the known 2 Australian Synchrotron energy response of the (near tissue-equivalent) BeO dosemeters, and the change in Duncan is the manager of the Radiotherapy backscatter when the dosemeters are Section at ARPANSA, where has worked for 17 mounted on the steel and Pb-lined walls of the years. The Section holds the primary standards room. The air kerma was measured to be 520 for radiation dosimetry for Australia mGy near the RANDO head, and 5 mGy adjacent to the nearest wall. The results allow ABSTRACT the approximate doses in the room to be Micro-beam radiotherapy (MRT) is an calculated for different MRT treatments, for experimental synchrotron technique that calculations for radiation protection purposes. combines spatial fractionation and high dose rates to treat cancer. Still in a developmental phase, part of the radiation safety case USE OF A RADIOTHERAPY RECORD required for human treatment is to map the AND VERIFY SYSTEM TO DETERMINE out-of-field doses both inside the patient and SHIELDING CALCULATION around the room. Dosimetry in the beam has PARAMETERS already been established. We report on the 1 measurements of dose on the walls of the MICHAEL GILHEN , NICHOLAS 1,2 room during a treatment of a RANDO phantom. HARDCASTLE , CHRISTOPHER This work took place in parallel with an FOX1, TOMAS KRON1,2 experiment to measure the doses inside the 1 Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, phantom using Al203 Optically Stimulated Melbourne, VIC, Australia Luminescent Dosemeters (OSLDs) and 2 Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of radiochromic film, which will be reported Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia separately. A RANDO phantom was positioned in the beam and a 20 mm x 20 mm broad Building upon health physics in the defence, beam (i.e. without spatial fraction) cranial mining and industrial sectors, Mr Gilhen has treatment delivered in experimental hutch 2B. been the radiation safety officer for Peter Mac The average energy of the beam was for just over 12 months. The approximately 95 keV. An Exradin A5 100 cm3 spherical chamber was used to measure the ARPS2017 55 7 Wednesday 9 August 2017 appointment follows the relocation of Peter 17% during 1st January 2016 to 31st March Mac’s main premises in June 2016. 2017 with the replacement of 7 linacs with 10 MV capable machines. ABSTRACT Conclusions: A radiotherapy R&V has been Introduction: Contemporary radiotherapy used to determine bunker shielding parameters includes a large range of delivery parameters for a contemporary radiotherapy network. based on anatomical location and treatment Workloads were typically lower than that used aims. Such variation is not included in for shielding calculations indicating the radiotherapy bunker shielding calculation conservative nature of bunker shielding. A parameters such as those presented in NCRP more uniform beam angle distribution was 151 and IAEA Report 47. Radiotherapy record observed. Reduction of 18 MV photons was and verify (R&V) systems have been utilised for also observed, indicating a move from neutron- two decades to record radiotherapy delivery producing high energy beams. parameters. This study reports on the interrogation of a radiotherapy R&V system to determine shielding parameters for 16 linear SHIELDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR A accelerators comprising the Peter MacCallum NEW LINEAR ACCELERATOR Cancer Centre radiotherapy network. INSTALLATION Methods: The Mosaiq R&V (Elekta, Sweden) DR PETER HARTY1, MR ANDREW database was interrogated using SQL script to CLEGG1, DR DUNCAN BUTLER1, determine the following parameters for each A/PROF IVAN WILLIAMS1 beam treated between 1st January 2016 and 31st December 2016: gantry angle, dose at 1 ARPANSA isocentre, monitor units and use of intensity Peter has a PhD in nuclear physics from the modulation (IMRT). From this data the University of Melbourne. Since 2008 he has workload, use factor and IMRT factor were worked at ARPANSA in the Radiotherapy calculated. Change in practice with beam Section of the Medical Radiation Services energy from 1st January 2016 to 31st March Branch, where he maintains and develops the 2017 was also evaluated due to introduction of primary standards of absorbed radiation dose linear accelerators capable of emitting 10 MV for linear accelerator beams and teletherapy photons. sources. He also conducts research at the Australian Synchrotron, developing dosimetry Results: A total of 66,573 beams were techniques for the Imaging and Medical delivered in the specified period. This resulted Beamline based on calorimetry. in an average workload for each machine of 20,500 Gy. Average use factors exhibited a ABSTRACT more uniform distribution of beam angles compared with NCRP 151 recommendations; ARPANSA is planning to install a new linear 0° and 180° were 22% and 17%, with all other accelerator (linac) above an operating existing angles in 45° increments 10%. The average linac. In order that the two linacs can be IMRT factor was 3.7. The use of 10 MV operated simultaneously and not expose any photons increased from 0.7% to 4.3% of all staff to annual doses above our dose beams, as 18 MV use reduced from 25% to constraints, it will be necessary to have extensive shielding installed. Various shielding 56 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 7 plans were considered, as well as options such minimise dose rates to personnel. Examples as a maze, to allow entry without having to of such operating modes will be discussed, wait for an interlocked door to be opened. and the appropriate administrative controls. After consideration, a steel door was preferred to the maze option, in order to maximise space for a conference room immediately outside the DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURITY PLAN linac bunker. FOR A HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) BRACHYTHERAPY UNIT IN A NEW The design of the linac bunker and the HOSPITAL associated shielding depends critically on the intended usage of the linac. For instance, for PROFESSOR TOMAS KRON1, the flattening-filter-free (FFF) operating mode, MR MICHAEL GILHEN1, MR KURIAN the beam rate is much higher than with the GEORGE1, DR RAY BUDD1 normal operating mode that includes the flattening filter. These higher beam rates 1 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre require more shielding, due to the higher rates Tomas Kron is Director of Physical Sciences at of scattered radiation produced. The shielding Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, requirements are also highly dependent on the the largest cancer treatment and research beam qualities to be used in linac operation. institution in Australia. He holds academic For instance, for 18 MV photon beams appointments at several universities and is numerous scattered neutrons are produced, interested in radiation protection, clinical trials requiring extra concrete thicknesses. At these and education of medical physicists as higher photon beam qualities, photoneutrons demonstrated in many invited presentations are also produced when high energy photons and more than 250 publications. Tomas has a hit steel shielding materials, requiring the particular interest in the role of professional inclusion of borated polyethylene on the back organisations as a means to support members, side of the steel, to keep the dose rates low. advance important issues and provide services Extensive concrete shielding is also needed to the general public. In 2014 he was awarded above the linac, to allow roof access to an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services personnel during operation. In order to keep to medicine, research and education. doses ALARA, access to the area directly above the linac bunker needs to be made ABSTRACT inaccessible by barrier controls. Introduction: There has been heightened Altogether the design involves over 800 tonnes concern about the security of radioactive of concrete and steel shielding required to sources which is reflected in a requirement for keep the doses from the new linac in an establishing a security plan in addition to acceptable range for the specified workload. radiation safety measures before being able to The addition of this much extra weight to the obtain a license for use of a high activity building requires significant strengthening of radioactive source. We are describing the the foundations. development of a security plan for a high dose rate (HDR) 192-Ir source to be used for Despite having a good linac shielding design, brachytherapy in a major cancer there may be operating modes which require hospital. extra administrative controls in order to ARPS2017 57 7 Wednesday 9 August 2017 Methods: The main campus of Peter INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF MacCallum Cancer Centre moved in June HP(10) WITH HIGH ACCURACY USING 2016 from a location in East Melbourne to new PASSIVE DOSEMETERS premises at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) in Parkville close to DR DUNCAN BUTLER1, Melbourne University. A new brachytherapy T KURASAWA2, M LITWIN1, facility was to be established using a newly 1 2 purchased Nucletron Flexitron HDR J MAZARAKI , N SAITO brachytherapy afterloading unit. The unit 1 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency operates with a nominally 370GBq 192-Ir (ARPANSA), Yallambie, Victoria 3085, Australia source which is classified as a high 2 National Measurement Institute of Japan (NMIJ), AIST, consequence source for security purposes. Tsukuba, 305-8568 Japan Results: As no security assessors were See previous Biography accredited for work in Victoria at the time of the move, an interstate consultant was engaged. ABSTRACT A security plan was developed addressing A comparison of personal dose equivalent (amongst others) the following issues: Hp(10) for 137Cs radiation was conducted • Facility and Source Characterisation between the primary standards laboratories of • Site Security and Threat Assessments Japan (NMIJ) and Australia (ARPANSA). A set of 120 commercially available passive beryllium • Security Accountability and oxide OSL dosemeters were used (Dosimetrics Responsibilities GmbH, Munich), provided by the ARPANSA • Communication Strategy Personal Radiation Dosimetry Service (PRMS). • Incident Response, The aim was to investigate the precision which could be obtained with this technique, and to • Escalation of Threat confirm the personal dose equivalent delivery • Protective Security Measures Review methods in each standards laboratory. A dose of 5 mSv was delivered to 40 dosemeters in Of particular concern was the definition of who each country, 11 days apart, and 40 dosemeters has ‘access’ to the source the fact that the were used as controls. The result of the source was to be used in two locations, an comparison was a ratio of Hp(10) in Japan to operating theatre and a minor operations Australia of 1.006 with a combined standard room. The security plan was co-ordinated with uncertainty of 3.2%. The statistical uncertainty the building manager, the security service and was 0.32% indicating that, under carefully the regulatory authority. controlled conditions, passive dosemeters can Conclusion: The development of the security be used for comparisons of high precision. plan was found to be a useful process to As primary standards laboratories, NMIJ and assess the potential risks associated with the ARPANSA regularly compare standards of air operation of a complex brachytherapy service. kerma as part of their obligations under It helped to establish dialogue and international metrology arrangements. The results collaboration between the clinical staff and of the Hp(10) comparison are in agreement radiation safety and security personnel in the with the most recent air kerma comparison. new hospital. 58 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 8 SESSION 8: NEW TECHNOLOGY of the analytical method. Detailed, in-situ measurement would be preferred; however, the 11.15AM – 1.00PM cost of implementation of spectral gamma logging to measure K, U and Th-content by CALIBRATION OF A DRILLER- professional wire-line service companies is DEPLOYABLE DOWNHOLE GAMMA prohibitive. PROBE FOR IN SITU MEASUREMENT OF This study assesses the viability of using a WASTE MATERIAL RADIOACTIVITY driller-deployable, downhole total count gamma probe (REFLEX EZ-GAMMA) for direct DR FRED BLAINE1 DC LAWIE1, measurement of the in-situ radioactivity of C ROODT2, C ERASMUS2 waste material contained within historic 1 Imdex Limited mineral sand waste dumps. Gamma-response (cps, API) and chemical data were collected 2 Iluka Resources Limited both in-field, and in controlled lab experiments Fred Blaine is a geoscientist with 9 years’ for assessment and calibration of the method. experience in the mining and exploration Gamma responses were averaged over the industry. He completed a PhD in geochemistry sampled interval and compared to the with the University of Waterloo and has lab-analysis based calculations. Results show subsequently held positions in academia, an excellent linear relationship between consulting and industry. Although strongly measured cps and Bq·g-1 over the range of based in geochemistry, his experience with radioactivities measured (0.26-21 Bq·g-1) and a technology implementation and data analytics single calibration is applicable over the range has allowed him to work across multiple of Th-U ratios encountered (Th:U=6.5-18.6). disciplines and across multiple phases of the This direct linear relationship under all industry from green-fields exploration to observed conditions indicates that the effects mineral processing and reclamation. of attenuation, variable composition, density/ measured-volume, etc., are intrinsic to the ABSTRACT calibration for the material tested. Accurate and detailed assessment of the Direct measurement of total count gamma has radioactivity of historic waste material, as been found to be a convenient proxy for required for regulatory purposes and determining material radioactivity for mineral responsible reclamation, can be a time- sand waste. As demonstrated, with consuming and costly process. This process appropriate testing and calibration, driller- typically involves significant drilling, sampling deployable gamma tools have the potential and chemical analysis which allows for the allow rapid, detailed and cost effective calculation of the radioactivity (Bq·g-1, defined assessment of radioactive waste material as the number of disintegrations per in-situ. second·g-1) based on K-U-Th concentrations. Inherent in this process are the associated sampling and collection errors, and limitations ARPS2017 59 8 Wednesday 9 August 2017 DATA ANALYTICS FOR RADIATION detail-on-demand as necessary. This reduces MANAGEMENT AT OLYMPIC DAM reliance on spreadsheets and manual data processing and allows an opportunity to AMRINDER DHINDSA1, streamline routine reporting, conduct MR CHUONG PHAM1 continuous quantitative risk assessments, provide continuous feedback to operational 1 BHP Billiton areas, drive planning decisions and enable Current Role : Specialist Radiation and capabilities for predictive analytics. Regulatory Affairs at BHP Billiton, Olympic Future work would involve integration of Dam multiple data sources into an integrated TM Education : B.E. (Electronics and dashboard including data from Medgate , TM Communication), B.Sc. (Physics) RMIT SAP Work Management, Human Resource, University, Melbourne Safety, Production and Ventilation Systems. This would allow more comprehensive Areas of Interest : Radiation Protection and radiation exposure assessment for workers at Dosimetry, Risk Management, Modelling and Olympic Dam and unlock opportunities for Simulation of Physical Systems, Data Science long term reduction in exposures. and Machine Learning LinkedIn : https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/ EVALUATION OF A NOVEL GAMMA RAY amrinder-dhindsa-47a94878 IMAGING TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACT DR MATHEW GUENETTE1, A significant amount of radiation management DR DAVID BOARDMAN1, MR ADAM related data has been collected at Olympic SARBUTT1, MS ALISON FLYNN1, Dam since the inception of operation in 1988. This includes monitoring data for various DR DALE PROKOPOVICH radiation exposure pathways, medical 1 Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organisation surveillance records for designated workers Mathew Guenette is a physicist in the Nuclear and demographics data. The data is currently Stewardship group at ANSTO. Previously he stored in the Olympic Dam Health and Hygiene worked as a Post-Doctoral fellow at the database (MedgateTM) and is used for routine ANSTO Institute of Materials Engineering on analysis and reporting, radiation risk the topic of plasma-surface interactions for assessments, operational feedback and nuclear fusion reactors and before that ad-hoc analysis requirements. completed a PhD in Physics at the University of Opportunities for enabling a data driven Sydney. approach using the Spotfire Business Intelligence (BI) platform have been ABSTRACT investigated. Currently the Spotfire dashboard We present the imaging results from a novel provides a direct connection to the MedgateTM single pixel gamma-ray imaging system, database allowing real-time visualization and developed at ANSTO, which is capable of analysis of radiation exposure results for providing quantitative, spectroscopic gamma workers/workgroups at Olympic Dam with images using a fast and efficient imaging methodology. 60 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 8 Gamma ray imaging can assist in surveying COMMISSIONING A BeO OSL active areas by providing information of the DOSIMETRY SYSTEM FOR USE AS A radiation environment in areas which are hard NATIONAL DOSIMETRY SERVICE to reach (e.g. in enclosed spaces or at height) OPERATED BY PERSONAL RADIATION and by gaining valuable information about the MONITORING SERVICE, PRMS, AT radiation environment whist limiting exposure ARPANSA to personnel in high dose rate environments. 1 The system design provides a large field of MICHAEL LITWIN , DR STEPHEN view (360° × 70°) and covers a wide energy LONG1, MR JAMES MARAZAKI1, range of 40 keV to 1.5 MeV. The gamma ray DR DUNCAN BUTLER1, DR REINER image is overlaid on a 360° panoramic optical ESSER2 image of the scene, which allows for easy location of the gamma emitting radionuclides 1 ARPANSA that are present. By selecting different regions 2 Dosimetrics GmbH of interest in the recorded gamma spectrum, Michael has worked at ARPANSA for 10 years. separate radionuclide specific images, of the In that time he has worked extensively in both area being surveyed, can be visualised. the Personal Radiation Monitoring Section Calibration of the detector allows for (PRMS) and the Emergency Preparedness and quantitative mapping of where each Response (EPR) Section. component of the dose rate at the detector originates. This can be converted into activity ABSTRACT with a priori knowledge of the scene geometry. A commercially available optically stimulated Gamma-ray images have been experimentally luminance (OSL) system (Dosimetrics GmbH, obtained for both point sources and extended Munich) has been commissioned for use as a sources in controlled testing environments and national dosimetry service operated by the these results will be presented. The imaging Personal Radiation Monitoring Service (PRMS) results from a range of real world operational at ARPANSA. The system uses beryllium oxide environments, around the ANSTO site, will be (BeO) personal dosemeters, which are nearly presented and demonstrate the systems tissue equivalent in their energy response. The capability for locating sources of radiation in system meets the IEC 62387-1 standard for nuclear industry applications. the characteristics and performance requirements for instrumentation for passive dose monitoring. The system has been type-tested in Germany by the German National Metrology Institute, Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), and is approved for operation in Germany. In order to confirm the operation of the system, the PRMS performed acceptance testing and commissioning tests at ARPANSA. Firstly, a system of regular 137Cs ARPS2017 61 8 Wednesday 9 August 2017 quality control irradiations was developed to ABSTRACT check the long-term performance, in addition 50 years ago, Lloyd Currie was struck by the to the internal 90Sr check-sources supplied plethora of definitions and formulations for with the system. The energy response of the ‘detection limit’. This led to the publication of BeO dosimeters was confirmed by irradiating his seminal paper (Currie, L.A., Analytical them to a single dose to energies ranging from Chemistry, volume 40, issue 3, pp 586-593, an 1968), in which he rigorously defined three 70 kVp X-ray beam (effective energy 33.7 keV) characteristic limits for a measurement: the to 60Co (1.25 MeV). All doses were delivered critical limit, the detection limit and the following ISO 4037 and are traceable to quantification limit. Unfortunately, it was not Australian standards of air kerma. The linearity until 1995 that Currie’s definitions received was confirmed by irradiating a set of BeO official status with their recognition by the dosimeters with photons from 137Cs to graded International Union of Pure and Applied doses from 0.001 mSv to 100 mSv. From these Chemists (IUPAC). It took a further five years data the minimum sensitivity of the system before they were given official status by the was found to be 0.01 mSv, the minimum International Standards Organisation in detectable limit (MDL) to be 0.05 mSv and the ISO11929. minimum reportable dose (MRD) to be 0.1 mSv. Despite the fact that ‘detection limit’ is now a rigorously defined term, it is still used rather loosely by many. Using the formulations CHARACTERISTIC LIMITS AND THEIR defined by Currie for these limits is particularly APPLICATION TO PERSONAL important in situations where measurements DOSIMETRY are made relative to a significant background signal. DR STEPHEN LONG1, MR MICHAEL LITWIN1, MR JAMES MAZARAKI1 The measurement of occupational dose is an example of such a situation. ARPANSA was 1 Arpansa obliged to calculate these characteristic limits After completing a doctorate in nuclear for its new personal dosimetry measurement physics, Stephen Long joined ARPANSA in system. The importance of using the 1997. Stephen’s early career was spent definitions provided by Currie will be working on the Maralinga Rehabilitation demonstrated using these calculations as Project. Stephen has also been responsible for examples. upgrading the measurement capabilities of the radioanalytical laboratory at ARPANSA. Recently, Stephen was the leader of the team drafting the revised Australian and New Zealand Standard on radiation protection in laboratories and has lead an IAEA team reviewing the occupational radiation protection systems in Malaysia. 62 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 9 SESSION 9: DIAGNOSTIC by the lowering of the internationally eye dose IMAGING AND NUCLEAR limit. However the potential for patient skin tissue damage is high and should be reflected MEDICINE in management strategies to protect the patient and reduce institutional risk. 3.15PM – 4.15PM Experience at a local teaching hospital has MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT RADIATION illustrated the regular occurrence of skin doses DOSE FROM INTERVENTIONAL to patients in excess of 2 Gy including some RADIOLOGY over 5 Gy and up to 14 Gy. While a radiation management plan was in place that pointed to DR DONALD McLEAN1 ARPANSA requirements, including mechanisms to alert both staff the referring 1 Medical Physics and Radiation Engineering, The Canberra physicians to high dose events, local staff Hospital requested confirmation on this approach from Donald McLean started work as a medical major teaching hospitals in Australia. To this physicist in Westmead Hospital where early on end a survey was circulated to medical he specialised in diagnostic radiology, physicists that asked the details of relevant developing QA equipment testing protocols management systems in place at their and patient dosimetry methodologies. Interest institution. in mammography and in paediatric CT dose Nine centres responded reporting on developed while teaching at Sydney University. management strategies adopted in New Twelve years ago an opportunity to serve Zealand and the states of Queensland, NSW internationally resulted in 6 years at the IAEA and Victoria. All centres that responded had in working as a medical physicist in diagnostic place a system that involved providing clinical radiology. A focus on education and dosimetry staff with real time levels for substantial saw the publication of over 20 IAEA radiation dose levels, a determination of the publications including the handbook in peak skin dose from case details usually by Diagnostic Radiology Physics and the Human the medical physicist, the recording of these Health Series publication on Paediatric patient doses in the patient records and some Dosimetry. Donald now works at the Canberra form of notification of either the referrer or Hospital continuing his interests in shielding patient to facilitate follow up of the patient. In and clinical medical physics including patient the states of Queensland and Victoria there is dose estimation in CT, angiography and also a regulatory need to inform the regulator paediatrics. when peak skin doses exceed a given threshold. While the details regarding trigger ABSTRACT levels applied varied at various stages in the Interventional radiology, although small in the process the substance of the management relative number of procedures performed, plans was consistent. accounts for ~7% of the medical dose to the Australian population. This is often seen in the Good radiation safety practice surely involves higher occupational doses recorded in this education and the monitoring of personal environment. More recently a focus on doses including periodic occupational eye dose, has been highlighted checking of ARPS2017 63 9 Wednesday 9 August 2017 occupational eye dose, however a clear condition that required Peter Mac to management strategy to monitor patient skin ‘demonstrate that dose limits for dose is required along with a process to deal occupationally exposed persons and members with high doses when they occur. Analysis of of the public are not exceeded’. The condition facility doses reveals that equipment quality is describes the radiation monitoring method, an important dose indicator, however locations, duration and reporting timeframes. associated with the continual dose reduction associated with technology improvements is a The area monitoring program utilised pairs of corresponding increase in the technical LiF:Mg,Cu,P TLDs with a minimal detectable difficulty of the procedures being undertaken, dose limit below 0.01mGy. Monitoring was reinforcing the need for a vigilance well- undertaken at 10 locations in the radiation designed management plan to allow good therapy department, 13 locations in molecular patient outcomes. imaging and 3 locations adjacent to radioiodine therapy treatment suites. The monitoring will cease in June 2017, by which AREA RADIATION MONITORING AND time, area monitors will have been in place for DOSE ASSESSMENT IN RADIATION > 200 days in each location. THERAPY, MOLECULAR IMAGING AND RADIOIODINE TREATMENT FACILITIES Annual dose calculations will be reviewed IN A NEW CANCER HOSPITAL against occupational and public dose limits. Monthly records to date confirm the MICHAEL GILHEN1, PROF TOMAS assumptions made in the design. Annual dose 1, 1 calculations will be compared to personal KRON MR DAVID BINNS occupational radiation monitoring doses 1 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre received by radiation therapy, molecular imaging and nursing staff during the See previous Biography corresponding area monitoring periods. ABSTRACT Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) THE COMPLEXITIES OF HIGH DOSE relocated from premises at St Andrews Place, 131I-MIBG THERAPY IN THE PAEDIATRIC East Melbourne into a new purpose built ENVIRONMENT: EDUCATION AND oncology facility at the Victorian TRAINING Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC), Melbourne in June 2016. Given the complexity NICOLE WILLETTS1, of the services in a large tertiary cancer MS CATRIONA GREEN1 hospital, workload and effectiveness of 1 The Children’s Hospital At Westmead shielding and room design is difficult to predict. To coincide with delivering radiation Nicole Willetts has been employed as the therapy (external beam and radioiodine Radiation and Laser Safety Officer for the therapy) and molecular imaging services (PET, Children’s Hospital at Westmead since 2014. nuclear medicine and radionuclide therapy) in Nicole holds a Master of Applied Science new facilities, the Victorian Department of (Medical Physics) from Queensland University Health and Human Services (DHHS) made an of Technology (QUT) and a Certificate of additional radiation management licence Professional Development in Radiation 64 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 2017 9 Protection from the University of Strathclyde. Depending on the age, personality and any Nicole began her career as a Health Physics separation anxiety, there may be a clinical Surveyor at ANSTO, she moved to the Royal decision required regarding the use of sedation Brisbane and Women’s Hospital to work as a and/ or general anaesthetic. As general Medical Physics Registrar in Radiation anaesthetic is not routinely performed outside Oncology, before returning to ANSTO as a of specialised units within the hospital, Health Physicist. Prior to commencing work at extensive collaboration and consultation the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nicole between all relevant working groups is required worked in the uranium mining industry as a on a case by case basis. Radiation Safety Officer. To ensure consistency in the radiation safety training and education of parents, carers and ABSTRACT staff during these complex therapies, a High dose 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine working group was established with members (131I-mIBG) therapy is increasingly being from relevant departments (Anaesthetics, applied to neuroblastoma patients who are Nuclear Medicine and Oncology) and a suite of refractory to initial induction therapy or who training packages were created and have recurrence of disease after therapy. implemented. Practical issues arise with small children and infants that make this form of therapy difficult. This presentation will outline the radiation 131 They require considerable personal care and safety aspects of high dose I-mIBG therapy, emotional support from parents, carers and from patient selection and admission to patient staff, which is particularly difficult to implement discharge. as they are required to be in an isolation room for at least 3 days after administration of the 131I-mIBG, as per discharge radioactivity limits. ARPS2017 65 10Wednesday 9 August 2017 SESSION 10: PLANNED (ASNO), with responsibility for administering Australia’s national nuclear safeguards system, EXPOSURE SITUATIONS providing policy advice on international 3.15PM – 4.15PM non-proliferation and safeguards issues, and managing Australia’s international engagement on safeguards with the IAEA and other RADON MONITORING IN THE VICINITY partners, such as through the Asia-Pacific OF OLYMPIC DAM Safeguards Network (APSN). AMRINDER DHINDSA2, DR CHES In Craig Everton’s thirteen years in ASNO he MASON1, CHUONG PHAM2 has worked on: managing Australia’s compliance with IAEA safeguards 1 GCMP Consulting requirements; administering the export and 2 BHP Billiton tracking of Australian uranium through the international nuclear fuel cycle; specialist See previous Biography safeguards advice in the negotiations of several ABSTRACT of Australia’s bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements and associated administrative Data from a network of air monitoring stations arrangements; negotiating safeguards in the vicinity of mining operations at Olympic resolutions at IAEA General Conferences; and, Dam have been analysed. Long-term advising Government on international and monitoring results taken at ten minute intervals domestic non-proliferation/safeguards matters. for radon concentration and radon decay product (RDP) concentration have been Craig Everton has a PhD in experimental combined with wind-speed and wind direction particle physics and a research Masters of data to reveal some interesting patterns of Science in applied nuclear measurement correlation. The results also show that any techniques, both from the University of increase in radon or RDP exposure at these Melbourne. monitoring stations that could be attributed to operations at Olympic Dam is unmeasurably ABSTRACT small. Technology plays an essential role in IAEA safeguards activities for verifying compliance NUCLEAR INSPECTION ROBOTS – AND with nuclear non-proliferation commitments; OTHER TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR IAEA from in-field inspections, to monitoring SAFEGUARDS activities, to headquarters analysis. IAEA inspectors use a range of technologies: DR CRAIG EVERTON1, MS REBECCA detectors to measure nuclear material attributes; cameras and tamper-indicating STOHR1, MS LYNDELL EVANS1 seals to contain and surveil nuclear material; 1 Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office mass spectrometry for detecting trace (ASNO) quantities of nuclear material; and, other measuring systems to check the design Dr Craig Everton is Director of the IAEA features of nuclear facilities. When new or Safeguards Section in the Australian improved technologies become available, they Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office can improve the confidence the IAEA can 66 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR Wednesday 9 August 201710 assign to its conclusions and therefore the ABSTRACT confidence the international community holds Nuclear material in Australia is subject to in non-proliferation compliance findings. oversight by the International Atomic Energy Likewise, gradual utility improvements in Agency (the Agency). The Agency’s mandate is technologies over the years, such as battery designed to maintain international confidence life, miniaturisation, portability and ease of that all nuclear material is accounted for and communication, have led to significant solely used for peaceful purposes. The Agency improvements in the efficiency of IAEA does this through a combination of in-field inspections. verification (i.e. inspections) and head-quarters This paper will describe some of the key analysis. When considering disposal, nuclear technology challenges the IAEA faces in material no longer needs to be available for verifying non-proliferation compliance, and IAEA inspection, so long as it is rendered how the IAEA is meeting these challenges with “practicably irrecoverable” in accordance with new and emerging technologies. The paper will Agency requirements. focus particularly on areas in which Australia is In upholding Australia’s international contributing, such as 3D laser scanning, high commitments, the Australian Safeguards and precision mass spectrometry, and land and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) regulates water based robotics systems for streamlining holders of nuclear material through a system more repetitive inspections activities. of permits. Under this system, permit holders are required to seek approval prior to NUCLEAR MATERIAL DISPOSAL – IAEA consuming, diluting or disposing of nuclear SAFEGUARDS REQUIREMENTS material. These requirements are separate from any safety standards that apply to REBECCA STOHR1, DR CRAIG radioactive material at the end of its useful life. EVERTON1 This paper will explain the criteria the IAEA uses for assessing whether a plan to consume, 1 Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office dilute or dispose of nuclear material meets the Rebecca Stohr is an Assistant Director in the test of “practicably irrecoverable”. It will also Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation explore the day-to-day implications for Office (ASNO). She works in a regulatory role, persons who routinely use nuclear material with responsibility for oversight of and advice and broader implications for managing waste to permit holders on a range of safeguards in Australia. issues. Previously, Rebecca led investigations into the safety of spent fuel management for the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. She has also worked in several other roles providing policy advice to government and as an oil and gas engineer. Ms Stohr holds a Master of Nuclear Science and Technology, a Bachelor of Materials Engineering and a Bachelor of Science. ARPS2017 67 NOTES 68 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR ARPS2017 POSTER 1 RADIATION DOSE FROM INTRA ORAL EXAMINATION - 69 IS IT WORTH THE ATTENTION? POSTER 2 RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION IN PULMONARY EMBOLISM 70 DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING PATIENTS POSTER 3 EVALUATION OF THE SHIELDING CHARACTERISTICS OF A NOVEL, 71 COPPER SCALE MAILLE CONTRALATERAL BREAST SHIELD : SMART ARMOUR POSTER 4 PRACTICAL TIME CONSIDERATIONS FOR OPTICALLY STIMULATED 71 LUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY (OSLD) IN TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION POSTER 5 ENHANCING RADIATION SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA THROUGH 72 APPLIED TRAINING AND OUTREACH POSTER 6 FLUOROSCOPIC SCATTER MEASUREMENTS IN SIR CHARLES 73 GAIRDNER HOSPITAL POSTER 7 177LU-DOTATATE V 131I-MIBG FOR TREATMENT OF HIGH RISK 74 NEUROBLASTOMA: A RADIATION SAFETY PERSPECTIVE POSTER 8 TOWARDS PERSONALISED EXPOSURE PRESCRIPTION IN 74 MEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING POSTER 9 CHARACTERISING MOBILE PHONE RADIOFREQUENCY- 75 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURES USING AN APP POSTER 10 EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN RADIATION PROTECTION AND 76 IDENTIFICATION OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, GERMANY AND UK POSTER PRESENTATIONS Posters will be displayed in the Ballroom for the duration of the conference. There will be a poster session on Tuesday 8 August 2017 from 12.00 - 1.00pm and Wednesday 9 August 1.00pm - 2.00pm during the lunch breaks. It is encouraged to have at least one author available during these times to answer any questions. POSTERS POSTERS POSTER 1 radiography. Intra oral radiographs are taken by a range of dental professionals such as RADIATION DOSE FROM INTRA ORAL dentist, dental assistant, dental therapist and EXAMINATION- IS IT WORTH THE dental hygienist. The imaging technique may ATTENTION? vary among the dental professionals depending on qualification and experience. NEHAL AHMED1, MR ANDREW Dental imaging technology has shifted FINCH, DR STEPHEN NEWBERY significantly in recent years due to the introduction of Direct Digital (DR) and 1Radiation Protection Unit, DHHS, Tasmania Computed Radiography (CR). There is a Nehal has a background in Engineering and possibility to increase patient dose from DR completed Masters in Medical Radiation and CR imaging systems, if appropriate Physics from University of Wollongong. Nehal imaging techniques are not used. Radiation has significant experience in project dose to patients should be optimized in management and has been working as a accordance with the ALARA principle. There is Regulator in the field of Radiation Protection no national dataset or Diagnostic Reference around eight years. Level (DRL) to compare radiation dose to patients from intra oral radiographs. The study Nehal has been involved in administering the was aimed to compare imaging techniques, Radiation Protection Act of the Northern exposure factors, diagnostic image quality and Territory almost seven years before taking the entrance dose for a range of dental role of Senior Health Physicist within the professionals and equipment type. Skin Radiation Protection Unit of Department of entrance dose was used as a suitable and Health and Human Services, Tasmania. easily measurable quantity to establish DRL for Nehal is involved in regulatory audits, intra oral radiography. inspection, research and testing of medical and Dentists and associated dental professionals industrial radiation equipment, provide expert were requested to image a child and adult advice on radiation safety matters, and has dental phantoms using Intra oral x-ray developed policies and guidelines to assist equipment for a specific clinical protocol industries to comply with the requirements (periapical view- molar) , considering the from the Act and Regulations. In his current phantoms as real patients. Image assessment and previous roles, Nehal has worked was performed using Image J software and collaboratively with a diverse range of diagnostic Image Quality was assessed by a professionals such as dentist, diagnostic Senior Dentist in accordance with the radiographer, medical practitioner, medical American Dental Association guideline. Skin physicist and various industrial operators. entrance dose was measured using Instadose dosimeters. The study found a wide variation ABSTRACT in exposure factors, entrance dose and Intra oral radiography is the most frequent diagnostic image quality of Intra oral x-ray examination to assess a variety of dental radiographs. conditions. The radiation doses to patients from Intra oral x-ray are low when compared with panoramic or cone beam CT (CBCT) ARPS2017 69 POSTERS POSTER 2 2016 was performed. 13 female patients were available for reviews including 7 pregnant and RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION IN 6 breastfeeding patients within a few weeks PULMONARY EMBOLISM DIAGNOSIS from giving birth. One patient had 3 scans: OF PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING CTPA, abdomen and pelvic CT. Only the CTPA PATIENTS dose data of this patient was entered to study. The diagnostic outcome of each CTPA study ROSALIE BABICHEVA1 was reviewed as positive or negative. 1 Bankstown/Lidcombe Hospital CTPA effective chest dose (E) was calculated Rosalie is a Medical Physics Specialist in by formula: Nuclear Medicine field. E = DLP x K ABSTRACT where DLP is dose length product and K is Background: The incidence of pulmonary coefficient of region specified normalised embolism (PE) is greatly increased in pregnant effective dose of chest using tissue-weighting patients and is the leading cause of maternal factors of ICRP 110 table. death. The clinical diagnosis of PE is Results: All CTPA studies were negative for complicated by normal physiological changes the diagnosis of PE. Average estimated during pregnancy. Ventilation perfusion lung effective dose of CTPA was 11.4mSv, with max scanning was the most commonly performed 20.5mSv and min 6.9mSv. In comparison half for diagnosis of PE until the newer technology dose perfusion lung scan dose (110MBq of of Computer Tomography Pulmonary Tc-99MAA) is 1.2 mSv. Furthermore there is an Angiography (CTPA) was introduced in 1990’s. estimated at least 30 fold greater in CTPA CTPA offers direct imaging of pulmonary breast dose with CTPA than with low dose arteries and is often favoured due to its greater perfusion scintigraphy. availability for PE diagnosis. Conclusion: CTPA exposes patients to much Aim: Clinical audit of the CTPA estimated higher whole body and breast radiation doses effective radiation dose in pregnant and recent compared with lung scanning. Given the zero post-partum patients and associated CTPA positive diagnostic yield of CTPA and high diagnostic yield at a single institution in order radiation exposure in this audited group of to reduce radiation dose to this group of patients it is important to use CTPA more patients. judiciously in pregnant and post-partum Method: Retrospective review of CTPA patient women and to consider using low dose lung data for PE between June 2012 and December scanning instead. 70 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR POSTERS POSTER 3 and can thus conform around typical breast shapes. It can also form irregular shaped EVALUATION OF THE SHIELDING edges to match those outlined by typical CHARACTERISTICS OF A NOVEL, tangential treatment fields. As the shield is COPPER SCALE MAILLE made from copper, it is non-toxic and could CONTRALATERAL BREAST SHIELD : potentially be used directly on patients for SMART ARMOUR treatment. The designed copper scale maille has shown to reduce contralateral breast skin DR MARTIN BUTSON2,3, MACINLEY and subcutaneous dose by up to 75% for BUTSON1, SUSAN CARROLL2, typical radiation fields used in breast radiotherapy. ROBIN HILL2,3 1 The Illawarra Grammar School, Western Ave, Mangerton POSTER 4 NSW 2500 Australia 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Chris O’Brien PRACTICAL TIME CONSIDERATIONS Lifehouse, Camperdown, Australia FOR OPTICALLY STIMULATED 3 Institute of Medical Physics, University of Sydney, LUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY (OSLD) IN Camperdown, Australia TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION Martin is a clinical medical physicist with 25 DR MARTIN BUTSON1,2, MAMOON years’ experience in treatment, research and HAQUE1,2, LEON SMITH3, ETHAN education. Interests include improvements to BUTSON2, DAVID ODGERS1, DANE radiotherapy treatment and clinical dosimetry. 1 1 Martin has published more than 130 papers POPE , TINA GORJIANA , MAY WHITAKER1, JOHNNY MORALES1,4and is employed at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse , - cancer therapy centre and affiliated with the ANGELA HONG1,3, ROBIN HILL1,2 University of Sydney. 1 Dept of Radiation Oncology, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, ABSTRACT 2 Institute of Medical Physics, University of Sydney, During breast radiotherapy treatment, the 3 Sydney Medical School , University of Sydney, contralateral breast receives radiation doses to 4 School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, mainly by incident electron contamination and See previous Biography low energy x-ray scatter radiation. Measurements have shown that for a typical ABSTRACT hybrid tangential treatment, these dose levels can be up to 17 % of maximum applied dose if Total Body Irradiation (TBI) treatments which no shielding is used during the treatment involve irradiating the whole body are mainly process. This work shows a simple and novel used in a preparative regimen for method to substantially reduce this dose level hematopoietic stem cell (or bone marrow) with the use of a copper scale maille sheet transplantation. Our standard clinical regimen which can be easily and accurately draped is a 12 Gy in 6 fraction, bi-daily technique over a patient’s contralateral breast during using 6MV x-rays at an treatment. The copper scale maille is flexible extended ARPS2017 71 POSTERS Source-to-Surface distance (SSD) of 300 cm. POSTER 5 Utilizing these characteristics, the beam dose rate is reduced below 7 cGy per minute as is ENHANCING RADIATION SAFETY IN standard for TBI treatment. Dose received by AUSTRALIA THROUGH APPLIED the patient is monitored using optically TRAINING AND OUTREACH stimulated luminescent dosimetry (OSLD). This work presents some practical calibration ANDREW POPP1, MRS TINA corrections based on time-dependant factors 2 3 for OSLD calibration related to TBI procedure. PANERAS , MR ROD DOWLER Results have shown that a negligible difference 1 Radiation Protection Services, ANSTO is seen in OSL sensitivity for 6MV x-rays 2 ANSTO Radiation Services irradiated in standard SSD (100 cm) and high 3 ANSTO Discovery Centre dose rate (600 cGy/Min) conditions compared to extended SSD (300 cm) and low TBI dose See previous biography rate (6 cGy/Min) conditions. Results have also shown that whilst short term signal fading ABSTRACT occurs in the OSL after irradiation at a high The Australian Nuclear Science and dose rate (37% reduction in signal in the first Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is the centre 15 minutes), thereafter, negligible differences of Australia’s nuclear science capabilities and are seen in the OSL signal between 600 cGy/ expertise, operating in Sydney the nation’s min and 7 cGy/min irradiations. only nuclear reactor, OPAL, and in Melbourne Thus a direct comparison can be made the Australian Synchrotron. In order to between calibration OSLs and clinical TBI successfully run the landmark infrastructure at OSLs between 15 minutes and 2 hours. Finally ANSTO we need suitably qualified and a table is presented to provide corrections experienced workers who understand and between calibration OSL readout and clinical embrace radiation safety culture. This is TBI dose readout for a period up to 7 days. achieved, in part, through in-house development Combining these three results allows users to and regular delivery of applied training so that pre-irradiate their calibration OSLs at standard knowledge, skills and experience in radiation dose rate and SSD, up to one week prior to safety is fostered and sustained. clinical treatment, and still provide accurate ANSTO has been recognised as setting the in-vivo dosimetry. This can help with time benchmark for radiation safety training in saving and work efficiency in the clinic. Australia and also offers radiation safety training to external clients in mining, health care, government, education, universities and research industries. To maintain and enhance our social licence to operate our nuclear and radiological facilities, and to demonstrate leadership in the education of Australia’s next generation, ANSTO communicates to a wide range of different stakeholders, including community groups, pupils, university students, teachers, 72 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR POSTERS regulatory officers, industry and government ABSTRACT representatives, and international partners. The aim of this project was to provide an This is done using various methods, such as indication of the radiation exposure (dose rate) tours of landmark infrastructure, teacher for staff members who would typically be professional development, school workshops, exposed to scatter radiation while working in online resources, and interactive community the interventional fluoroscopy suites at Sir events. Charles Gairdner Hospital. Staff members in This poster describes the methods employed, these areas show widely diverse and highlights some of the activities and attitudes towards radiation risk, and with outcomes of this applied training and outreach. lengthy screening times that can exceed one hour, a simple understanding of radiation POSTER 6 exposure is imperative to all staff in the area. Scatter measurements were taken from five FLUOROSCOPIC SCATTER fixed fluoroscopy units in both Radiology and MEASUREMENTS IN SIR CHARLES Cardiovascular Medicine departments. Each GAIRDNER HOSPITAL room was treated individually with consideration given to its clinical purpose. The SEONAID RODGERS1 , CAMERON set-up and exposure factors of each STORM1, ALICIA HARVEY1, MEGAN fluoroscopic unit were based on typical clinical MCMANUS1 factors hence differed from room to room. Data was collected in a grid-like pattern 1 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital around the room and used to create colour- Seonaid commenced her Bachelor of Physics coded maps of regions of high dose rate. The with a specialisation in Astrophysics in 2011 at easy to visualise colour maps make it simple Curtin University in Western Australia. During to convey this information to both radiation her studies she was accepted into a summer workers and non-radiation workers in the scholarship at the International Centre for hospital. The data has been most relevant to Radioastronomy Research where she the interventional radiologists and nursing staff completed a project developing an educational who need to be close to the patient (primary teaching tool using antennas from the source of scatter) throughout lengthy Murchison Wide Field Array. Through this procedures. experience she gained a position as a Science Additional data was collected to investigate Outreach Presenter for Curtin University, where the increased risk that is present when using she taught science to students and the general high dose rate acquisition imaging and public and co-directed the Conoco-Phillips changing fluoroscopy technique factors such Science Experience 2015. After graduating, as the pulse rate, x-ray tube voltage and x-ray she gained a position as a Diagnostic Imaging field size. Further work was done to produce Medical Physicist in the department of Medical simple diagrams that illustrate the benefits of Technology & Physics at Sir Charles Gairdner using the radiation shields available effectively Hospital. After 2 years working in Radiation in both nurse’s and interventionalist’s position. Physics she hopes to commence her Masters in Medical Physics at The University of Western Australia in 2018. ARPS2017 73 POSTERS POSTER 7 carers and staff, and it is from this perspective that this poster will compare the radiation 177LU-DOTATATE V 131I-MIBG FOR safety aspects of the two radionuclide TREATMENT OF HIGH RISK therapies. NEUROBLASTOMA: A RADIATION SAFETY PERSPECTIVE POSTER 8 NICOLE WILLETTS1, TOWARDS PERSONALISED EXPOSURE MS BRIONY TOMLIN1 PRESCRIPTION IN MEDICAL X-RAY RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING 1 The Children’s Hospital At Westmead See previous biography DR XIAOMING ZHENG1 1 Charles Sturt University ABSTRACT Dr Xiaoming Zheng is a senior lecturer and For patients with recurrent or refractory presiding officer of radiation safety committee multifocal disease in high risk neuroblastoma at Charles Sturt University. He has been there are limited therapeutic options available. teaching medical radiation science courses at Radionuclide therapy is a systematic treatment CSU since 1998 and presiding officer of that uses a molecule labelled with a radiation safety committee since 2008. He was radionuclide to deliver a high level of radiation a medical physicist at the Prince of Wales to treat neuroblastoma. Presently at The Hospital, Sydney, prior to his current Children’s Hospital at Westmead two different appointment at CSU. He earned his PhD in radionuclide therapies are administered for physics from the University of Newcastle and treatment of neuroblastoma. Historically, 123 subsequently worked as a postdoctoral fellow patients with high mIBG ( I-mIBG) uptake on in applied mathematics at the University of diagnostic images have been administered 131 131 Wollongong and an associate lecturer in I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine ( I-mIBG) theoretical chemistry at the University of Sydney. radionuclide therapy as either a single agent or He spent some seven months doing research in a combination with other therapeutic at the University of Massachusetts Medical treatments. In the last two years there has 177 School, USA. His current research interest is been an increase in the use of Lu-DOTATATE focused on radiation dose reduction and image radionuclide therapy for high risk quality optimisation in medical X-ray imaging. neuroblastoma patients, based on high DOTATATE (68Ga-DOTATATE) uptake on ABSTRACT diagnostic images. Both Iodine-131 and Lutetium-177 are beta and gamma emitting The purpose of this poster is to present an radionuclides, but are labelled to different automatic personalised exposure prescription types of molecules, and as such attach to scheme and system in medical X-ray different aspects of the neuroblastoma cells. radiographic imaging. Thickness of body part or imaging region is measured by using laser Practical issues arise with the use of beams of patient positioning. Scan radionuclide therapy in small children and parameters of averaged body sizes infants. They require considerable personal recommended by manufacturers are used as care and emotional support from parents, reference. Patient size based governing 74 SCIENCE AND THE ART OF RADIATION PROTECTION MAJOR SPONSOR POSTERS equations for optimal selection of scan Methods: Ten participants provided daily parameters are used in calculating individual objective data on their MP RF-EMF exposures patient’s exposure. Radiation dose to patient is (i.e. transmitted and received power densities) expected to be reduced from current level in - cumulative transmitted power density, clinical practice by employing the personalised cumulative received power density (µWh/m2) exposure prescription technique. attributed to different modes of MP usage such as cellular calls, cellular data and Wi-Fi. POSTER 9 The data were continuously collected over two months with the Android OS app, Quanta CHARACTERISING MOBILE PHONE Monitor–MonashResearchTM. Descriptive RADIOFREQUENCY-ELECTROMAGNETIC statistics (medians [25th and 75th percentiles]) FIELD EXPOSURES USING AN APP were calculated from the exposure data: total cumulative transmitted power density weekly CHHAVI R. BHATT1, DR. MARY (cellular calls, data and Wi-Fi), cumulative REDMAYNE, PROF. MICHAEL J. transmitted power density (cellular calls) weekly, transmitted power density weekly ABRAMSON, PROF. MALCOLM R. (Wi-Fi), total cumulative received power SIM, DR. GEZA BENKE density (cellular calls, data and Wi-Fi) weekly, 1 Centre for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic received power density (cellular calls and data) Energy (PRESEE), School of Public Health & Preventive weekly and received power density (Wi-Fi) Medicine, Monash University weekly. Chhavi R. Bhatt, BSc (Radiol Tech), MSc Results: The estimated weekly cumulative (Radioecology), PhD (Radiation Epidemiology median (25th and 75th percentiles) transmitted – Monash University) has demonstrated RF-EMF exposure levels were: i) total scholarship and interest in radiation and public transmitted power density (cellular voice call, health research. He has knowledge and data and Wi-Fi) was 1.78×107 (1.05 ×107, 4.94 hands-on experience in radiation exposure, ×107) mWh/m2, ii) transmitted power density radiation safety and health risk evaluations. He (cellular voice calls) was 1.91×106 (4.24 ×105, is passionate about communicating evidence- 6.19 ×106) mWh/m2, iii) transmitted power based knowledge on radiation and potential density (cellular data) was 8.66×106 (3.61 ×106, health concerns to general public and 2.44 ×107) mWh/m2, and iv) transmitted power occupational populations in order to improve density (Wi-Fi) was 1.55×106 (5.75 ×105, 7.51 their understanding of (omnipresent) radiation. ×106) mWh/m2. Similarly, the estimated weekly cumulative median (25th and 75th percentiles) ABSTRACT received RF-EMF exposure levels were as The World Health Organization emphasises the follows: i) the total received power density was need for objective assessment of 212.42 (19.28, 1176.75) mWh/m2, received radiofrequency-electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) power density (cellular voice calls and data) exposures, including mobile phone (MP) [mobile phone base station] was 9.54 (2.02, exposures, in human populations. The aim of 516.34) mWh/m2, and received power density this study was to objectively characterise the (Wi-Fi) was 167.12 (17.86, 395.91) mWh/m2. RF-EMF exposures associated with the use of MPs in a sample of an Australian population. ARPS2017 75 POSTERS Conclusion: The study demonstrated that radiation. More over there is lack of mutual Quanta Monitor app could be employed in recognition of qualified experts across many prospective evaluation of human exposures to countries of the world. MP in epidemiological studies. The findings indicated that combined RF-EMF exposure This paper discovers education and training due to transmitted RF-EMF signals during approaches employed for radiation protection calls, data and Wi-Fi surfing could be in the training for qualified experts (Radiation order of 104 times higher compared to that protection experts, Radiation Protection due to the MP and Wi-Fi received signals. officers, Radiation protection supervisors and Radiation protection advisors) in Australia, POSTER 10 New Zealand, Canada, UK and Germany with respect to medical sector especially radiation EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN oncology and radiotherapy. RADIATION PROTECTION AND This study also assesses whether mutual IDENTIFICATION OF MUTUAL recognition of training across these countries RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN exist or not. The study also assesses what is AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, equivalent to what and who can do what. GERMANY AND UK This will assist in harmonizing and AUJ TAQADDAS1 standardization of training in these countries as well as will help in establishing infrastructure 1 Independent Research Physicist, Research Wormhole Canada for mutual recognition of training for Radiation Protection Experts. This in turn will guarantee ABSTRACT fast movement of skilled workers. The process Radiation therapy plays an important role in of harmonization of radiation protection the management of various cancers. However, training has already started in Europe and by it is equally important to keep radiation levels expanding this process to Australia, Canada as low as reasonably achievable to protect and New Zealand will eventually help in radiation staff and general public from harmful developing a compatible system of radiation effects of radiation. This requires protection training and expertise across these implementation of good radiation protection countries which in turn will help in establishing practices at all times which in turn requires international standardisation of radiation good training and knowledge in radiation protection training. Moreover, it will help tackle protection issues. decline in radiation protection expertise and will ensure availability of excellent radiation Radiation is used in various sectors such as protection knowledge and skills which can nuclear, medical and research and the meet demands of the future. expertise in radiation protection is on decline. 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