Nevada Technical Associates, Inc.

Phone 702-564-2798
P.O. Box 93355, Las Vegas, NV 89193

Las Vegas at Night

Management of Personnel Dosimetry Programs

Las Vegas, Nevada (Course fee $800)

April 28 - 29, 2010-- online registration.

This course is intended for individuals whose jobs include the management of personnel dosimetry programs for medical, academic, biomedical, veterinary, dental, pharmaceutical, industrial, NDT, well logging and other organizations that employ occupationally exposed radiation workers. Individuals in charge of personnel dosimetry programs may include nuclear medicine and radiology technologists, veterinary technologists, physics instructors, radiochemical production managers, or radiopharmaceutical technicians. The course is also suitable for those responsible for monitoring radiation exposure of non-occupationally exposed workers who may receive radiation exposure in the course of their work. Examples are emergency response professionals including fire, police, and paramedics. Attendees will receive course materials and a certificate suitable for framing. The course will be taught by Tosh Ushino who is a Health Physicist with broad experience in dosimetry. The first part of the course focuses on the technical and regulatory aspects of personnel monitoring. Topics covered include:

The first part of the course focuses on the technical and regulatory aspects of personnel monitoring. Topics covered include:

- Radiation

- Radiation Interaction

- Radiation Biology

- Radiation Sources

- Radiation-Producing Machines

- Radiation Detectors

- Radiation Dosimeter Types

- Active vs. Passive Dosimeters

- Regulations

- Liability Protection

- ALARA Concept

- Standards

- NVLAP & DOELAP

The second part of the course includes what you need to know to effectively manage a personnel dosimetry program. Topics covered in the practical part of the course include:

• Dosimetry Program Management

• NRC Form 4 & 5

• Selecting Dosimeter Types

• Exchange Frequency

• Minimum Reportable Level

• Shipping and Storing Personnel Dosimeters

• Wearing Badges Properly

• Understanding Dosimetery Reports

• Multi-Badging

• Webster Calculation

• Dose Investigations, Assignments and Documentation

• How Radiation Dosimetery Services Work

• Do It yourself Quality Assurance

Registration - You may register by any of several methods. The preferred method is online registration which you can do by clicking on the link beside the course date. You may also call to register.

HOTEL INFORMATION: The course will be held at the Microtel Inn and Suites at 55 East Robindale Road, in Las Vegas. This is one block off the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. The phone number of the hotel is 800-771-7171. The hotel has agreed to provide rooms at a rate no higher than the government rate and possibly less. Room rates have dropped sharply in Las Vegas in recent months and are volatile, so rather than quote a rate here, attendees are urged to contact the hotel and ask about their rates. In recent months, the normal rate has been considerably less than $100 per night.