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We are entering the final week of the 2020 Health Physics Society (HPS) Virtual Workshop and we're thrilled to have two great sessions and two PEPs remaining. If you have not already, it's not too late to register for sessions. As well, you can still purchase the entire meeting package, giving you access to the remaining live sessions and each of the previously recorded sessions.

Upcoming sessions

15 October – Special Session: American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP) Therapy Patient Release Issues

Radiopharmaceutical therapy is a much-needed treatment for cancer patients. Therapies are increasing in frequency and there are novel compounds that are undergoing research and clinical trials. Most patients are able to be treated and released on an outpatient basis if they meet regulatory limits. There are many ways to achieve compliance in this area and these papers provide information from a variety of viewpoints. Presentations will provide an overview of operational experiences using National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report 155 guidance and pretreatment screening. Also included from the regulatory side of operations are presentations from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) perspective, from the NRC staff, and from the Advisory Committee on the Medical Use of Isotopes (ACMUI). Finally, a presentation will describe an online resource for patient release estimates. The American Academy of Health Physics is also partnering with the Medical Health Physics Section of the HPS on this important topic. We look forward to seeing you online.

20 October – Medical Health Physics Radiation Safety Culture

This session includes the topics IRPA, WHO, IAEA, IOMP Radiation Safety Culture in Health Care; Radiation Safety Culture Challenges in Hospitals; Radiation Safety Myths and Misconceptions in Health Care—Impacts on Safety Culture; Consulting Physicist Perspective on Radiation Safety Culture in Medical Institutions; and Strengthening Radiation Safety Culture in Medicine Through Training, followed by a panel discussion and business meeting.

Upcoming PEPs

PEP 10/19 – Is Individualized Patient Dosimetry in Radiological Procedures Necessary? (Caridad Borrás)

PEP 10/21 – Harmony in Concepts and Units for Internal Dose Calculations for Nuclear Medicine Applications or for Protection of Radiation Workers (Mike Stabin)