40th Annual Meeting of the

Health Physics Society

Meeting Schedule Summary


Saturday, July 22

AAHP COURSES

AAHP 1 Radiation Physics at Accelerators

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fairfax A

Sheraton

AAHP 2 Calibration of Survey Instruments

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Gardner

Sheraton

AAHP 3 Health Physics Aspects of Environmental NORM

8:00 am - 5:00 pm Commonwealth

Sheraton

Monday, July 24

Continuing Education Lectures

8:30-9:30 am Room: 304

CEL-1 Recent Developments in Radiation Litigation; David J. Wiedis, Jose & Wiedis

8:30-9:30 am Room: 306

CEL-2 Risk Analysis of Buried Wastes from Electricity Generation; Bernard L. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh

10:00 am-Noon Ballrooms A, B, C

mam-a: Plenary Session

Joint with AAPM

(oral Session)

HPS G. William Morgan Lecture and AAPM President's Symposium

12:15-2:15 pm Rooms: TBA

professional enrichment program

m-1 Introduction to Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (0 - 3 kHz). J. A. Leonowich; Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory

M-2 Extrapolation Chamber Techniques For Measuring Absorbed Dose Rate. M. J. Scannell; Yankee Atomic Electric Company

M-3 Part 20 for Materials Licensees. C. Raddatz; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

M-4 You CAN Buy Software Quality. R. Oesterling; INEL

M-5 The Selection of Radiation Protection Instruments. K. L. Swinth; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

M-6 Status of NRC's Quality Management Rule. J. E. Glenn; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

2:30-5:30 pm Room: 306

MPM-A: Government Section - Implications of Regulating Medical Radiation

(Oral Session)

Chair: Frank Congel; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

MPM-A.1 Physician Perspective. R. F. Carretta; President, American College of Nuclear Physicians

MPM-A.2 Regulator Perspective. C. Paperiello; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

MPM-A.3 Hospital Administrator Perspective.

J. Gaida; Brigham and Women's Hospital

MPM-A.4 State Regulator Perspective. E. D. Bailey; State of California

MPM-A.5 Legal Perspective. K. Cyr; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

2:30-6:00 pm Room: 302

MPM-B: Operational Health Physics

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: John Laferriere; DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals and Victor Evdokimoff; Boston University Medical Center

Oral Presentations

MPM-B.1 The Ten Principles and Ten Commandments of Radiation Protection. D. J. Strom; Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories

MPM-B.2 The International System on Occupational Exposure, ISOE: Status and Results for 1994. E. N. Lazo; OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, France

MPM-B.3 ALARA Considerations in Upgrading a Radiation Calibration Facility. R. S. Clement, S. A. Costigan, R. H. Olsher, S. L. Eisele, J. I. Findley, T. W. Houlton, D. J. Aikin and D. T. Seagraves ; Los Alamos National Laboratory

MPM-B.4 Consensus Radiation Protection Practices for Academic Research Institutions. E. A. Christman, K. J. Schiager, M. M. McDougall, E. Party, J. Ring, D. E. Carlson, C. A. Warfield and W. E. Barkley; Columbia University Health Sciences, University of Utah, University of California-San Diego, Rockefeller University, Harvard University, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute

MPM-B.5 Moved to THAM-E

MPM-B.6 An Analysis of Filter Sizes to Meet the 10CFR20 Effluent Solubility Criterion. T. F. Mengers and L. Cassells; National Institute of Standards and Technology

MPM-B.7 Recent Health Physics R & D Projects at LLNL. D. E. Hankins; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

MPM-B.8 Exposure Analysis and Medical Evaluation of a Low Energy X-Ray Diffraction Accident. J. T. Bushberg, G. D. Westcott, V. E. Anderson, D. K. Shelton, T. J. Ferguson and F. A. Mettler; University of California-Davis and University of New Mexico

Poster Presentations

MPM-B.9 Moved to WAM-B.16

MPM-B.10 Alternative Bubbler Technology for HT and HTO Sampling. D. P. Birckbichler, R. L. Flournoy, J. D. Gilbert and J. R. Stencel; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

MPM-B.11 Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) Activation Measurements Following High Power D-T Operations. J. Gilbert, K. Rule and J. R. Stencel; Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

MPM-B.12 Accounting of Thyroid Dose Due to Iodine-125 From Multiple Acute Intakes Using an Excel® Workbook. G. R. King and G. M. Sturchio; Merck Research Laboratories

MPM-B.13 Philadelphia Radiation Safety Forum. J. C. Keklak, K. N. Lambert and M. Selikson; Thomas Jefferson University, Hahnemann University and University of Pennsylvania

MPM-B.14 Radiation Dose Levels Generated by the Interactions of Intense Short Laser Pulses With Substances. M. S. Singh, G. W. Campbell and H. N. Kornblum; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

MPM-B.15 Lessons Learned in Installing a Computerized Radiological Protection Information Management System. P. A. Drooff; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

MPM-B.16 Evaluation of Factors Involved in Quantifying Radioactive Contamination of Two Wipe Test Materials. M. J. Reynolds, P. J. Meechan and G. M. Sturchio; Merck Research Laboratories

MPM-B.17 The Department of Energy's 1993 Radiation Exposure Summary and Revisions to Exposure Reporting Requirements. S. G. Zobel; US Department of Energy

2:30-5:15 pm Room: 304

MPM-C: Risk

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Mary Birch; Duke Power Company and Jim Fairobent; US Department Of Energy

MPM-C.1 Healthful Radiation. E. T. Agard; Flower Hospital

MPM-C.2 Understanding Public Reception of Scientific Information About the Risks of Nuclear Waste Storage. H. C. Jenkins-Smith, C. L. Silva and L. S. Gomez; University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories

MPM-C.3 The Health and Environmental Impacts of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - A French Case Study. M. Dreicer, V. Tort and H. Margerie; CEPN, France

MPM-C.4 Does the Exposure From the Chernobyl Accident Associate With Cancer Deaths in Greece? C. Papastefanou; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

MPM-C.5 Risk Management of the EMF Issue by Municipal Electrical Utilities. M. L. Walsh and S. M. Harvey; EMF-RAD Consulting and Engineering, Canada

MPM-C.6 Sensitivity Study of Transportation Accident Consequences Within the State of Nevada. S. T. Dundon, F. A. Seiler, R. W. Sobocinski and B. J. Deshler; IT Corporation, New Mexico and Nevada

MPM-C.7 Radiological Risk Assessment on the Development of Groundwater Wells Located in Areas Potentially Affected by Weapons Testing Activities. S. R. Adams; IT Corporation

MPM-C.8 Savannah River Site Consolidated Incineration Facility Health Risk Assessment. N. E. Hertel, H. M. Coward, T. M. Evans, M. G. Robinson, J. A. Mulholland and D. A. Burge; Georgia Institute of Technology and Westinghouse Savannah River Company

MPM-C.9 Uncertainties in Radiation Risk Analysis at Low Doses. A. Brodsky; Georgetown University

2:30-5:30 pm Ballroom C

MPM-D: Joint Historical Session with AAPM

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Ronald Kathren; Washington State University and Stephen Balter; Philips Medical Systems

MPM-D.1 Historical Review: The First Fifty Years of X-Ray Therapy. C. G. Orton; Harper Hospital and Wayne State University

MPM-D.2 William David Coolidge-Inventor of the Modern X-Ray Tube. D. J. Allard and M. D. Sawyer; Arthur D. Little, Inc. and Hologic, Inc.

MPM-D.3 Historical Highlights in Radiation medical Physics. L. H. Lanzl; Rush University, Chicago

MPM-D.4 Fifty Years of Human Radiation Experimentation: What Have We Learned? D. R. Fisher, S. Pillai, E. R.Weiss and W. G. LeFurgy; Pacific Northwest Laboratory and US Department of Energy

MPM-D.5 Insurance of Radiation Risks. R. G. Gallaghar, A. K. Gallaghar and J. G. Yusko; Applied Health Physics, Inc., New York Mutual Underwriters and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources

7:00-9:00 pm Room: Republic Ballroom Sheraton

MPM-E: Aerosol Measurements

(Oral Session)

Chair: Morgan Cox; Santa Fe, NM

MPM-E.1 Effectiveness of Exhaust Register Placement of Continuous Air Monitors in Plutonium Laboratories at Los Alamos National Laboratory. J. J. Whicker, J.C. Rodgers, C. I. Fairchild, R. C. Lopez and R. C. Scripsick; Los Alamos National Laboratory

Others TBA to include oral presentations and vendors in the aerosol business

Tuesday, July 25

Continuing Education Lectures

7:15-8:15 am Room: 304

CEL-3 Revision to 10 CFR Part 20 to Include Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning; Charleen T. Raddatz, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

7:15-8:15 am Room: 306

CEL-4 Current Issues in Electromagnetic Field Measurements; John A. Leonowich, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory

8:30-11:00 am Ballroom C

TAM-A: Student I

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Scott Murray; General Electric and Kermit Paulson; University of Wisconsin

TAM-A.1 The Health Risk Associated With the Uptake of Radium-226 in Vegetation. J. W. Collins, L. M. Scott and D. L. Van Gent; Louisiana State University

TAM-A.2 Observations of Pressure Differences Across a Slab-on-Grade Residential Structure Utilizing Passive Radon Mitigation. S. Boddeker and D. E. Hintenlang; University of Florida

TAM-A.3 Study of Temporal Variation of Radon Concentration in Public Drinking Water Supplies. E. L. York; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

TAM-A.4 Determination of 222Rn in Natural Waters Via Electret Ion Chamber. D. R. Corbett, P. H. Cable, W. C. Burnett, P. Kotrappa and L. R. Stieff; Florida State University and Rad Elec Inc.

TAM-A.5 Measuring High Concentrations of Radon-222 Using Gamma Spectroscopy. K. R. Roush, H. B. Spitz, C. W. Becker and L. M. Tomczak; University of Cincinnati and Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation

TAM-A.6 Comparison of a 137Cs-Calibrated NaI(Tl) Portable Gamma Survey Meter and a 226Ra-Calibrated High Pressure Ion Chamber When Used in a Norm-Contaminated Area. K. Lovins, H. Spitz, C. Becker, J. Kellar, C. Blasio, J. O'Hare and F. Emerich; University of Cincinnati

TAM-A.7 Non-destructive Assay of Drum Package Radioactive Waste Utilizing Tomographic Gamma Scanning. K. L. Ausbrooks and L. F. Miller; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

TAM-A.8 Environmental Monitoring for a Radioactive Waste Management Facility: Incinerator Operations. G. E. Chabot, J. P. Ring and M. A. Tries; University of Massachusetts, Lowell and Harvard University

TAM-A.9 Characterization of Hanford HLW Based on Core Sample Analysis. V. Banjac and A. S. Heger; University of New Mexico

TAM-A.10 The Effectiveness of Microwave Digestion in Radiochemical Analysis of Environmental and Biological Samples. R. Garcia, R. Rosson and B. Kahn; Georgia Institute of Technology

TAM-A.11 Sensitivity Analysis of 137Cs and 233U Sorption on Basalts and Interbed Materials of the Snake River Plain. M. D. Blevins, R. A. Fjeld, T. A. DeVol, A. W. Elzerman, S. Ince and M. E. Newman; Clemson University and Applied Geosciences

TAM-A.12 Field Survey Correlation and Instrumentation Response for an In Situ Soil Measurement Program. J. A. Myers; University of Michigan

TAM-A.13 Evaluation of Post-Disposition Radiological Hazards of Dredged Material From the Columbia River. D. N. Stewart; Oregon State University

TAM-A.14 Radiologically Contaminated Forests: Modeling Approaches and Uncertainty Analysis. I. Linkov and W. R. Schell; University of Pittsburgh

TAM-A.15 Radiological Environmental Monitoring at UNLV. M. J. Rudin, S. Pensinger and K. J. Shenk; University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Science Applications International Corporation

TAM-A.16 Non-Conventional Passive Sensors for Monitoring Tritium on Surfaces. J. L. Brock, R. B. Gammage, K. E. Meyer and L. F. Miller; University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

TAM-A.17 Determining the Feasibility of Two-Dimensional TLD Arrays for Measuring Residual Surface Contamination on Inaccessible Surfaces. B. W. Oldfield; Washington State University

TAM-A.18 Gamma Efficiency Approximation for Non-Standard Geometries. L. W. Hatcher and M. J. Rudin; University of Nevada, las Vegas

8:30-11:30 am Room: 302

TAM-B: External Dosimetry I

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Christopher Soares; NIST and David McFarlane; Texas A&M University

Oral Presentations

TAM-B.1 Growth of the High Temperature Peak and Its Effect on Dose Measurements in CaF2:Mn Thermoluminescence Dosimeters (TLD). K. Chakrabarti, J. Sharma and V. K. Mathur; Food and Drug Administration and Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tuesday, July 25

TAM-B.2 Bubble Detectors-Status After a Decade of R&D. H. Ing, R. Noulty, J. Jevcak and T. McLean; Bubble Technology Industries, Canada

TAM-B.3 Electronic Dosimetry-An Opportunity for Improvement. R. J. Fletcher, T. R. Ohlhaber and T. O. Marshal; Siemens Environmental Systems Ltd.,UK, Siemens Dosimetry Service and NRPB, UK

TAM-B.4 Electronic Dosimeter for Personnel Monitoring-A Supplement or Replacement? C. F. Wu and T. E. Goff; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Poster Presentations

TAM-B.5 Evaluation of Electronic Pocket Dosimeters for Radiological Characteristics. D.T. Seagraves and R. H. Olsher; Los Alamos National Laboratory

TAM-B.6 The Response of an Electronic Neutron Dosimeter in Neutrons Fields With Energies Extending up to 600 MeV. W. H. Casson, Sr., R. T. Devine, P. A. Staples and L. S. Walker; Los Alamos National Laboratory

TAM-B.7 Gamma Ray Dosimeter. P. Kehler and D. Nellis; Applied Inventions Corporation and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

TAM-B.8 Combined Passive and Active Radiation Monitoring System. R. A. Tawil, S. S. Hsu and J. E. Rotunda; Harshaw/Bicron and Dositec, Inc.

TAM-B.9 ESR Dosimetry Using Surrogate Biosamples. C. L. Greenstock and A. Trivedi; AECL Research, Canada

TAM-B.10 A New Extremity System and Performance at INEL. O. R. Perry, R. A. Tawil, K. J. Velbeck and J. E. Rotunda; EG & G Idaho, Inc. and Harshaw/Bicron

10:00 am-Noon Room: 304

TAM-C: Medical Health Physics Section - Joint with AAPM

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Jean St. Germain; Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Michael Stabin; ORISE

TAM-C.1 Invited Speaker

TAM-C.2 Patient Skin Dose Reduction in Interventional Neuroradiology Procedures Through Supplemental Beam Filtration and Attention to Technical Factors. A. M. Norbash., D. D. Busick and M. P. Marks; Stanford University medical Center

TAM-C.3 Radiation Injury From Localization X-Rays During Brachytherapy. B. R. Thomadsen and B. R. Paliwal; University of Wisconsin-Madison

TAM-C.4 Conversion Factors for Personal Dosimetry of Medical Staff in Interventional Radiology. C. J. Huyskens and Y. Franken; Eindhoven University of Technology, netherlands

TAM-C.5 Radioactivity Content of Sewage and Sludge from Sewage Plants. D. R. Shearer, P. McCullough and D. North; Rhode Island Hospital

TAM-C.6 Proposed Regulations for Radioactive Drugs Used in Research. R. E. Toohey and R. B. Sparks; Radiation Internal Dose Information Center

TAM-C.7 Is a New Paradigm for Late Radiation Injury on the Horizon. D. S. Gooden; Saint Francis Hospital

8:30-11:00 am Room: 306

TAM-D: Radiation Site Surveys I: Instrumentation

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Carl Gogolak; US Department of Energy, New York and R. L. Watters, Poolesville, MD

TAM-D.1 The Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS): A Technology Forum. K. G. W. Inn and J. M. R. Hutchinson; National Institute of Standards and Technology

TAM-D.2 CIRMS: Environmental/Public Radiation Protection Issues. C. V. Gogolak; US Department of Energy, New York

TAM-D.3 Surveys in Support of Decommissioning: Limitations of Portable Instruments under Current and Proposed Guidelines and Suggestions for Avoiding Common Pitfalls. J. D. Berger and A. J. Ansari; Auxier and Associates

TAM-D.4 Design of a Site Characterization Plan for a Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility. G. C. Chapman, J. W. Nagy, R. A. Moore and S. E. Barron; Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

TAM-D.5 ASTM Standard for Selection and Use of Release Survey Instruments. E. Walker; Bechtel Environmental

TAM-D.6 Detection Sensitivity of Field Survey Instrumentation. E. W. Abelquist; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

TAM-D.7 Field Measurement Methods to Support Cleanup Criteria That Approach Background Radiation Levels. K. M. Miller; US Department of Energy, New York

TAM-D.8 A Plea for Environmental Research. R. L. Watters; Poolesville, MD

11:00 am Open Meeting of the CIRMS PERP Subcommittee

Tuesday, July 25

9:00-10:30 am Room: HPS Exhibit Hall

TAM-E: Instrumentation I

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Thomas M. Gerusky; US Department of Energy and Harold L. Beck; US Department of Energy

TAM-E.1 Determination of Gross Alpha and Beta Activity in Soil Using Liquid Scintillation Spectroscopy. S. A. Costigan and G. H. Brooks Jr.; Los Alamos National Laboratory

TAM-E.2 Experimental Kits (and a Video) on Ionizing Radiation for Middle and High School Students. R. E. Apfel and J. D. Martin; Apfel Enterprises, Inc. and Yale University

TAM-E.3 Performance Evaluation of a Continuous Air Monitor. D. F. French, W. L. Bryan and L. F. Miller; The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

TAM-E.4 Instrument Calibration Issues in DNA (Hybridization) Testing. H. Schlesinger and J-C Dehmel; Tektagen, Inc. and S. Cohen & Associates, Inc.

TAM-E.5 Monitoring Reactor Containment Atmosphere Particulate Radioactivity to Evaluate RCS Leakage. D. Smith, G. E. Chabot, C. Nirmala and J. Vanapalli; Consolidated Edison Co. of New York and University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TAM-E.6 Design Improvements in an Alpha Scintillation Detector. E. B. Ripley and L. F. Miller; Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant and The University of Tennessee

TAM-E.7 Wendi, A New Generation of Neutron Detector. A. Beverding, P. Englert, J. Kleck and R. Olsher; San Jose State University, Varian Associates, Inc., and Los Alamos National Laboratory

TAM-E.8 Increased Temperature of Detector Improves Efficiency of Radiation Detection and Measurements Using Thermally Stimulated Conductivity in Some Organic Polymers. A. M. Jabir and N. W. Ramsey; University of Miami School of Medicine and Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, UK

TAM-E.9 Evaluation of ANSI N42.17A by Investigating the Effects of Temperature and Humidity on the Response of Radiological Instruments. R. S. Clement, M. J. Ellenbecker, C. S. French and R. Moure-Eraso; Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TAM-E.10 Characterization of a Gamma-Radiation Well for Calibrating Beta-Gamma Survey Meters. R. S. Clement, R. H. Olsher, J. I. Findley, R. W. Martin and T. H. Kuckertz; Los Alamos National Laboratory

TAM-E.11 Monte Carlo Calculation for Plutonium Fission Track Analysis Using 252Cf Source. H. H. Hsu, L. C. Sun and H. L. Pai; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and R. A. D. Service and Instruments Ltd., Canada

TAM-E.12 CdTe and CsI Detectors in Intraoperative Detection. M. Ricard, R. Regal and H. Simon; Institut Gustave Roussy, C.N.R.S. and EURORAD, France

8:30 am-Noon Ballroom B

TAM-F: Special Session-Russian I - Plutonium

(Oral Session)

Topics and Speakers TBA

8:30-10:30 am Room: 309

TAM-G: Special Session-Science, Risk Assessment and Government

(Oral Session)

Chair: W. A. Mills; CIRRPC, ORAU

TAM-G.1 Cancer Incidence Among Atomic Bomb Survivors. E. Ron, D. L. Preston and K. Mabuchi; National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health and Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Japan

TAM-G.2 Risk Assessment, It Ain't Science, but What is It? M. Gough; US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment

TAM-G.3 After the Dust Settles, Where Now for Human Health Risk Assessment? R. B. Belzer; Office of Management and Budget

Panel/Audience Discussion

12:15-2:15 pm Rooms: TBA

professional enrichment program

T-1 Introduction to Instrumentation to Measure Non-Ionizing Radiation and Fields; J. A. Leonowich, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory

T-2 Radiation protection Program Reviews for 20.1101(c); W. H. Barley, Washington Public Power Supply System

T-3 Negotiating the Washington Maze J. Billett, HPS Public Affairs Director, Billett & Quinn, Ltd.

T-4 Lower Limits of Detection; T. B. Borak, Colorado State University

T-5 Developing a Quality Manual for a Radiation Calibration Facility; K. L. Swinth, Pacific Northwest Laboratory and J. Shobe, National Institute for Standards and Technology

T-6 Global Health Physics Practice and Experience; T. Lazo, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Tuesday, July 25

2:30-5:00 pm Ballroom C

TPM-A: Student II

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Wesley Bolch; University of Florida and Steven King; Hershey Medical Center

TPM-A.1 Patient Shielding Design for Accelerator Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. W. B. Howard and J. C. Yanch; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

TPM-A.2 Shielding Design of a Treatment Room for an Accelerator-Based Neutron Source for BNCT. J. F. Evans and T. E. Blue; Ohio State University

TPM-A.3 Radiation Absorbed Dose to the Embryo/Fetus From Nuclear Medicine Procedures. J. R. Russell, M. G. Stabin, J. B. Stubbs, E. E. Watson and L. F. Miller; University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

TPM-A.4 3-D In-Phantom Dosimetry System Using Superheated Drop Detectors. D. M. Jalandoni and C. K. Wang; Georgia Institute of Technology

TPM-A.5 Determination of Mean Cell Volume-A Key Parameter in BNCT Microdosimetry and Health Physics of High Let Particles. C. S. Yam, R. G. Zamenhof and G. R. Solares; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University School of Medicine and New England Medical Center Hospital

TPM-A.6 Performance Evaluation of an Electronic Neutron Dosimeter. H. W. Harris, W. J. Casson, H. H. Hsu and D. G. Vasilik; University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Laboratory

TPM-A.7 Response Comparison of a Single Diode Electronic Dosimeter, a Three Diode Electronic Dosimeter and a Conventional Four Filter Tld Assembly in Several Irradiation Environments. M. A. Charlton, W. E. Bolch, M. E. McLain and J. W. Poston, Sr.; Texas A & M University and University of Florida

TPM-A.8 Investigation of a Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Mixture Between LiF:Mg,Ti and Li2B4O7 in a Solid Form. J. P. Walkowicz and J. W. Poston, Sr.; Texas A & M University

TPM-A.9 A Model for Depth-Dose Distribution in Beta Dosimetry. T. J. Gillespie, E. Samei, K. J. Kearfott and C-K. C. Wang; Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Michigan

TPM-A.10 Estimation of the Beta Particle Attenuation Coefficient Using Monte Carlo Techniques. W. B. McCarthy and G. Chabot; University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TPM-A.11 Cross-Sections of Al, C, Si, SiO2, and Mg for 30-to 500-MeV Protons. K. J. Kim, A. M. Beverding, P.A.J. Englert, C. Gans, J. Sisterson and M. Caffee; San Jose State University, Harvard University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

TPM-A.12 Assessment of Quality Factors for Low-Energy Electrons and Photons. T. Evans and C. K. Wang; Georgia Institute of Technology

TPM-A.13 Evaluation of the Energy Distribution of Unknown Photon Radiation Fields by Interpreting the Responses of TLD's and Modification of the Burlin Cavity Theory. I. S. Abdulhay and G. E. Chabot; University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TPM-A.14 An Integrated Indoor Survey Platform. G. Harder, W. E. Bolch and R. Handy; University of Florida

TPM-A.15 Evaluation of the Capabilities of Two Windowless, Multilabel Analysis Codes and Assessment of the Feasibility of Their Incorporation into a University Radiation Safety Program. J. R. Hoyt, M. E. McLain and J. W. Poston, Sr.; Texas A & M University

TPM-A.16 First Field Application of Modified Anderson-Braun Neutron REM Counter. T. DeCastro and V. V. Ngo; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and University of California

tpm-a.17 Radiation monitoring of the Chernobyl Zone. E. Kerrembaev, K. J. Kearfott; University of Michigan

2:30-5:00 pm Room: 302

TPM-B: External Dosimetry II

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Jack Fix; Battelle and William Casson; Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oral Presentations

TPM-B.1 A TLD Dose Algorithm Using Artificial Neural Networks. M. Moscovitch, J. E. Rotunda, R. A. Tawil and B. A. Rathbone; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Harshaw/Bicron and Pacific Northwest Laboratory

TPM-B.2 A Study of the Effectiveness of Reporting the Dose to the Skin From Small Disk Sources Over an Area of One Square Centimeter at a Depth of 70 Microns in the Skin. D. L. McFarlane, W. D. Reece and J. W. Poston; Texas A & M University

TPM-B.3 Verifications of Proposed Empirical Functions for Beta Dosimetry by Using Monte Carlo Simulation Methods. D. C. Lin and G. E. Chabot; Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc. and University of Massachusetts, Lowell

TPM-B.4 Why Change in the Ansi N13.11 (NVLAP) Conversion Coefficients for Photons, Again? C. G. Soares and P. R. Martin; National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tuesday, July 25

Poster Presentations

TPM-B.5 Historical Evaluation of Hanford Personnel Neutron Dose. J. J. Fix, W. V. Baumgartner, L. W. Brackenbush, A. W. Endres and R. H. Wilson; Battelle

TPM-B.6 Uncertainties Associated With External Gamma Dose Calculations. D. E. Bernhardt; Rogers and Associates Engineering Corp.

TPM-B.7 The Effective Source-Detector Distance for a 3He Detector Mounted on a Phantom. A.J.P. Ghilardi and R. B. Schwartz; Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil and National Institute of Standards and Technology

TPM-B.8 Experimental Measurements of Radiation Protection Quantities for Beta Radiations and Nearly Monoenergetic Electron Beams Incident at Various Angles. T. A. da Silva and C. G. Soares; National Institute of Standards and Technology

TPM-B.9 Improved Skin Dose Determination Using a Beta Scintillator and Varskin Mod 2. R. Michel, J. L. Pierce and J. C. McDonald; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

TPM-B.10 Radiation Dose Enhancement at Material Interfaces. H. H. Hsu, D. G. Vasilik and J. Chen; Los Alamos National Laboratory and Institute for Radiation Biology, Germany

2:30-4:30 pm Room: 309

TPM-C: International Contributions to Radiation Protection

(Oral Session)

Chair: Charles B. Meinhold; Brookhaven National Laboratory

Topics and Speakers TBA

2:30-5:00 pm Room: 306

TPM-D: Radiation Site Surveys II: Implementation and Analysis

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Carl Gogolak; US Department of Energy, New York and Charleen Raddatz; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

TPM-D.1 Technical Support for EPA's Site Cleanup Rule. A. B. Wolbarst, M. Doehnert, H. B. Hull, J. Mauro, R. Anigstein, D. Beres, D. Chen, S. Hay and L. Ralston; US Environmental Protection Agency and S. Cohen and Associates

TPM-D.2 Development of the EPA Radiation Site Cleanup Regulation. A. Newman, J. Burnett, L. Johnson and P. L.Tsirigotis; US Environmental Protection Agency

TPM-D.3 NRC's Radiological Criteria for Decommissioning. C. T. Raddatz; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

TPM-D.4 Multiagency Radiation Site Investigation Manual. C. F. Petullo, M. Doehnert, A. M. Huffert, H. Peterson, L. Fragoso, K. Martilla and D. Alberth; US Environmental Protection Agency, las Vegas and Washington, DC, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Department of Energy, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Army

TPM-D.5 Data Quality Objectives for Radiation Site Investigations. M. J. Bertoni; Research Triangle Institute

TPM-D.6 Comparing Statistical Tests for Detecting Soil Contamination Greater Than Background. R. O. Gilbert, J. W. Hardin and T. LeGore; Battelle, PNL, Stata Corporation and Boell Computer Services

TPM-D.7 Methodology for Determining Whether Residual Radioactivity is Distinguishable from Background. C. V. Gogolak; US Department of Energy, New York

TPM-D.8 ASTM Standards Development Activities for Risk Assessment. T. LeGore and F-T. Price; Westinghouse Hanford Co and The Mitre Corporation

Panel Discussion

2:30-3:30 pm Room: HPS Exhibit Hall

TPM-E Instrumentation II

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Thomas M. Gerusky; US Department of Energy and Harold L. Beck; Us Department of Energy

See TAM-E for listing of papers

2:30-5:00 pm Ballroom B

TPM-F: Russian II - Chernobyl

(Oral Session)

Topics and Speakers TBA

Wednesday, July 26

Continuing Education Lectures

7:15-8:15 am Room: 309

CEL-5 New Problem Areas in Medical Health Physics; K. David Steidley, Saint Barnebas medical Center

7:15-8:15 am Room: 306

CEL-6 Talking About Risk: Improving Communications Skills; Joel I. Cehn, Applied Sciences Co.

8:30-11:00 am Ballroom C

WAM-A: Environmental I

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Thomas H. Essig; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Kathryn Higley; Oregon State University

WAM-A.1 Modeling the Resuspension of Radionuclides in Ukrainian Regions Impacted by Chernobyl Fallout. S. K. Nair, C. W. Miller, K. M. Thiessen and E. K. Garger; SENES Oak Ridge, Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Institute of Radioecology, Ukraine

WAM-A.2 Global Positioning System Measurement Inaccuracies. K. J. Sejkora; Boston Edison Company

WAM-A.3 Data Quality Objectives for Cleanup Operation for Radionuclide in Surface Soil Using in Situ Gamma-Spectrometry for Concentration Measurements. S. H. Fong and J. L. Alveraz; Georgia Institute of Technology and IT Corporation

WAM-A.4 The Spatial Distribution of Plutonium in Soil Near the Rocky Flats Plant. S. B. Webb, J. M. Stone, S. A. Ibrahim and F. W. Whicker; Colorado State University

WAM-A.5 Monitoring and Reporting Radioactive Airborne Discharges From Hanford Facilities. L. P. Diediker, K. Rhoads and J. K. Soldat; Westinghouse Hanford Company and Pacific Northwest Laboratories

WAM-A.6 A Comparison of Radiation Doses From Iodine-129: Effluent Based Versus Environmental Concentration Based. E. J. Antonio, J. K. Soldat and G. W. Patton; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

WAM-A.7 Modeling and Dose Assessment of Four High Explosive Releases of Radioactivity. K. W. Jacobson, J. E. Bossart, B. C. Lettelier and G. L. Stone; Los Alamos National Laboratory

WAM-A.8 Dose Reconstruction for Experiments Involving 140La at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1944-1962. D. H. Kraig; Los Alamos National Laboratory

8:30-11:30 am Room: 302

WAM-B: Internal Dosimetry/Bioassay

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Eugene Carbaugh; Pacific Northwest Laboratory and Michael Stabin; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Oral Presentations

WAM-B.1 "Fuzzy"-The Modular Distributed Source Phantom for the Quantitative Assessment of the Regional Gamma Radioactivity of the Human Body. B. Momcilovic, G. I. Lykken, L. Tao and S. Cassola; USDA, North Dakota and University of North Dakota

WAM-B.2 Shape, Size, and Symmetry-The Art and Science of Human Body Positioning and Self-Absorption Measurement in the Whole Body Counter. B. Momcilovic, G. I. Lykken, S. Cassola and L. Tao; USDA, North Dakota and University of North Dakota

WAM-B.3 Rapid Analysis for Isotopes of Uranium, Plutonium, and Curium on Breathing Zone Air Samples by Solvent Extraction and Perals Spectroscopy. R. L. Metzger, B. H. Jessop and B. L. McDowell; Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc., and Etrac, Inc.

WAM-B.4 Long-Term Reevaluations of Internal Dose-A Good Idea? E. H. Carbaugh; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Poster Presentations

WAM-B.5 Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses of Particle Deposition in the Respiratory Tract Using the New ICRP Respiratory Tract Model. T. E. Huston, W. E. Bolch and W. G. Vernetson; University of Florida

WAM-B.6 An Improved Method for Evaluating Complex Internal Dosimetry Data. D. P. Hickman, H. W. Patterson, S. Nguyen, M. Firpo and C. Lagerquist; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

WAM-B.7 Monte Carlo Calculation of Beta Absorbed Fractions Using a Revised Model of the Gastrointestinal Tract. J. W. Poston, Jr., K. A. Kodimer, W. E. Bolch and J. W. Poston, Sr.; Argonne National Laboratory, Texas A & M University and University of Florida

WAM-B.8 Evaluation of Bioassay Needs in a Biomedical Research Institution. E. Party; The Rockefeller University

WAM-B.9 Prediction of Compton Backgrounds in the Plutonium and Americium Regions of Phoswich Lung Count Spectra. N. W. Richards, D. J. Downing, J. R. Watts, L. F. Miller, G. R. Rao and G. T. Mei; Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee

Wednesday, July 26

WAM-B.10 Background Contribution to the Internal Contamination of Thorium. L. M. Q. C. Juliao, J. L. Lipsztein; Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Brasil

WAM-B.11 Discrimination Between Occupational and Environmental Sources of Internal Uranium Exposure. J. A. MacLellan, E. J. Wyse and L. P. Scott; Pacific Northwest Laboratory and Quanterra Environmental Services

WAM-B.12 Radiation Dosimetry of Metal Tritides. Y. S. Cheng, M. B. Snipes, R. F. Kropf and H. N. Jow; Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute and Sandia National Laboratories

WAM-B.13 Assessment of Intakes of Radioactive Materials Using 10 CFR Part 61 Data. P. H. Jones, Jr.; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

WAM-B.14 Tritium in People Living Near a Heavy Water Reactor Research Facility: Dosimetric Implications. D. Galeriu, R. J. Cornett, W. J. Workman, A. Trivedi and R. M. Brown; AECL Research, Canada

WAM-B.15 Fabrication of a Human Anthropomorphic Calibration Phantom for in Vivo Measurement of Eu-152 in the Skull. J. R. Kellar, H. B. Spitz, M. Soldano, J. W. Neton and C. W. Becker; University of Cincinnati and Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Co.

WAM-B.16 (Formerly MPM-B.9) Derivation and Implementation of an Annual Limit on Intake and a Derived Air Concentration Value for Uranium Mill Tailings. R. H. Reif and D. W. Andrews; RUST

8:30-11:45 am Room: 304

WAM-C: Accelerator I

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Robert May; CEBAF/SURA and Stephen Musolino; Brookhaven National Laboratory

WAM-C.1 Cancer Treatment Using Protons. A. R. Smith; Massachusetts General Hospital

WAM-C.2 Dose Assessment of an Accidental Exposure at the IPNS. M. M. C. Torres; Argonne National Laboratory

WAM-C.3 Radiation Safety Aspects of the Next Linear Collider Test Accelerator. V. Vylet; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Co-Chairs: Geoffrey Stapleton; Continous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and Vashev Vylet; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

WAM-C.4 Accelerator-Based UV Light Production for Industrial Processing. G. R. Neil; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

WAM-C.5 Use of SSRL Beamline 1-5 For Low Energy X-ray Dosimetry Studies (7-17.5 keV). N. E. Ipe, H. Bellamy, J. R. Flood, K. R. Kase, K. J. Velbeck and R. Zelac; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Harshaw/Bicron and Landauer, Inc.

WAM-C.6 Soft X-Ray Measurements at a Double Crystal Monochromator Beamline. M. L. Marceau-Day, P. J. Schilling, E. Tamura, J. D. Scott, D. L. Van Gent and L. M. Scott; Louisiana State University and Laboratorio National de Luz Sincrotron, Brasil

WAM-C.7 High Energy Neutron Studies at Los Alamos Weapons Neutron Research Facility. A. J. Miller, L. S. Walker, P. A. Staples, R. L. Mundis, R. T. Devine, W. H. Casson, M. A. Duran, M. S. Gadd and V. R. Harris; Science Applications International Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory

WAM-C.8 Measurement of the Neutron Spectrum for High Energy Neutron Dosimetry Experiments at the Lampf Weapons Neutron Research Facility White Neutron Source. P. Staples, J. Koster and J. L. Ullmann; Los Alamos National Laboratory

8:30-11:30 am Room: 309

WAM-D: AAHP Special Session - Professional Practice of Health Physics

(Oral Session)

Chair: W. R. Casey; Brookhaven National Laboratory

WAM-D.1 A Review of Professional Societies codes and Guidelines. S. J. Bird; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

WAM-D.2 A Review of the Proposed Code of Ethics for Certified Health Physicists. J. J. Kelly; Chair, Professional Standards and Ethics Committee

WAM-D.3 A Review of the Academy's Procedure for Addressing Professional Practice Concerns. R. Miltenberger; Brookhaven National Laboratory

WAM-D.4 Panel Discussion: A Review of Experiences and the Lessons-Learned in Addressing Professional Practice Issues. Representatives from three Professional Societies

WAM-D.5 Point and Counter-point: Point, O. Raabe; University of California, Davis, Counter-point, Speaker TBA

11:30 am AAHP Open Meeting

Wednesday, July 26

9:00-10:00 am Room: HPS Exhibit Hall

WAM-E: Computer Applications I

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: James H. O'Rear; University of Utah and Olga Fernandez-Flygare; University of California, Los Angeles

WAM-E.1 The Hotspot Health Physics Codes. S. G. Homann; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

WAM-E.2 Project Sapphire Uranium-Beryllium Dose Rate Analysis. S. N. Cramer, K. D. Lewis and S. D. Moses; Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant

WAM-E.3 A General Algorithm for Radioactive Decay With Branching and Loss From a Medium. D. L. Strenge; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

WAM-E.4 A Computer Simulation of the Transport of Radioactive Aerosols in Turbulent Duct Flows. J. C. Rodgers, Y. Yang and H. Gong; Los Alamos National Laboratory

WAM-E.5 Resrad-Recycle: A Computer Code for Dose Assessment From the Recycle and Reuse of Contaminated Material. B. Nabelssi, C. Yu, E. Dovel, D. LePoire and D. Swider; Argonne National Laboratory

WAM-E.6 Resrad-Baseline: A Computer Code for Baseline Risk Assessment. J.-J. Cheng, C. Yu, L. Jones and E. Dovel; Argonne National Laboratory

WAM-E.7 The Resrad Family of Computer Codes for Risk Assessment. C. Yu, A. Wallo, III, H. Peterson, Jr. and W. A. Williams; Argonne National Laboratory and US Department of Energy

WAM-E.8 The "VETI" and the "OE" for your "ISFSI." J. M. Hylko, M. C. Bradshaw and M. D. Kinney; Roy F. Weston, Inc.

WAM-E.9 The Development of a Simple Beta Energy Spectrum Model to Assist in the Selection of an Appropriate Beta Calibration Source for a Gas Proportional Counter. M. A. Lewandowski; RUST Federal Services, Inc.

WAM-E.10 Networked Radiation Protection Data Management System Developed for a Broad-Scope Research Institution and Medical Center. P. A. Floratos, T. J. Paul, R. C. Crott and J. A. Takahashi; University of California, Los Angeles

WAM-E.11 Automating the Paper Chase at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln - One Year Experience with a Commercial Computer-Based Radiation Safety Information System. L. Grimm; University of Nebraska

WAM-E.12 Utilization of a Windows Based Relational Database for Managing a Broad Scope License. M. Bernstein; Merck Research Laboratories

WAM-E.13 Radiological Training for General Laboratory and Biotechnology Personnel. J. J. Pickering and C. A. Stone; San Jose State University

8:30 am-Noon Ballroom B

WAM-F: Russian III

(Poster Session)

Topics and Presenters TBA

12:15-2:15 pm Rooms: TBA

professional enrichment program

W-1 Health Physics of Cellular Radio; G. H. Zeman and A. K. Fahy-Elwood, AT&T Bell Laboratories

W-2 Radiation Doses to the Embryo/Fetus Resulting from Maternal Burdens of Radionuclides; T.E. Hui and M. R. Sikov, Pacific Northwest Laboratory

W-3 What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent It; B.S. Mallett, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

W-4 Mixed Waste Management and Options; D. Hintenlang, University of Florida

W-5 Assessment of Facilities for Dosimetry and Calibration Accreditation; W. H. Casson, Los Alamos National Laboratory and F. M. Cummings, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

W-6 Risk and Risk Communication; C. T. Raddatz, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

2:30-5:00 pm Ballroom C

WPM-A: Environmental II

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Jerome B. Martin; Battelle and Alan J. Solow; Roy F. Weston, Inc.

WPM-A.1 Measurement of Iodine-129 in Ambient Air at the Hanford Site, 1984-1992. G. W. Patton and A. T. Cooper; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

WPM-A.2 Radionuclide Concentrations in Elk Wintering on Los Alamos National Laboratory Lands During 1980 and 1992. P. R. Fresquez, D. R. Armstrong and J. G. Salazar; Los Alamos National Laboratory

WPM-A.3 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program for a Magnetic Confinement Fusion Facility. S. Elwood, G. Ascione, J. Gilbert, J. R. Stencel, R. Juzefyk and C. Koenig; Princeton University

WPM-A.4 Assessing Compliance With Residual Norm Standards by Exposure Rate Measurements. H. M. Prichard; Auxier & Associates, Inc.

Wednesday, July 26

WPM-A.5 Assays and Screening of Alpha-Contaminated Soils Using Alpha Spectroscopy of Thick Soil Samples. K. E. Meyer, A. C. Lucas and S. Padovan; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oklahoma and Illinois

WPM-A.6 In-Situ Measurements of Low (<3700Bq/kg) Contamination Levels in Soils Using Passive Alpha Detectors. K. E. Meyer, R. B. Gammage, R. V. Wheeler, M. Salasky and P. Kotrappa; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Landauer Inc. and Rad Elec Inc.

WPM-A.7 The Effect of Typical Summertime Ambient Temperatures on Lithium Fluoride Tissue-Equivalent Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TETLDs). A. K. George and M. E. Kaye; Bechtel National, Inc.

WPM-A.8 An Environmental TL Dosimeter Using Multi-Element Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) Detectors. W. A. Treadaway and R. L. Bates; Los Alamos National Laboratory

WPM-A.9 An Environmental Dosimetry System Utilizing Hyper-Sensitive Material and Hot Air Heating. R. A. Tawil, K. Velbeck, J. E. Rotunda and M. Moscovitch; Harshaw/Bicron and Georgetown University

WPM-A.10 Emissions and Dose Estimates From Depleted Uranium Test Containment Facilities at the U. S. Army Combat Systems Test Activity, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. L. S. Davis, J. C. Beckman and G. Davis; U. S. Army

WPM-A.11 Health and Environmental Consequences of Depleted Uranium Use in the U. S. Army. T. P. Oxenberg, E. G. Daxon, R. T. Kowalski, D. O. Lindsey, G. P. O'Brien, J. E. Rael, S. P. Shelton, D. G. Silva, R. A. Smith, L. Strickland, B. M. Thomson and F. T. Tomei; U. S. Army, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, U. S. Army Picatinny Arsenal, Lamb Associates, Inc., University of New Mexico, U. S. Army Environmental Policy Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology and Life Systems, Inc.

WPM-A.12 Depleted Uranium Risk Assessment at Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana. M. H. Ebinger, W. R. Hanson, T. P. Oxenberg and R. E. Herring; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground and Jefferson Proving Ground

WPM-A.13 Conventional Counting at Grid Nodes Compared to High Density Sampling for Radiological Surveys. C. R. Flynn, M. S. Blair and R. R. Highfill; Chemrad Tennessee Corp.

WPM-A.14 Assessment of Off-Site Radiological Hazards at the Oak Ridge K-25 Site. E. K. Algutifan, E. Bailiff and L. F. Miller; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Martin Marietta Energy Systems and The University of Tennessee

WPM-A.15 Movement of 234Th-Labeled Soil Particles Through a Homogeneous Soil Medium. K. A. Higley; Oregon State University

WPM-A.16 External Exposure Model for Various Geometries of Contaminated Soil. S. Kamboj, D. LePoire and C. Yu; Argonne National Laboratory

WPM-A.17 Radiation Dose Assessment For Plutonium Contamination at Area 13 of the Nevada Test Site Using Nevada Applied Ecology Group Data and the RESRAD Code. T. S. Kroodsma and L. F. Miller; WCS, Inc. and University of Tennessee

WPM-A.18 Model-Directed Sampling Program in Chernobyl Forests. W. R. Schell and I. Linkov; University of Pittsburgh

WPM-A.19 The Use of Chernobyl Data to Test Predictions and Uncertainty Estimates From Exposure Assessment Models. A. I. Apostoaei, F. O. Hoffman and K. M. Thiessen; University of Tennessee-Knoxville and SENES Oak Ridge, Inc.

WPM-A.20 Assessment of Radiological Contamination at Two Former Missile Rocket Launch Sites in the Republic of Belarus. C. J. Clayton, A. E. Hilsmeier and R. M. Moscato; Aberdeen Proving Ground

WPM-A.21 Radiological Surveys in support of Base, Realignment, and Closure Operations at Fort Ord, California. C. J. Clayton and O. E. James; Aberdeen Proving Ground

2:30-5:30 pm Room: 302

WPM-B: Biokinetics/Bioeffects

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Otto G. Raabe; University of California, Davis and Mel Sikov; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Oral presentations

WPM-B.1 Shazam!-The Inverse Dose-Rate Effect Meets the Effective Threshold. O. G. Raabe; University of California, Davis

WPM-B.2 Uranium in Drinking Water-A Study of Nephrotoxicity in Humans. M. Limson Zamora, B. L. Tracy, J. Zielinski and D. P. Meyerhof; Department of Health Canada

WPM-B.3 Biokinetics of Radionuclides for Radiation Dosimetry in the Embryo/Fetus. M. R. Sikov and T. E. Hui; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

WPM-B.4 Re-Evaluation of Fetal Radiation Doses Due to Administrations of Fe-59 to Pregnant Women at Vanderbilt University in the 1940's. M. G. Stabin, J. B. Stubbs and J. Russell; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and University of Tennessee

Wednesday, July 26

WPM-B.5 Individual Monitoring and Dosimetry: The Goiânia Experience. J. L. Lipsztein, D. R. Melo and C.A.N. Oliveira; Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Brasil

Poster Presentations

WPM-B.6 Parametric Study of Thorium Model. M. C. Lourenco and J. L. Lipsztein; Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Brasil

WPM-B.7 Distribution of Uranium in Two Whole Body Donors. E. T. Marshall, R. E. Toohey, J. D. Cossairt and R. L. Kathren; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and Washington State University

WPM-B.8 Bayesian Estimation of Biokinetic Parameters for 42K. S. Xiao and P. G. Groer; University of Tennessee

WPM-B.9 Interpretation of Tritium Retention and Excretion Data for Dose Calculation. A. Trivedi, D. Galeriu and H. Takeda; AECL Research, Canada and National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan

WPM-B.10 A Dose-and Time-Dependent Model for Radiation-Induced Uppergastrointestinal Distress. G. H. Anno, G. E. McClellan, M. A. Dore, H. R. Withers and R. W. Young; Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation, Arlington, VA, University of California at Los Angeles and Gaithersburg, MD

WPM-B.11 Model Calculations of RBE for DNA Double-Strand Breaks by Alpha Particles. J. E. Turner and R. N. Hamm; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

WPM-B.12 Cell Proliferation Rates in the Lower Respiratory Tract of the Rat Following Radon Exposure. R. A. Gies, E. M. Atencio, A. L. Brooks, C. L. Sanders and F. T. Cross; Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories

WPM-B.13 Preliminary Evaluation of the Distribution and Biokinetics of 238PuO2 in a Whole Body Donor to the USTUR. R. L. Kathren, J. J. Russell and A. C. James; Washington State University

WPM-B.14 A New Non-Markovian Model to Describe Kinetics of Bone-Seeking Isotopes. R. E. Goans; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and National Institutes of Health

WPM-B.15 Physical Factors Affecting the Radiation Dose to the Embryo/Fetus From Radionuclides in the Pregnant Woman. T. E. Hui and M. R. Sikov; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

WPM-B.16 137Cs Metabolism in Pregnant Women. D. R. Melo, J. L. Lipsztein, C.A.N. Oliveira and L. Bertelli; Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Brasil

WPM-B.17 Ulcer Induction as a Function of Beta Particle Energy Due to "Hot Particles" on the Skin. D. G. L. Kaurin, J. W. Baum, A. L. Carsten and C. W. Schaefer; Brookhaven National Laboratory

2:30-5:00 pm Room: 304

WPM-C: Accelerator II

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Scott Schwahn; SURA/CEBAF and Lorraine Marceau-Day; Louisiana State University

WPM-C.1 The CEBAF Phased Accelerator Readiness Review-A Model Study. J. R. Boyce, R. May and W. Ortiz; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and CEBAF

WPM-C.2 Electron Accelerator Beam Safety Systems. K. R. Kase and G. B. Stapleton; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and CEBAF/SURA

WPM-C.3 Personnel Protection System for an Experiment Area Using a 50 GeV High-Power (300 kW) Electron Beam. X. S. Mao, S. H. Rokni, K. R. Kase, G. Nelson and H. E. Smith; Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

WPM-C.4 Combining Monte Carlo and Finite-Element Calculations to Predict Electron Beam Damage. P. K. Kloeppel; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

WPM-C.5 Analysis of Removable Radioactive Material Found on Beamline Components at CEBAF. S. O. Schwahn and K. B. Welch; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

WPM-C.6 The Design of Argon Filled Coaxial Beam Loss Ion Chambers at CEBAF. D. Dotson, L. Kirkland, R. May and G. Stapleton; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and Riverside Regional Medical Center

WPM-C.7 Hadron Yield From Electron Beam Interactions With Fixed Targets. P. Degtyarenko, M. Kossov, G. Stapleton and B. Wojtsekhowski; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

WPM-C.8 Composition of the Radiation Field Around the Neutron Therapy Facility at Fermilab. K. Vaziri, F. Krueger, T. Kroc and G. Lauten; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

WPM-C.9 Third Intercomparison of DOE High-Energy Neutron Personnel Dosimeters. J. C. McDonald, G. Akabani and R. M. Loesch; Pacific Northwest Laboratory and U.S. Department of Energy

WPM-C.10 Multisphere Neutron Spectrometry Measurements in a High Energy Neutron Beam. R. L. Mundis, L. S. Walker, P. A. Staples, A. J. Miller, W. H. Casson, M. A. Duran, M.S. Gadd and V. R. Harris; Science Applications International Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory

Wednesday, July 26

WPM-C.11 Response of the Albatross Neutron Dose Rate Meter to High Energy Neutron Fields and High Photon Dose Rates. L. S. Walker, J. E. Koster, R. L. Mundis, A. J. Miller, P. A. Staples, W. H. Casson, R. T. Devine, M. A. Duran, M. S. Gadd, V. R. Harris and K. W. Jones; Los Alamos National Laboratory and Science Applications International Corporation

2:30 - 5:00 pm Room: 306

WPM-D: Radon Section Session - Radon Risk Perception in Measurement and Mitigation

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: Raymond H. Johnson, Jr.; Communications Sciences Institute and Karen Tuccillo; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

WPM-D.1 Driving Forces for Risk Perception, Communication and Motivation for Indoor Radon Mitigation. D. E. Hintenlang; University of Florida

WPM-D.2 Evaluation and Enforcement of Radon Mitigation System Installations in New Jersey. K. Tuccillo and F. B. Rauch; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

WPM-D.3 Radon Risk Perception from a Canadian Perspective. A. Scott; Arthur Scott and Associates, Canada

WPM-D.4 Radon Risk Perception and Public Understanding in PA. M. Kaufman; PA Department of Environmental Resources

WPM-D.5 Radon Risk, An EPA Perspective. F. Marcinowski III; US Environmental Protection Agency

WPM-D.6 Dealing with Radon Risk Perceptions. R. Johnson, Jr.; Communications Sciences Institute

5:00 PM Radon Section Annual Meeting with EPA Information Exchange

2:00-3:30 pm Room: HPS Exhibit Hall

WPM-E: Computer Applications II

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: James H. O'Rear; University of Utah and Olga Fernandez-Flygare; University of California, Los Angeles

See WAM-E for listing of Papers

2:30-5:00 pm Ballroom B

WPM-F: Russian IV

(Poster Session)

Topics and Presenters TBA

Noon-1:30 PM Room: AAPM Exhibit Hall

WPM-G: Medical Health Physics Section - Joint with AAPM

(Poster Session)

WPM-G.1 Skin Entrance Exposure with Dose-Area Product Meter. R. Y. L. Chu; University of Oklahoma and D .V. A. Medical Center

WPM-G.2 The Distribution of Stray Radiation Patterns in a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. D. L. Marx and S. Balter; US Army and Philips Medical Systems

WPM-G.3 Absorbed Dose Mapping in Self-Shielded Irradiators Using Direct Reading Mosfet Dosimeters. A. Hartshorn, G. Mackay, M. R. Spender and I. Thomson; Thomson & Nielsen Electronics Limited, Canada

WPM-G.4 Ir-192 High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading Dose Calculation Verification. R. J. Scala; Shadyside Hospital

WPM-G.5 Calculation of the Dose to the Ovaries and Uterus for Women Employed in the Radium Watch Dial Industry. J. C. Roeske and T. G. Stinchcomb; University of Chicago

WPM-G.6 In-Situ Radiopharmaceutical Exposures. C. Tarpley, Jr. and R. D. Ice; West Paces Medical Center and Georgia Institute of Technology

WPM-G.7 Optimizing Neutron Fluence, From Low Energy Accelerators, For Treating Brain Tumors with BNCT. R. Kudchadker, J. F. Kunze and Y-W Lo; University of Missouri-Columbia

WPM-G.8 Patterns of Brachytherapy Use at the Memorial Hospital, 1960-1990. J. St. Germain and J. S. Laughlin; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

WPM-G.9 Development and Marketing of a Quality Management Program (QMP). M. R. Fitzgerald, B. B. Goetz and R. D. Ice; Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Institute of Technology

WPM-G.10 New Jersey's Incorporation of Quality Assurance and Physicists Credentials Into Their X-Ray Equipment Regulations. M. E. Moore and K. D. Steidley; Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center and St. Barnabas Medical Center

5:30-6:30 pm Room: 309

HPS Annual Business Meeting

Thursday, July 27

Continuing Education Lectures

7:15-8:15 am Room: 309

CEL-7 Recent Worldwide Radiation Accidents - Case Histories and Lessons Learned; James H. Dunlap, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

7:15-8:15 am Room: 306

CEL-8 Radioactive Materials in Recycled Metals; James G. Yusko, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and Joel Lubenau, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

8:30 am-Noon Ballroom C

THAM-A: Radon

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Naomi H. Harley; New York University Medical School and Robert Holub; US Bureau of Mines

Oral Presentations

THAM-A.1 Performance of Active Soil Depressurization Systems in Large/Commercial Structures. D. E. Hintenlang and K. K. Al-Ahmady; University of Florida

THAM-A.2 The Acute Exposure From Radon-222 and Aerosols in Drinking Water. G. P. Bernhardt IV and C. T. Hess; University of Maine

THAM-A.3 A Pulsed-Relaxator Model for the Behavior of Water Derived Radon-222 and Its Progeny in House Air. L. E. Haskell and C. T. Hess; University of Maine

THAM-A.4 Outdoor Radon and Gamma Ray Background. N. H. Harley and P. Chittaporn; New York University Medical School

THAM-A.5 A Five Year Data Base of Outdoor Radon. P. Chittaporn and N. H. Harley; New York University Medical School

THAM-A.6 Case-Control Study of the Lung Cancer Risk From Radon in Homes. B. L. Cohen; University of Pittsburgh

Poster Presentations

THAM-A.7 The Effect of Correlated Counts on the Poisson Error Estimate of Radon Measurements Using Scintillation Cells. P. H. Jenkins and C. J. Kershner; Bowser-Morner, Inc. and Femto-Tech, Inc.

THAM-A.8 Measurement of Airborne 218Po-A Probabilistic Approach. P. G. Groer and J. Lo; University of Tennessee

THAM-A.9 Residential Thoron and Radon Decay Product Sampling in West Chicago, Illinois Residences, Winter 1993-1994. L. Jensen, R. Frey, D. King, E. Spande, A. Turner and F. Petelka; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois and CH2M Hill

THAM-A.10 Airway Surface Features Promote Particle Diffusion and Affect Lung Cancer Sites. T. Martonen, Z. Zhang, Y. Yang and G. Bottei; US Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina, University of Rhode Island and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

THAM-A.11 Long Term Stability of Electrets Used in Electret Ion Chambers. P. Kotrappa and L. R. Stieff; Rad Elec Inc.

THAM-A.12 Model Development and Computer Simulation for Driving Forces Applied to Indoor Radon Prevention and Mitigation. K. K. Al-Ahmady and D. E. Hintenlang; University of Florida

THAM-A.13 Variations of Radon in Potable Well Water Radon in Virginia. D. G. Mose and G. W. Mushrush; George Mason University

THAM-A.14 Aeroradioactivity as a Community-Level Indicator of Indoor Radon. D. G. Mose and G. W. Mushrush; George Mason University

THAM-A.15 The Florida Radon Literature Data Base. H. V. Iselin, G. S. Roessler and L. H. Iselin; University of Florida and Professor Emerita of Nuclear Engineering Sciences, Minnesota

8:30 am-Noon Room: 302

THAM-B: Waste Management/ Decommissioning

(Oral/Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: James Nicolosi; Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. and Peter Littlefield; Yankee Atomic Electric Co.

Oral Presentations

THAM-B.1 A Program for Radioactive Waste Management in Saudi Arabia. W. H. Abulfaraj, S. Abdul-Majid and K. M. Al-Suliman; King Abdulaziz University and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

THAM-B.2 Decontamination and Decommissioning of an "Old" Tritium Facility at the Savannah River Site (U). D. A. Stevenson, W. E. Austin and C. D. Strain; Westinghouse Savannah River Company

THAM-B.3 Experience Performing Decommissioning Surveys for Fixed Tritium Contamination Using a Large-Area Windowless Gas Flow Proportional Detector. P. R. Steinmeyer; Radiation Safety Associates, Inc.

Thursday, July 27

THAM-B.4 Radiological Dose Assessment and Residual Radioactivity Criteria Development for a Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility. J. W. Nagy, G. C. Chapman and R. A. Moore; Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

THAM-B.5 Environmental Dose Rates From Onsite Storage of Reactor Resins. C. A. Flory; Northeast Utilities Service Company

THAM-B.6 Radionuclide Ratios in Waste Streams From the Remediation of a Former Radium Processing Facility. J. Sykes III, J. H. Henderson, Jr. and M. A. Cafouras; Porter Consultants, Inc., Environmental Technology of North America,Inc. and Hilbert Associates, Inc.

THAM-B.7 Potential Industrial Impacts From Recycled Radioactive Scrap Metals. J-C Dehmel, J. Harrop and J. MacKinney; S. Cohen & Associates, Inc. and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

THAM-B.8 Nondestructive Decontamination of Electronic Equipment by the Entroclean Process. C. S. Yam, R. Kaiser, O. K. Harling and S. R. Landahl; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Entropic Systems, Inc., Boston Edison Co., Inc. and Pilgrim Power Station

Poster Presentations

THAM-B.9 Development of a Material Flow Model in Evaluation of Potential Doses From Recycling Slightly Radioactive Scrap Metal. M. E. Anderson, S. P. Jones, M. A. McKenzie-Carter and G. L. Leatherman; Science Applications International Corporation

THAM-B.10 Managing Difficulties Associated With Application of Radiological Release Criteria for C-14 Facilities. M. A. Vigliani and J. Lischinsky; Applied Consultants, Inc.

THAM-B.11 Hazardous Waste Treatment Technologies and Mixed Wastes. J. Lischinsky and M. A. Vigliani; Applied Consultants, Inc.

THAM-B.12 Leaching of Radionuclides From Contaminated Gravel. W. H. Abulfaraj, A. M. Mamoon and M. A. Sohsah; King Abdulaziz University, Saudia Arabia

THAM-B.13 Utilize Storage Photostimulable Phosphor (SPP) Technology in Radioactively Contaminated Site Characterization. T. Cheng and J. Hwang; Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International, Inc. and Cadmus Group, Inc.

THAM-B.14 Evaluation of Acid Digestion and Potassium Fluoride Fusion Procedures for Assaying Uranium in Soil. D. W. Burkett, L. F. Miller and G. K. Schweitzer; Cleveland Clinic Foundation and The University of Tennessee

8:30-11:00 am Room: 304

THAM-C: Public Information

(Poster Session)

Co-Chairs: Michael Cobian; 3M and Brad McRee; Mooresville, NC

THAM-C.1 Recent Upgrades to the U. S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Health Physics Training Programs. P. V. O'Connell; U. S. Department of Energy

THAM-C.2 A New Radiological Health Engineering Program. K. J. Kearfott; University of Michigan

THAM-C.3 International Nuclear Emergency Exercises Sponsored by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency: INEX 1 and INEX 2. E. N. Lazo; OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, France

THAM-C.4 A Comparison of Independently Conducted Dose Assessments to Determine Compliance and Resettlement Options for the People of Rongelap Atoll. S. L. Simon; Marshall Islands Nationwide Radiological Study, Marshall Islands

THAM-C.5 A Plan for Expanding Citizen Involvement in Radiological Monitoring at the Hanford Site. R. W. Hanf, R. G. Schreckhise, R. L. Dirkes and G. W. Patton; Pacific Northwest Laboratory

THAM-C.6 More Notes From the Attic-A Brief History of the Midwest Chapter of the Health Physics Society: 1970-1979. J. M. Hylko; Roy F. Weston, Inc.

THAM-C.7 Midyear Symposia Contributions to the Profession and the Society. C. A. Willis; US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

THAM-C.8 Openness at the Department of Energy: Getting the Facts Out. E. Weiss; US Department of Energy - E. Melamed will be the presentor

THAM-C.9 Creating a Roadmap to the Story and the Records of Human Radiation Experiments. W. G. LeFurgy; US Department of Energy

THAM-C.10 Radiation - What is Important? A Topical Discussion of Ionizing Radiation. M. M. Hart; Savannah River Site

8:30-10:30 am Room: 306

THAM-D: Regulatory/Legal

(Oral Session)

Co-Chairs: James J. Thompson; University of Utah

THAM-D.1 Commercial Airline Crews-A New Category of Occupational Radiation Workers. D. J. Allard, E. F. Maher, S. M. Burrill and C. B. Martel; Arthur D. Little, Inc.

Thursday, July 27

THAM-D.2 Natural Cancer Incidence in the Nuclear Industry Work Force. L. A. Cross; American Nuclear Insurers - J. L. Forbes will be the presentor

THAM-D.3 Medical-Legal Issues of Radiation Injury: Two Case Studies. R. A. Scott; Roger Williams Medical Center

THAM-D.4 Instruction Concerning Prenatal Radiation Exposure. S. A. McGuire; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

THAM-D.5 A New Concept for Developing Regulations Relating to the Use of Sources of Radiation. W. H. Briner, G. W. Kerr and R. D. Paris; Duke University Medical Center, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety and Oregon Department of Human Resources

THAM-D.6 Radiological Facility Reclassification of the DOE Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. M. C. Bradshaw, J. M. Hylko and R. E. Cornish; Roy F. Weston, Inc. and US Department of Energy, New Mexico

8:30 am Ballroom B

THAM-E: Works-in-Progress

(Poster Session)

THAM-E1 (Formerly MPM-B.5) A Comparison of Results From PC-Based Radiological Airborne Release Assessment Computer Programs. X. Rong, K. Kutikkad and S. M. Langhorst; University of Missouri-Columbia

12:30-2:30 pm Grand Ballroom Sheraton Hotel

Health Physics society Annual Awards Luncheon

2:30-4:30 pm Rooms: TBA

professional enrichment program

TH-1 Internal Dosimetry and Part 20; J. W. Poston, Sr., Texas A&M University

TH-2 Waste Management at Decommissioning Projects; W. C. Gaul, Rust Federal Services, Inc.

TH-3 Negotiating the Washington Maze; J. Billett, HPS Public Affairs Director and Billett & Quinn, Limited


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