Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine

Developments in Radiation Protection and Clinical Dosimetry

Presented by the Physics Special Interest Group of the ANZSNM & ACPSEM
Tuesday 14th December 2004
Kerry Packer Education Centre
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Convenor: Ms. Jocelyn Towson, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Programme

Welcome and Sponsors
Developments in Radiation Protection and Clinical Dosimetry.
   Dr Richard Smart, St Georges Hospital.
Calculation of Radiation Doses and Restriction Periods for Coming into contact with I-131 and In-111 Therapy Patients.
   Mr John Cormack and Ms Jane Shearer, Flinders Medical Centre
Development of a Radiation Worker Registry and Personal Dosimetry Database for Hospitals and Universities.
   Mr John Cormack and Ms Jane Shearer, Flinders Medical Centre
Hospital Cyclotrons: Radiation Safety Aspects.
   Dr Matthew Griffiths, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital
Challenges to Regulatory Agencies with Emerging Technologies.
   Mr Brent Rogers, Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW
Highlights of the EANM 2004 Congress and Dosimetry Symposium, Helsinki, Finland.
   Assoc/Professor Michael Stabin, Vanderbilt University, USA
Electronic Resources for Dosimetry: RADAR and OLINDA/EXM.
   Assoc/Professor Michael Stabin, Vanderbilt University, USA
Imaging in Radiotherapy: Present and Potential Uses.
   Dr Richard Short, Prince of Wales Hospital
Individual Patient Dosimetry for Radionuclide Therapy.
   Dr Erin McKay, St George's Hospital
CT Dosimetry for Nuclear Medicine Applications.
   Dr John Le Herron, National Radiation Laboratory, New Zealand
Calculation of Radiation Dose to Infants from Radioactive Breast Milk and Precautions Necessary to Constrain Dose to Prescribed Limits.
   Mr John Cormack and Ms Jane Shearer, Flinders Medical Centre
Internal Dose Assessment: Techniques and Example Problems.
   Assoc/Professor Michael Stabin, Vanderbilt University, USA