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Mike Mahathy, Continuing Education Programs Committee Chair

A Great Opportunity

Dr. Gus Potter, CHP, and Dr. Thomas LaBone will teach the course "Occupational Internal Dosimetry" at the Professional Development School scheduled for 26–28 July 2023 in conjunction with the 68th Health Physics Society (HPS) Annual Meeting in National Harbor.

This course is designed and taught by two of the leading internal dosimetrists in the United States. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. While I encourage you to attend the HPS annual meeting, you can enroll in the course without attending the meeting.

This three-day course gives a detailed introduction to occupational internal dosimetry. Day 1 we will focus on ICRP 30, 68, and 130 biokinetics models and dosimetry schema as they relate to deriving secondary occupational dose limits (for example, ALIs and DACs). Day 2 we will discuss the design and implementation of occupational internal dose monitoring programs in facilities regulated by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and US Department of Energy. Day 3 we will cover the heart of occupational internal dosimetry: the methods and philosophy of evaluating occupational intakes of radioactive materials. We will primarily use spreadsheets (e.g., Excel, LibreOffice) to work example intake evaluations and occasionally use R (a freely available language for statistical computing) to tackle more challenging problems. The course concludes with a workshop session where the class will have the opportunity to work example problems. No previous experience is required, and only freely available software will be used.

Register for the Occupational Internal Dosimetry Professional Development School today.