IRPA14 Programme Book by Hein Jonker

Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa

PROGRAMME

Exhibitor Information and

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Programme at a Glance Monday, 09 May 2016 RC1 1.4

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Coffee Break, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall SS1: Physics, Chemistry and Biology Room 1.6

SS1: Use of International Standards at Regional and National Level Room 1.4

SS1: Nuclear Applications/ Worker & Public Protection, Safety & Risk Assessment Room 2.6

Panel Session: International Response to the Bonn Call for Action Auditorium 1

SS1: Radon & Other Natural Radiation, NORM Industries, Mining & Mineral Processing Room 2.41

Special SessionBreaking News Room 2.44

SS1: Development of Co-Operation in Nuclear/ Radiological Emergencies Room 2.41

SS2: Radiation Protection of the Environment and the Public Room 2.44

Lunch, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

SS2: Ethics Room 1.4

SS1: Radiation Detection Room 2.6

SS1: Radiation Safety of Paediatric Patients Auditorium 1

Coffee Break Exhibition Hall

Open meeting: The IRPA Guidance on Certification of RPE Room 1.6

Poster Session A Exhibition Hall

Plenary: The Global Radiation Safety paradigm = Practising Radiation Protection, Sharing Experience, New Challenges Auditorium 1

Area 3. Medical

Area 7. Environment and Natural Background

Area 4. General Ionising Radiation Protection Area 5. Optimisation and Design of New Facilities Area 6. Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

Area 2. Policy, Standards and Culture

Area 8. Transport / Sealed Source Management

Area 1. Fundamental Science

Area 9. Non-ionising Radiation

SS2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology Room 1.6

RC5 2.6

Sievert Lecture Auditorium 1

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RC3 2.41

Opening Ceremony Auditorium 1

1200 - 1215 1215 – 1230 1230 – 1245 1245 – 1300 1300 – 1315 1315 – 1330 1330 – 1345 1345 – 1400 1400 – 1415 1415 – 1430 1430 – 1445 1445 – 1500 1500 – 1515 1515 – 1530 1530 – 1545 1545 – 1600 1600 – 1615 1615 – 1630 1630 – 1645 1645 – 1700 1700 – 1715 1715 – 1730 1730 – 1745 1745 – 1800

RC2 1.6

Area 10. Emergency Preparedness and Management

Area 11. Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation

Programme at a Glance Tuesday, 10 May 2016 RC6 2.41

RC7 1.4

Russian Health Studies Programme Session 1 Room 2.44

Coffee Break, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall Panel Session: Nuclear Newcomers and New Build Room 2.6

SS3: Epidemiology and Social Room 1.6

SS1: Decommissioning Room 1.4

SS2: Implementation of New Technology and Techniques Auditorium 1

SS3: Environmental Monitoring Room 2.41

Russian Health Studies Programme Session 2 Room 2.44

SS2: Radiation Monitoring & Assessment of Nuclear / Rad. Emergencies Room 1.6

Russian Health Studies Programme Session 3 Room 2.44

Lunch, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

SS2: Industrial SS3: Radiation SS1: Source Term Applications / Safety Compliance: SS1: Sealed Source Reduction and Dose Worker & Public Justification, Design Management Optimisation Protection, Safety & Audit Room 2.41 Room 1.4 & Risk Assessment Auditorium 1 Room 2.6 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall

Communication Workshop Room 1.6

Poster Session B Exhibition Hall

Area 3. Medical

Area 7. Environment and Natural Background

Area 4. General Ionising Radiation Protection Area 5. Optimisation and Design of New Facilities Area 6. Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

Russian Health Studies Programme Session 4 Room 2.44

Area 8. Transport / Sealed Source Management

Area 2. Policy, Standards and Culture

SS2: Waste Management Room 2.41

Area 9. Non-ionising Radiation Area 10. Emergency Preparedness and Management Area 11. Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation

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Area 1. Fundamental Science

SS3: Mining and SS4: Global Minerals Processing Developments / Worker & Public in DRLs and Protection, Safety & Assessment of Risk Assessment Medical Exposures Room 2.6 Auditorium 1

SS2: Dosimetry Room 1.6

SS3: Stakeholder Engagement Room 1.4

RC10 2.6

Plenary: State of the Art in Fundamental Science Auditorium 1

RC9 2.44

Morning Plenary Auditorium 1

0830 - 0845 0845 - 0900 0900 – 0915 0915 – 0930 0930 – 0945 0945 - 1000 1000 - 1015 1015 - 1030 1030 - 1045 1045 – 1100 1100 - 1115 1115 - 1130 1130 - 1145 1145 - 1200 1200 - 1215 1215 – 1230 1230 – 1245 1245 – 1300 1300 – 1315 1315 – 1330 1330 – 1345 1345 – 1400 1400 – 1415 1415 – 1430 1430 – 1445 1445 – 1500 1500 – 1515 1515 – 1530 1530 – 1545 1545 – 1600 1600 – 1615 1615 – 1630 1630 – 1645 1645 – 1700 1700 – 1715 1715 – 1730 1730 – 1745 1745 – 1800

RC8 1.6

0730 – 0745 0745 - 0800 0800 - 0815 0815 - 0830

Programme at a Glance Wednesday, 11 May 2016 RC11 1.4

RC12 1.6

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RC15 2.44

IRPA 50 Year Celebration – Panel 1: Scientific Achievements in Radiation Protection Mirrored at the Sievert Lectures Auditorium 1 Coffee Break, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

IRPA 50 Year Celebration – Panel 2: IRPA - Key Challenges of an NGO in Radiation Protection Auditorium 1

Area 4. General Ionising Radiation Protection Area 5. Optimisation and Design of New Facilities Area 6. Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

Area 3. Medical

Area 7. Environment and Natural Background

Area 8. Transport / Sealed Source Management

IRPA General Assembly Auditorium 1

Area 9. Non-ionising Radiation

Area 2. Policy, Standards and Culture

Lunch, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

Area 10. Emergency Preparedness and Management

Area 1. Fundamental Science

RC14 2.41

IRPA 50 Year Celebration – Opening Auditorium 1

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0730 – 0745 0745 - 0800 0800 - 0815 0815 - 0830 0830 - 0845 0845 - 0900 0900 – 0915 0915 – 0930 0930 – 0945 0945 - 1000 1000 - 1015 1015 - 1030 1030 - 1045 1045 – 1100 1100 - 1115 1115 - 1130 1130 - 1145 1145 - 1200 1200 - 1215 1215 – 1230 1230 – 1245 1245 – 1300 1300 – 1315 1315 – 1330 1330 – 1345 1345 – 1400 1400 – 1415 1415 – 1430 1430 – 1445 1445 – 1500 1500 – 1515 1515 – 1530 1530 – 1545 1545 – 1600 1600 – 1615 1615 – 1630 1630 – 1645 1645 – 1700 1700 – 1715 1715 – 1730 1730 – 1745 1745 – 1800

Area 11. Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation

Programme at a Glance Thursday, 12 May 2016

SS3: Technologies SS4: Nuclear and to Assess SS5: Optimisation Radioactive Source Consequences of of Staff Protection Security Nuclear/RadioAuditorium 1 Room 1.4 logical Emergencies Room 2.6

Medical Forum: Implementation of the Basic Safety Standards in the Medical Sector Room 1.4

SS2: Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material Room 2.44

SS4: Radiation Protection of the Environment Room 1.6

SS4: Current issues SS5: Nuclear Applications / in public health & Worker & Public SS3: Remediation medical response Room 1.6 to Nuclear/ Rad. Protection, Safety & Emergencies Risk Assessment Room 2.44 Room 2.6

SS5: Training and Education Auditorium 1

Lunch, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

SS4: Various Applications / Radiation Detection and Response Room 2.41

Panel Session: Radioactive Sources: Enjoying the Benefits, Minimizing the Risks Room 1.6

SS6: Radiation Safety Culture and Management Systems Auditorium 1

Area 2. Policy, Standards and Culture

Area 3. Medical

SS1: Non-Ionising Radiation Room 2.44

SS2: Optimisation Tools and Enhancement of New Facilities Room 2.6

Data Collection Workshop Room 2.41

Coffee Break Exhibition Hall Plenary Panel: Challenges in Low Doses Radiation Research Auditorium 1 Plenary Panel: Ethics, Culture and Stakeholder Engagement Auditorium 1 Plenary Panel: International Standards Auditorium 1

Area 7. Environment and Natural Background

Area 4. General Ionising Radiation Protection Area 5. Optimisation and Design of New Facilities Area 6. Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

Area 8. Transport / Sealed Source Management Area 9. Non-ionising Radiation Area 10. Emergency Preparedness and Management Area 11. Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation

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Area 1. Fundamental Science

SS5: Natural Radiation / Radon Safety Room 1.4

SS3: Radiation & Dosimetry Room 2.41

Open meeting: Report on the IRPA Task Group on Eye Lens Dose Limit Room 1.6

Poster Session C Exhibition Hall

RC20 2.44

Coffee Break, Poster Viewing Exhibition Hall

1515 – 1530 1530 – 1545 1545 – 1600 1600 – 1615 1615 – 1630 1630 – 1645 1645 – 1700 1700 – 1715 1715 – 1730 1730 – 1745 1745 – 1800

RC19 2.41

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RC18 2.6

1200 - 1215 1215 – 1230 1230 – 1245 1245 – 1300 1300 – 1315 1315 – 1330 1330 – 1345 1345 – 1400 1400 – 1415 1415 – 1430 1430 – 1445 1445 – 1500

RC17 1.6

1145 - 1200

RC16 1.4

Programme at a Glance Friday, 13 May 2016 Gold Medal Award Lecture Auditorium 1

Plenary Panel: Post Fukushima Events Development and Severe Accidents Overview Auditorium 1

Coffee Break Exhibition Hall

Shared Experiences and New Challenges in Ionising and Non-Ionising Radiation Auditorium 1

Area 3. Medical Area 4. General Ionising Radiation Protection Area 5. Optimisation and Design of New Facilities

Area 6. Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

Area 7. Environment and Natural Background

Area 8. Transport / Sealed Source Management

Area 2. Policy, Standards and Culture

Area 9. Non-ionising Radiation

Area 1. Fundamental Science

Closing Ceremony Auditorium 1

Area 10. Emergency Preparedness and Management

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Area 11. Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation

Scientific Sessions and Poster Sessions SESSION NO. SESSION TITLE

SESSION TIME

Area 1: Fundamental Science Physics, Chemistry and Biology Physics, Chemistry and Biology Epidemiology and Social

Monday 10:45 – 12:15 Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 10:45 – 12:15

SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6

Area 2: Policy, Standards and Culture Use of International Standards at Regional and National Level Ethics Stakeholder Engagement Nuclear and Radioactive Source Security Training and Education Radiation Safety Culture and Management Systems

Monday 10:45 – 12:15 Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00 Thursday 08:30 – 10:00 Thursday 10:30 – 12:00 Thursday 13:45 – 15:15

SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5

Area 3: Medical Radiation Safety of Paediatric Patients Implementation of New Technology and Techniques Radiation Safety Compliance: Justification, Design & Audit Global Developments in DRLs and Assessment of Medical Exposures Optimisation of Staff Protection

Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 10:45 – 12:15 Tuesday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00 Thursday 08.30 – 10:00

SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4

Area 4: General Ionising Radiation Protection Nuclear Applications/ Worker& Public Protection, Safety & Risk Assessment Industrial Applications / Worker & Public Protection, Safety & Risk Assessment Mining and Minerals Processing / Worker & Public Protection, Safety & Risk Assessment Various Applications / Radiation Detection and Response

Monday 10:45 – 12:15 Tuesday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00 Thursday 08:30 – 10:00

SS1 SS2

Area 5: Optimisation and Design of New Facilities Source Term Reduction and Dose Optimisation Optimisation Tools and Enhancement of New Facilities

Tuesday 13:30 – 15:00 Thursday 13:45 – 15:15

SS1 SS2 SS3

Area 6: Radiation Detection and Dosimetry Radiation Detection Dosimetry Radiation & Dosimetry

Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00 Thursday 10:30 – 12:00

SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5

Area 7: Environment and Natural Background Radon & Other Natural Radiation, NORM Industries, Mining & Mineral Processing Radiation Protection of the Environment and the Public Environmental Monitoring Radiation Protection of the Environment Natural Radiation / Radon Safety

Monday 10:45 – 12:15 Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 10:45 – 12:15 Thursday 08:30 – 10:00 Thursday 13:45 – 15:15

SS1 SS2

Area 8: Transport / Sealed Source Management Sealed Source Management Safe and Secure Transport of Radiactive Material

Tuesday 13:30 – 15:00 Thursday 08:30 – 10:00

SS1

Non-Ionising Radiation

Thursday 13:45 – 15:15

SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4

Area 10: Emergency Preparedness and Management Development of Co-Operation in Nuclear/Radiological Emergencies Radiation Monitoring & Assessment of Nuclear / Rad. Emergencies Technologies to Assess Consequences of Nuclear/Radiological Emergencies Current issues in public health & medical response to Nuclear/ Rad. Emergencies

Monday 13:30 – 15:00 Tuesday 13:30 – 15:00 Thursday 08:30 – 10:00 Thursday 10:30 – 12:00

SS1 SS2 SS3

Area 11: Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation Decommissioning Tuesday 10:45 – 12:15 Waste Management Tuesday 16:30 – 18:00 Remediation Thursday 10:30 – 12:00

Area 9: Non-ionising Radiation

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International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) The international voice of the radiation protection profession in the enhancement of radiation protection culture and practice worldwide.

IRPA Countries The IRPA membership comprises about 18000 individual members representing 50 national and regional Associate Societies in 65 countries.

The primary purpose of IRPA is to provide a medium whereby those engaged in radiation protection activities in all countries may communicate more readily with each other and through this process advance radiation protection in many parts of the world. This includes relevant aspects of such branches of knowledge as science, medicine, engineering, technology and law, to provide for the protection of people and the environment from the hazards caused by radiation, and to thereby facilitate the safe use of medical, scientific, and industrial radiological practices for the benefit of mankind. It is a major task for IRPA to provide for and support international meetings for the discussion of radiation protection. The International Congresses of IRPA are the most important of these meetings. These have been held about every four years since 1966, in between these events there are also a series of regional Congresses.

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For all Associate Societies of IRPA and individual members, it is an important objective to attend the next International IRPA Congress. For many other related professions it is an excellent opportunity to communicate on the achievements, scientific knowledge and operational experience in radiation protection.

Contents Programme at a Glance

4-8

Scientific Sessions and Poster Sessions

IRPA Society 10 Welcome Messages

17 - 19

Organisation

20 - 21

Congress Sponsors 22 Sponsor Editorials 23 - 25 Awards

IRPA14 Young Scientist and Professionals Award

27 - 28

Scientific Programme

29 - 31

Programme Schedule 32 - 63 Poster Sessions 64 - 100 Refresher Courses

101 - 105

Concurrent Events 106 Congress Information

107

Registration Information

108

General Information

109 - 111

Exhibitor Floorplan 112 Exhibitor Key

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Exhibitor Editorials 114 - 122 Congress Exhibitors 123 Tours & Excursions 124 - 125

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Organised in Collaboration with:

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON NON-IONIZING RADIATION PROTECTION

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIATION UNITS & MEASUREMENTS

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEDICAL PHYSICS

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RADIOGRAPHERS & RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC RADIATION

Practising Radiation Protection: Sharing the Experience and New Challenges

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Celebrating IRPA 50 years and offering:

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An excellent social programme and a great opportunity to sample the delights of generous South African hospitality A comprehensive scienti fi c and technical programme covering all aspects of radiation protection The perfect opportunity for networking and continuing professional development The first IRPA International Congress to take place on the African Continent An indispensable event for all radiation protection practitioners An all-round technical exhibition and technical visits programme A versatile selection of Refresher Courses

Welcome Message from IRPA President It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 14th International Congress of IRPA in Cape Town, South Africa – the first time that the IRPA international congress takes place on the African Continent. The mission of IRPA, and hence the primary scope of the Congress, is to provide a medium for a more effective communication among radiation protection professionals in order to advance radiation protection worldwide by facilitating the safe application of medical, scientific, and industrial radiological practices for the benefit of mankind. The International Congress Program Committee has prepared an interesting programme, outstanding in quality and providing the chance for practitioners to discuss challenges faced in radiation protection both today and tomorrow. Since the last international IRPA congress the young practitioners are in the focus of several IRPA activities. During this congress 20 young professionals will present their work and take part in the competition for the IRPA Young Professional Award. I recommend that you give particular attention to the work of the coming generation in radiation protection. Because we have the world’s leaders in radiation protection participating in the IRPA14 Congress, we have organized a “University Day on Radiation Protection” at the university in Cape Town on Thursday. Students from all scientific disciplines at the university will listen to the lectures on radiation protection. This full day of expert lectures will be webcast so that everybody in the world can follow this event. The International Congress Organisation Committee has arranged the requirements for a successful congress including an exciting technical and scientific exhibition, and they have developed distinguished social activities. Please use these unique opportunities. A further highlight of the IRPA14 Congress is the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of IRPA on Wednesday. In two panel discussions we will be dedicated to two prominent topics – scientific achievements in radiation protection mirrored at the Sievert Lectures and key challenges of an NGO in radiation protection. In particular during the second panel discussion I expect engaged contributions from the participants on IRPA’s way forward and the challenges faced by our Associate Societies. But this is not the only possibility for your contributions: The members of the IRPA Executive Council will have their business program during the week and are available for public discussions at any time. You will be able to participate in the discussions during the scientific sessions, and meet up with colleagues from around the world and discuss our common challenges. I am confident that IRPA14 will provide an excellent opportunity for exchanging information, knowledge and results in radiation protection science, for facilitating radiation protection culture and ethics, and for enhancing public communication on the system of protection. After the congress we will be a step further in completing the vision of IRPA to be the international voice of the radiation protection profession.

Renate Czarwinski IRPA President

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Welcome from the Southern African Radiation Protection Association (SARPA) Greetings colleagues and friends in Radiation Protection from all over the world. It gives me great pleasure to extend to you a very warm welcome to Cape Town on behalf of the South African Radiation Protection Association (SARPA). This is the first time the IRPA congress is held on the African continent. I acknowledge and appreciate tremendous effort made by various countries to invest funds and time for their scientists to come and grace this congress. I would like to express my congratulations to the organising committee for their efforts in organizing this event. I would also like to thank the scientific committee that reviewed the high quality papers which will be presented during this conference, for its diligence in putting together such a great and impactful programme. Ladies and Gentlemen, during the conference, you will have an opportunity to interact with speakers and specialists, and to view and discuss posters. I am certain that you will have a stimulating conference. Please use this opportunity to interact and network with each other and exchange your experiences as we build towards a great future for Radiation Protection. I wish you a productive and enjoyable conference and I have no doubt that you will enjoy your stay in Cape Town. Welcome to Cape Town, South Africa. Welcome to IRPA14.

Thabo Tselane Chairperson: Southern African Radiation Protection Association

Welcome from the South African Radiation Protection Society (SARPS) A warm South African welcome, to our eminent speakers, scientific researchers and congress delegates from all over the world. I am sincerely honoured and pleased to welcome you to Cape Town, on behalf of the South African Radiation Protection Society (SARPS). We are thankful for all the delegates attending this week and specifically appreciative to those who have contributed towards the scientific program. IRPA congresses are certainly special occasions for those who work in the radiation protection field and I hope this congress provides you with a forum to exchange scientific ideas, inspire new research and build relationships for future research cooperation.

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IRPA is the largest radiation protection congress globally, consequently I have no doubt you will find the scientific sessions very exciting and informative. I am equally confident you will find Cape Town, with its offering of natural and cultural wonders, most enjoyable. I would like to express my compliments to the congress organizing committee and my peers from the South African Radiation Protection Association (SARPA) for their time spent in organizing this event. I wish you all a convivial welcome at IRPA 14 in Cape Town.

Hendrik de Vos Chairperson: South African Radiation Protection Society

Welcome from the Congress President It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the 14th IRPA International Congress, co-hosted by the South African Radiation Protection Societies (SARPA and SARPS) and being held in the beautiful mother city of Cape Town in South Africa. I am indeed honoured to announce that it is the first time in the 50 year history of IRPA congresses that this prestigous global congress comes to the African continent. During IRPA14 we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of IRPA and acknowledge the substantial contributions to both science and the practical and safe application of radiation that IRPA and its associate societies have made over the last 5 decades. Under the theme of “Practising Radiation Protection - Sharing the experience and new challenges”, the International Congress Programme Committee (ICPC) has developed a high quality and vibrant congress programme addressing both ionizing and nonionizing radiation. The programme will unfold in a series of keynote presentations, parallel scientific sessions, poster sessions, panel discussion sessions and plenary summaries. Included in the programme are presentations from the winners of the prestigious Sievert Award and Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Gold Medal for Radiation Protection Award. Furthermore, the programme includes a series of refresher training courses to be presented in early morning sessions. The IRPA14 will examine the evolution of radiation protection since its inception; review the scope of the science and practice of radiation protection; highlight the good practices and challenges faced by the radiation protection fraternity and conclude with proposals on the expected way forward with the identified challenges. To showcase the work of young scientist and professionals, twenty young professionals, nominated by their societies, will compete for the IRPA Young Scientist and Professional’s Award. Prizes will be awarded to the top three candidates during the closing ceremony on the last day of the Congress. In keeping with the focus of empowering young professionals the IRPA14 University Day is planned for Thursday. The University Day programme features lectures by prominent professionals in the field of radiation protection, addressing the current status of radiation protection, evolution of radiation protection philosophy and experience feedback. The IRPA14 also provides presenters the opportunity of having their papers published in a peer reviewed journal. I trust that many of you will take advantage of this opportunity. On behalf of the IRPA14 International Congress Organising Committee (ICOC) I would like to wish you a constructive five days of stimulating discussions, a wonderful celebration of IRPA’s success over the past 50 years and success in networking and exchanging information with your fellow professionals. On a personal note I do hope you find some time to experience the generous South African hospitality and enjoy the amazing tourist attractions in the Southern tip of the African continent.

Thiagan Pather IRPA14 Congress President and IRPA Vice President for Congress Affairs

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Organisation International Congress Organising Committtee (ICOC) and Sub-Committees Congress President Thiagan Pather Congress Secretary Isabel Steyn Organising Committee Core Group Renate Czarwinski (IRPA President) Abrie Visagie (Scientific secretary) Phil Metcalf

Jack Valentin (Chair ICPC) Doug Chambers (Chair ICSC)

Committee Members Frik Beeslaar (Chair Technical Visits) Jozua Ellis (Chair Sponsorship and Exhibition) Gino Moonsamy (Chair Marketing and Publicity)

Izak Kruger (Chair Finance Committee) Mogwera Khoathane (Chair Social Programme)

Annie Duffy Roy Mlambo Gert Liebenberg Alex Tsela Gill Slaughter

Sandra Herbst Shane Motlhaloga Elliot Mulane Japie van Blerk Rozaan Swanepoel

James Larkin Frank Daniels Senoelo Pheto Zamokwakhe Zituta

Marc Maree Charles Krös Sam Thugwane Christoph Trauernicht

International Congress Programme Committee (ICPC) The ICPC is responsible for the scientific and technical programme of an IRPA Congress within the framework formulated by the International Congress Organising Committee. The ICPC comprised of a core group supported by a larger group of corresponding members. Chair Jack Valentin, Sweden Scientific Secretariat Abrie Visagie, South Africa Claire-Louise Chapple, UK Oum Keltoum Hakam, Morocco Gert Liebenberg, South Africa Constantin Milu, Romania

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Core Group Members Marcos Amaral, Brazil Daniele Giuffrida, UAE Laurence Lebaron–Jacobs, France Phil Metcalf, South Africa Lucien Zafimanjato, Madagascar

Maria Feychting, ICNIRP Toshiso Kosako, Japan Matthew McFee, USA Beatriz Robles, Spain

Organisation (continued) Corresponding Group Members Amber Bannon, UK Gert de Beer, South Africa Adrie Bos, The Netherlands Andrey Bushmanov, Russia Zhanat Carr, WHO Nina Chobanova, Bulgaria Christopher Clement, ICRP Bertha García, Peru Mohamed Gomaa, Egypt Michael Hajek, IAEA Tony Hooker, Australia Mikhail Kiselev, Russia Edward Lazo, OECD/NEA Fiona Lyng, Ireland Florence Ménétrier, France Masoud Moghadam, Iran Stefan Mundigl, EC Teresa Ortiz, Spain Gordana Pantelić, Serbia Madan Rehani, IOMP Lars Roobol, The Netherlands Ferid Shannoun, UNSCEAR Altair Souza de Assis, Brazil Jens Søgaard-Hansen, Denmark Christoph Trauernicht, South Africa Julius Žiliukas, Lithuania

Catrin Baureus Koch, Sweden Hielke F Boersma, The Netherlands Joachim Breckow, Germany Marie Claire Cantone, Italy Kun-Woo Cho, Rep. of Korea Isabelle Clairand, France Bobby Corbett, UK Mercè Ginjaume, Spain Kent Gregory, Australia Frank Hardeman, Belgium Pablo Jiménez, PAHO Ines Krajcar Bronić, Croatia Chunsheng Li, Canada Alastair McKinlay, UK David Miller, USA Javad Mortazavi, Iran Shengli Niu, ILO Celso Osimani, Italy Miroslav Pinak, IAEA Andy Rogers, UK David Schauer, ICRU Michel Sonck, Belgium Daisuke Sugiyama, Japan Petra Tomše, Slovenia Ludovic Vaillant, France

Professional Conference Organiser (PCO)

Turners Conferences and Conventions (Pty) Ltd PO Box 1935 Durban, 4000 South Africa

Operations Scientific Programme Exhibition and Sponsorship

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Tel: + 27 31 368 8000 Fax: + 27 31 368 6623 Email: info@irpa2016capetown.org.za Gill Slaughter Lethisha Narayan Catherine Taylor

Congress Sponsors Platinum Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor

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Congress Sponsor

Sponsor Editorials Sponsor Telephone Website Information

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI +27 11 637 6000 www.anglogoldashanti.com Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti has interests in 17 gold mining operations in nine countries, as well as several exploration programmes in both the established and new gold producing regions of the world. Sustainable development in AngloGold Ashanti includes safety, health, environment, government and community relations, human rights and security. At the core of our sustainable development philosophy is a focus on improving the way people experience AngloGold Ashanti through positive engagement and development for mutual value.

Sponsor Telephone Website Information

Australasian Radiation Protection Society +61 3 9756 0128 www.aprs.org.au Adelaide, South Australia has a rich radiation protection history from legacy sites such as Radium Hill and Maralinga as well as underground and ISR uranium mining. It hosts the largest biomedical precinct in the Southern Hemisphere. Adelaide is currently completing an unprecedented level of infrastructure development enhancing the city’s functionality. This includes re-development of Adelaide’s ‘Riverbank Precinct’ - home to Adelaide Convention Centre, which is developing into Australia’s best connected business and events precinct.

Sponsor Telephone Website Information

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) +61 3 9756 0128 www.bmub.bund.de The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) is responsible for a range of government policies which are reflected in the name of the ministry itself. For more than 25 years the Ministry has worked to protect the public from environmental toxins and radiation and establish an intelligent and efficient use of raw materials; it has advanced climate action and promoted a use of natural resources that conserves biodiversity and secures habitats.

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Department of Energy +27 12 406 8000 www.energy.gov.za Created as a stand-alone government department on 10 May 2009, the South African national Department of Energy (DoE) is mandated to ensure the secure and sustainable provision of energy for socio economic development. The DoE’s primary founding legislations are the: National Energy Act, 2008 (Act No. 34, 2008) Petroleum Products Act, 1977 (Act No. 120 of 1977) as amended Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4, 2006) as amended

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To achieve the energy security goal, the DoE is guided by the Integrated Resource Plan 201030, complemented by the development of the necessary mechanisms to regulate the energy industry, and promote the investment in line with the IRP.

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ESKOM +27 21 550 4911 www.eskom.co.za For the past 30 years, Eskom has successfully operated Koeberg, the only commercial nuclear power plant in Africa. During this period, Koeberg has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s top PWRs being operated at world-class safety standards. Given Eskom’s success in the nuclear sector and the new-build programme, the South African government appointed the utility as the owner-operator for the nuclear units planned for construction. Eskom will also support the Department of Energy in its role as the procuring agency for the planned construction. Lastly but not least, Eskom is proud to be associated with the 14th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association Congress.

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IRPA Montreal FUND +1 865 6174398 www.irpa.net The Montreal Fund was created in 1995 by the Canadian Radiation Protection Association with the proceeds of the IRPA8 International Congress, to enhance radiation protection worldwide by supporting attendance of young scientists at IRPA Congresses.

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The Fund was transferred to IRPA in 2005. It has since been managed by the IRPA Montreal Fund Committee. Distributions are made to support participation at congresses of students and young professionals preferably from developing countries and countries that do not have IRPA Associate Societies. Sponsor Telephone Website Information

NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR (NNR) +27 12 674 7100 www.nnr.co.za As the competent authority in nuclear safety regulation, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) is required to fulfil South Africa’s obligations with respect to international instruments concerning the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material. The NNR also coordinates and implements South Africa’s Contracting Party (CP) obligations to the IAEA Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.

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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NRF) / DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DST) +27 (0)12 481 4000 www.nrf.ac.za / www.dst.gov.za The National Research Foundation (NRF) was established as an independent government agency, through the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998). The mandate of the NRF is to promote and support research through funding, human resource development and the provision of the necessary research facilities in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of science and technology, including indigenous knowledge, and thereby contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of all South Africans.

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NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd +27 12 305 5115 www.ntp.co.za / www.necsa.co.za NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd, a subsidiary of the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation, is known globally for its comprehensive range of radiation-based products and services. A global success story, NTP and NECSA, invest in the future through world-class technologies, proven expertise and life-enhancing innovation serving customers world-wide in 60 countries with essential medical radioisotopes – third largest producer and supplier globally. Quality assurance is imperative and in an effort to increase customer confidence, credibility, improve work processes and efficiency, and to enable NTP and NECSA to better compete in the industry, audits are conducted on operations annually. Visit NECSA & NTP at Booth 27/28.

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Nuclear Energy Institute 202-739-8000 www.nei.org

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PARC RADON GAS MONITORING +27 82 491 6528 www.parcrgm.co.za PARC RGM is a highly technological radiation detection Company that delivers RADON monitoring services throughout South Africa and neighboring Countries.

The Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization for the commercial nuclear energy industry. Representing over 300 companies from 16 countries, NEI’s mission is to foster the beneficial uses of nuclear technology, proactively communicate accurate and timely information; and provide a unified industry voice on the global importance of nuclear energy and nuclear technology.

Our Business Manufacturing of Radon Gas Monitors Analysis of exposed monitors and result reporting The Radon Gas Monitor The RGM is a passive Radon Gas Monitor operating on the alpha particle etched-track principle. The monitor provides time-integrated readings of radon gas concentrations. Exposure times vary from 2 weeks to 3 months, depending on the radon gas level Sponsor Telephone Website

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Awards At each IRPA International Congress, prestigious distinctions are awarded to eminent professionals in recognition of their valuable contributions to the science and practice of radiological protection.

The Rolf M. Sievert Award The scientific programme of IRPA14 will, in keeping with tradition, begin with the Sievert lecture. This will be given by Dr John D Boice upon whom the IRPA Executive Council have bestowed the 2016 Sievert Award. This award is granted in honour of Professor Rolf Maximilian Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiological protection. Previous recipients of the Sievert award are: Professor Bo Lindell, Professor W Valentine Mayneord, Dr Lauriston S Taylor, Sir Edward E Pochin, Professor Wolfgang Jacobi, Dr Giovanni Silini, Dr Daniel Beninson, Professor Itsuzo Shigematsu, Dr Abel J Gonzalez, Professor Christian Streffer, and Dr Richard V Osborne. John D Boice, recipient of the 2016 Sievert Award, will present the Sievert lecture Dr Boice is President of the US National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) based in Bethesda, MD, and Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN. His work over many years in merging the disciplines of radiation physics, radiation biology, and human health effects has enhanced our scientific understanding and has influenced radiological protection guidelines and their implementation in the international arena. He is a member of the Main Commission of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and a US advisor to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.

The Gold Medal for Radiation Protection of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences This medal was established in 1962 to be awarded to persons who have made a highly valuable contribution to international radiation protection progress during the preceding ten years. Recipients are nominated by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) and chosen by the Academy. The recipient of the 2016 Gold Medal will be Dr Ethel S Gilbert. Previous recipients of the Gold Medal include: Dr Walter Binks, Dr Karl Z Morgan, Professor W Valentine Mayneord, Dr Lauriston S Taylor, Sir Edward E Pochin, Dr Shinji Takahashi, Professor Bo Lindell, Professor Itsuzo Shigematsu, Professor Angelina Guskova, Professor Sir Richard Doll, Professor K Sankaranarayanan, and Dr Keith F Eckerman. Ethel S Gilbert, 2016 Gold Medallist, will present the Academy Gold Medal lecture

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Dr Gilbert is a staff scientist at the National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, MA, USA. She has notably advanced the scientific understanding of the carcinogenic effects of radiation exposures at low doses and contributed to radiation protection. She is an expert on exposure to inhaled alpha emitters, as well as on the statistical effects of uncertainty of doses, errors in radiation dose estimates, and their impact on the relationship of cancer risk to radiation dose. She is highly regarded for her work on leukaemia risk in nuclear workers, thyroid cancer risk from 1-131, and lung cancer related to plutonium exposure.

IRPA14 Young Scientist and Professionals Award Purpose of the Award The Young Professionals Award aims to recognize the important contribution of work done by young scientists and professionals in radiation protection, help promote the interest and expertise of the new generations in the field of radiation protection in the different IRPA regions, reward dedication and excellence. It also aims to encourage youth participation in the activities of IRPA Associate Societies around the world. A total of twenty (20) young scientists and professionals have been nominated for the award by IRPA Associate Societies.

Awards Three awards (First, Second and Third prize) will be presented to the selected young scientists and professionals, according to criteria established by the Jury. The awards will be announced and presented in the Closing Ceremony of IRPA14. All candidates for the award should be present during this ceremony.

IRPA14 Young Scientist and Professionals Award Entries CANDIDATE

SOCIETY

TITLE OF PAPER

AREA, SCIENTIFIC SESSION

Cinthia Papp

Argentina

Franz Kabrt

Austria

Joseph Emmanuel Ndjana Nkoulou II

Cameroon

Karin Fantínová

Czech Republic

Francois Drouet

France

Patrimonial management of source term in French nuclear power plants

A4 SS5: Nuclear Applications / Worker Protection, Public Protection, Safety and Risk Assessment

Anja Pregler

Germany

210 Pb- and 137Cs-dating of a sediment core from Lake Biel (Switzerland) and source characterization of fallout Pu

A7 SS3: Environmental Monitoring

Anna Pántya

Hungary

Improvement of the dose estimation in case of an occupational 241Am incorporation event

Angelo Infantino

Italy

Shinnosuke Matsumoto

Japan

Jong Min Park

Korea

Tahiry Razakarimanana

Madagascar

Esserhir El Fassi Youness

Morocco

Teun van Dillen

Netherlands

Results of RELID Study 2014 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Correlations of radon measurements in soil gas and indoor for improving the prediction of an areas radon potential Environmental Radiation Monitoring in the Gold Mining Region of Cameroon Monte Carlo calibration of the WBC detection system for in vivo measurement of people internally contaminated with 90Sr

'SUDOQU': a new methodology for deriving criteria for radiological surface contamination

A7 SS5: Natural Radiation / Radon Safety A7 SS3: Environmental Monitoring A6 SS1: Radiation Detection

A4 SS2: Industrial Applications / Worker Protection, Public Protection, Safety and Risk Assessment A3 SS2: Implementation of new technology and techniques A1 SS2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology

A6 SS2: Dosimetry A8 SS1: Sealed Source Management A5 SS1: Source Term Reduction and Dose Optimisation A10 SS3: Technologies to assess consequences of nuclear/radiological emergencies

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Advanced aspect of radiation protection in the use of particle accelerators in the medical field A new shielding design for reducing secondary neutron doses to pediatric patients during intracranial proton therapy: Monte Carlo simulation of the neutron energy spectrum and its organ doses The Influence of the Dose Calculation Resolution of VMAT Plans on the Calculated Dose for Eye Lens and Optic Apparatus Leak radiation assessment of scanner HCVmobile, THScan Scanner HCV-portal for container inspection Case Study: Radiation Protection measures when designing an extension of a Nuclear Medicine Department

A1 SS3: Epidemiology and Social

IRPA14 Young Scientist and Professionals Award Entries (continued) CANDIDATE Carmen Alexandra Tuca Konstantin Chizhov Hendrik de Vos Luis Alejo Luque Shuhaib Alameen Adam Jones

TITLE OF PAPER

AREA, SCIENTIFIC SESSION

Analysis of radioactive inventory for radionuclide content in liquid effluents, Romania resulting from the decommissioning of a nuclear research reactor Application of virtual reality technology to Russia the emergency exercise in the center for radioactive waste management Proposed national diagnostic reference levels South Africa for coronary angiography, left ventriculography and pacemaker placement Radiation dose optimization in paediatric Spain conventional imaging using an automatic dose data management software Assessment of dose calibrators performance in Sudan nuclear medicine department in Sudan Optimisation of image quality and patient dose United Kingdom in radiographs of paediatric extremities using direct digital radiography Investigation of diversity demographics in United States radiation protection

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Elizabeth Gillenwalters

SOCIETY

A11 SS1: Decommissioning A10 SS3: Technologies to assess consequences of nuclear/radiological emergencies A3 SS4: Global developments in DRLs and assessment of medical exposures A3 SS1: Radiation safety of paediatric patients A6 SS1: Radiation Detection A3 SS1: Radiation safety of paediatric patients A2 SS2: Ethics

Scientific Programme An overview by Jack Valentin, Chair of the International Congress Programme Committee Optimisation, the backbone and very core of radiological protection, requires that one accepts that every silver lining has a cloud. Or, putting it in more familiar terms, that benefits have associated costs. Evaluating those costs and benefits inevitably involves judgemental components, so different people may end up with different optimisation results. This applies also to the optimisation of an IRPA Congress programme. The Programme Committee has tried, based on our perceptions of benefits and costs, to devise an optimised programme, and while we hope and believe that our choices are well underpinned, there are some drawbacks. Other choices would have entailed other drawbacks, and the many excellent abstracts submitted ensure that IRPA14 will be a delight and a memorable occasion.

The Congress Theme The basis for the scientific programme is the Congress Theme: Practising Radiation Protection – Sharing the Experience and New Challenges This theme focuses on the fact that we are the professionals of radiological protection. When practising our profession, we learn from each other and help each other to face new, unexpected developments. These include improved technologies permitting better protection, the increased presence of radiation in society, and response to radiation emergencies. All of us will recognise this panorama as part of our professional lives; the rapid development in African countries means that these changing perspectives are evident perhaps more than anywhere else.

The Principles A guiding intention has been to achieve a simple, comprehensible structure with a limited number of different kinds of presentation. Thus, basically there are just four different types: • The posters, which form the bulk of the scientific input, have the advantage that all participants are likely to at least see briefly all posters, and serve as effective vehicles for participants to find likeminded people and strike up new contacts and collaborations. • The proffered oral presentations in parallel sessions, where specialists meet other specialists and those who are interested in becoming specialists on a topic. • The Keynote oral presentations in parallel sessions, where new or particularly challenging topics are highlighted, sometimes with longer presentations than the standard oral presentations. • The plenary presentations, all given by invited top experts in our profession – these ensure that we stay committed to the state of the art. Most oral presentations follow the traditional sequential pattern, but where relevant we are also using panel and forum formats. We have been keen to give every speaker a fair chance to have their say. Therefore, we have avoided ultra-short presentations and are only using 15-minute, and sometimes initial 30-minute, slots. Unfortunately, this limits the number of oral presentation slots, but we believe it leads to better presentations. It also simplifies transfers between different lecture halls for those with an interest in more than one of the concurrent sessions.

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The Mechanics Refresher Courses: The first four days will begin with a series of 20 Refresher Courses which offer training and updating opportunities to participants. The courses are accredited by the American Academy of Health Physics for Continuing Education Credits (1 CEC each; ID 201605-001) and course details will be available to support accreditation by any other Associate Society for relevant Continuing Professional Development (or equivalent) schemes. Workshops: A small number of ‘hands-on’ workshops and commercial presentations are also provided. Scientific presentations: Based on initial theoretical considerations and on the influx of abstracts, we have organised all presentations, poster as well as oral, into Areas representing different specialities. Each Area has a poster ‘walkabout’ and at least two oral presentation sessions. The Areas are not Cartesian, clearly separate, or mutually exclusive – a pragmatic approach was necessary and meant that there is some overlap between Areas. There are eleven topical Areas: 1. Fundamental science 2. Policy, standards, and culture 3. Medical 4. General ionising radiation protection 5. Justification, optimisation, and design of new facilities 6. Radiation detection and dosimetry 7. Environment and natural background 8. Transport and sealed sources management 9. Non-ionising radiation 10. Emergency preparedness and management 11. Decommissioning, waste management, and remediation Furthermore, there are two thematic Areas: 1. Associated Societies presentations (only posters) 2. Russian Health Studies Special Sessions (only oral presentations)

International NIR Workshop On May 9 - 11, 2016, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) will hold its 8th International NIR Workshop in conjunction with the IRPA14 Congress. The major findings of this Workshop will be presented during the final scientific plenary of the IRPA International Congress. This landmark event signifies the dedicated co-operation and collaboration between ICNIRP and IRPA in order to optimise the safe and effective use of resources by practitioners of radiation protection. More information on the ICNIRP 8th International NIR Workshop is available at www.icnirp.org.

50-Year Celebration The fiftieth anniversary of international collaboration amongst radiation protection professionals worldwide, under the IRPA banner, will be celebrated with a session dedicated to the achievements and milestones that have marked this period. The session will be an important part of the scientific programme and will highlight the scientific topics underpinning our profession, the issues we have faced and can expect, and the lessons learned so far. It will provide a unique insight into the role and influence of professional societies and IRPA in the evolving world of radiation safety.

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Technical Exhibition The technical exhibition is a significant part of the scientific offering provided by IRPA14, and will give delegates the opportunity to sample the latest technical developments in all the fields in which radiation protection is playing an active role. Sponsored commercial presentations will give opportunities for delegates to be made aware of the products, services and capabilities of commercial companies and organisations.

Electronic and Digital Aspects The Congress will make use of best current electronic and digital technologies, and delegates are advised to bring relevant electronic devices such as laptops and tablets with them. The programme, abstracts, submitted papers and poster PDFs will all be available for a short period in advance of the Congress and will be Wi-Fi accessible throughout the Congress. This will permit delegates to optimise their personal programme tailored to their interests. All PowerPoint presentations will be filed on the website shortly after delivery, together with audio-visual input where available. Refresher Course downloads will only be available to non-attendees on payment of an additional fee. There will be a limited programme of live webcasts of selected presentations for use by Associate Societies and relevant organisations around the world. Modern communication methods, involving approaches such as blogs and tweets, will be used during the principal discussion sessions in order to help identify the key issues and questions. All the Congress programme content and output will be migrated to the IRPA website approximately six months after the Congress.

Business Programme Before and during the congress, a series of meetings will allow the appointed Associate Societies’ participants to review the actions of IRPA and prepare for the future. In order to facilitate the course of the Scientific Programme, the IRPA Associate Societies Forum will be held on Sunday 8 May. It will provide an opportunity to discuss common issues and to develop ideas concerning the running of IRPA. All Associate Societies are strongly encouraged to ensure that they are represented at the Forum, and all Congress delegates may also participate. The General Assembly to be held on the Wednesday afternoon will be the principal part of the business programme during which some 150 formally nominated Associate Society delegates, representing the Associated Societies, will elect the officers and members for the next Executive Council that will operate during the 2016 - 2020 period. It will also conduct other formal business, including confirming the venue for the next International Congress (IRPA15) scheduled for 2020 and the selection of the prime candidate for the 2024 Congress. Additional IRPA committee and commission meetings will be announced by the IRPA Executive. For further information, please consult the IRPA14 website at www.irpa2016capetown.org.za and contact the IRPA Executive office at exof@irpa.net.

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Programme Schedule Sunday, 08 May 2016 IRPA Associate Societies Forum Type Time Room

Plenary Session 10:00 – 17:45 1.6

18:00

Welcome Reception Sponsored by Australasian Radiation Protection Society CTICC Exhibition Hall

Monday, 09 May 2016 Opening Ceremony Type Date Time Room Thiagan Pather Renate Czarwinski Thabo Tselane Hendrik de Vos

Plenary Session Monday, 9 May 2016 08:30 – 09:15 Auditorium 1 IRPA14 President IRPA President SARPA Chairperson SARPS Chairperson

Minister JoematPettersson

Minister of Energy of South Africa

Yukiya Amano

IAEA DG

Sievert Lecture: How to protect the public when you can’t measure the risk -- The role of radiation epidemiology Plenary Session Monday, 9 May 2016 09:15 – 10:15 Auditorium 1 John Boice (USA)

10:15 – 10:45

Coffee Break & Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall

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Type Date Time Room Speaker

Area 1, Scientific Session 1: Physics, Chemistry and Biology Type Date Time Room Chair Co-Chair 10:45 11:00

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 1.6 Fiona Lyng Ines Krajcar Bronic Current status of the biological study on low-dose ionizing radiation effects in kHNP-RHI Korea Seon Young Nam Radiation Health Institute, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea Current state of pharmacologic radioprotection for clinical exposure to ionizing radiation Nivethan Vela University of Toronto, ON, Canada

11:15

Change in peripheral blood lymphocyte telomere length and the occurrence of secondary cancers in Hodgkin lymphoma patients Radhia M’kacher Radiobiology and Oncology Laboratory, IRCM, CEA, France

11:30

DNA double strand break formulation and repair in human fribroblasts continuously exposed to X-ray radiation Andreyan Osipov State Research Centre – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre of Federal Medical Biological Agency Moscow, Russia

11:45

Alveolar macrophages as a key target for decorporating agents following pulmonary contamination with moderately soluble actinides Anne van der Meeren CEA Bruyeres le Chatel, France

12:00

Assessment of respiratory toxicity of ITER-like tungsten metal nanoparticles using an in vitro 3D human airway epithelium model Veronique Mallard CEA, DSV, IBEB, LIPM, France

Area 2, Scientific Session 1: Use of international standards at regional and national level Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker 11:00 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 1.4 Nobuhito Ban Karla Petrova ICRP system of protection for existing exposure situations Don Cool Electric Power Research Institute, United States of America International standards for radiation protection monitoring: The role of ICRU Hans Menzel ICRU, Switzerland

11:30

Updating the radiation protection guidance for the United States Kenneth R. Kase NCRP, United States of America

11:45

Implications of ICRP 103, the international and the European basic safety standards on the use of dose constraints in the management and disposal of radioactive waste, including waste containing elevated levels of naturally occurring radionuclides on France Christophe Serre IRSN, France

12:00

De Minimis Non Curat Lex or Endless Optimization Bernd Lorenz Germany

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11:15

2015 IRPA survey of professionals on the new dose limit to the lens of the eye and wider issues associated with tissue reactions Marie Claire Cantone University of Milan, Italy

Area 4, Scientific Session 1: Nuclear Applications / Worker Protection , Public Protection, Safety and Risk Assessment Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker 11.15

11.30 11:45 12:00

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.6 Alfred Hefner Akli Hammadi Recent developments in occupational exposure reduction in nuclear power plants Jason Harris Purdue University, United States of America How Spanish Nuclear Power Plants have implemented lessons learned from the Fukushima accident in the radiation protection field Eduardo Sollet Cofrentes NPP, Spain The information system on occupational exposure (ISOE) : Trends and lessons Tae-Won Hwang KHNP, Republic of Korea Protecting humans and the environment the next hundred thousands of years Ulrik Kautsky SKB, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co, Sweden Ingestion of Cs-137 at Volincy municipality in Belarus appr. 30 years after the Chernobyl accident Peter Hill Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany

Area 3, Panel Session: International Response to Bonn Call for Action Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair

Panel Session Monday, 9 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 Auditorium 1 Claire-Louise Chapple Constantin Milu

Panellists

Renate Czarwinski IRPA, Maria del Rosario Perez WHO/HQ, Nicole Denjoy DITTA, Ola Holmberg IAEA, Axel Böttger, Regulatory Rep, Napapong Pongnapang, ISRRT

Regional Speaker 1 Regional Speaker 2 Regional Speaker 3

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Regional Speaker 4 Regional Speaker 5

AFROSAFE Campaign and question from Africa Michael Kawooya African Society of Radiology, Uganda EUROSAFE Campaign and question from Europe Guy Frija (to be presented by Claire-Louise Chapple) ESR, France US response to Bonn “Call for Action” and question from North America John Boice National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements, United States of America Latin America response to Bonn “Call for Action” and question from Latin America and the Caribbean Simone Kodlulovich Latin American Association of Medical Physics, Brazil Asian response to Bonn “Call for Action” and question from Asia and Oceania Makoto Akashi NIRS, Japan

Area 7, Scientific Session 1: Radon and other natural radiation, NORM industries, mining and mineral processing Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker 11:15 11:30 11:45

12:00

Scientific Session Monday, 09 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.41 Nancy Kirner Jean-François Lecomte Challenges in managing exposures due to Natural Radiation Sources Tony Colgan IAEA, Austria Outdoor thoron and thoron progeny in a thorium-rich area in Norway Anne Liv Rudjord Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Norway Public exposure due to radon indoor in three municipalities of Pocos de Caldas Plateau, Brazil Nivaldo Da Silva Brazilian Commission for Nuclear Energy – CNEN, Brazil Marie Curie’s contaminated notebook Lindsey Simcox Aurora Health Physics Services LTD., United Kingdom Verification of skin-point-source method to assess annual effective dose by usage of TENORM added consumer products Do Hyeon Yoo Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

Special Session – Breaking News Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Monday, 09 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.44 Isabel Steyn Annie Duffy Solid cancer incidence among the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors: 1958-2009 Eric Grant Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan

11:30

Managing the gaseous waste in Nuclear Medicine: a novel approach Shahed Khan RCS LTD, United Kingdom

11:45

Calculation of lifetime lung cancer risks associated with indoor radon exposure based on various radon risk models Jing Chen Radiation Protection Bureau, Canada

12:00

Devaluation of Rhinoceros horn through nuclear techniques Charles Krös NECSA, South Africa

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch & Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall

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11:15

Can standard CT be replaced by contrast enhanced ultra-low-dose CT with iterative reconstruction for the screening of patients admitted with acute abdominal pain? A comparative study Pierre-Alexandre Poletti University Hospital Geneva, Switzerland

Area 1, Scientific Session 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 1.6 Fiona Lyng Ines Krajcar Bronic The non-linear effects of low dose ionising radiation on biological systems Roy A. Quinlan Durham University, United Kingdom

14:00

Microdosimetric measurements for electron irradiation on DNA under physiological conditions: Low energy electrons vs. radicals Marc Benjamin Hahn BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany

14:15

Modelling the decrease in external dose rate using data from the Swedish municipality measurement system Christopher Rääf Lund University, Sweden

14:30

Clinical features of subacute radiation syndrome Anastasia Ustyugova Burnasian Federal Medical Biophysical Centre, Moscow, Russia

14:45 Young Professional Nomination

A new shielding design for reducing secondary neutron doses to paediatric patients during intracranial proton thrapy: Monte Carlo simulation of the neutron energy spectrum and its organ doses Shinnosuke Matsumoto Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita, Japan

Area 2, Scientific Session 2: Ethics Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker 13:45 14:00 Young Professional Nomination

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Scientific Session Monday. 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 1.4 Jacques Lochard Marie Barnes The ethical foundations of the radiological protection system Kunwoo Cho Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Republic of Korea Prudence in radiation protection how much? A Case Study Roger Coates Cumbria, United Kingdom Investigation of diversity demographics in radiation protection Elizabeth Gillenwalters Ameriphysics LLC, United States of America Ethical consideration on radiation protection in biomedical research in the post-Fukushima era Chieko Kurihara National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan

14:30

Dose limits in radioactive waste management: Interdisciplinary perspectives from the German ENTRIA Project Clemens Walther Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

14:45

Ethical considerations: empowerment of people living on contaminated areas after a nuclear accident Francois Rollinger IRSN, France

Area 6, Scientific Session 1: Radiation Detection Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Young Professional Nomination

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 2.6 James Neton Sander Perle Assessment of dose calibrators performance in nuclear medicine department in Sudan Suhaib Alameen College of Medical Radiologic Science, Sudan

13:45 Young Professional Nomination

Monte Carlo calibration of the WBC detection system for in vivo measurement of people internally contaminated with Sr-90 Karin Fantinová SURO (National Radiation Protection Institue), Prague, Czech Republic

14:00

Performance assessment of the criticality dosimetry system at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN Olivier Van Hoey The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK-CEN, Belgium

14:15

Development of two new single-exposure, multi-detector neutron spectrometers for radiation protection applications in workplace monitoring José M. Gómez-Ros CIEMAT, Spain and INFNLNF, Italy

14:30

A passive neutron dosemeter for measurements in mixed neutron-photon fields Christian Bernhardsson Medical Radiation Physics Malmö, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Sweden

14:45

International standards on radioactivity measurement for radiological protection: Status and Perspectives Rolf Michel Institute for Radioecology and Radiation Protection, Germany

Area 3, Scientific Session 1: Radiation Safety of Paedatric Patients Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker 14:00

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 Auditorium 1 Debbie Gilley Bernard Le Guen Large scale multi-national studies on radiation protection of children in CT Madan Rehani IOMP, United States of America Imaging for saving kids – improving radiation safety in paediatric radiology Michael G Kawooya African Society of Radiology, Uganda Optimisation of image quality and patient dose in radiographs of paediatric extremities using direct digital radiography Adam Jones Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK and Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia

14:30 Young Professional Nomination

Radiation dose optimisation in paediatric conventional imaging using an automatic dose data management software Luis Alejo Luque Medical physics department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Spain

14:45

Out-of-field dose and risk of radiogenic second cancer for children treated with craniospinal 3D-conformal RadioTherapy or TomoTherapy Marijike De Saint-Hubert SCK-CEN, Belgium

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14:15 Young Professional Nomination

Area 10, Scientific Session 1: Development of Co-operation in Nuclear / Radiological Emergencies Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker 13:45 14:00

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 2.41 Raimo Mustonen Chunsheng Li On-going work to enhance post-accident radiation protection at Swedish Nuclear Power Plants Karin Fritioff Vattenfall AB, Sweden Emergency preparedness – a continuously improving process Marcel Lips Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant, Switzerland Nuclear and radiological preparedness: The achievements of the European Research Project PREPARE Wolfgang Raskob Karlsruhe Institue of Technology (KIT), Germany

14:15

Mass media communication of emergency issues and countermeasures in a nuclear accident. Fukushima reporting in European newspapers Eduardo Gallego Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

14:30

Radiological analysis methodology of the habitability in an Alternate Emergency Management Centre (CAGE) in case of beyond design basis accident César Hueso IDOM Engineering, Spain

14:45

NEA framework for the post-accident management of contaminated food Michael Siemann (to be presented by Edward Lazo) OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, France

Area 7, Scientific Session 2: Radiation Protection of the Environment and the Public Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30

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13:45

Scientific Session Monday, 9 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 2.44 Nina Chobanova Nivaldo da Silva Assessing the northern Benguela upwelling system for radioactivity levels: A baseline study Martina Rozmaric IAEA, Austria Investigation of specific local ecosystem arised on the NORM slag and ashes Ivica Prlic Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Croatia

14:00

An Intelligent Digital Gamma Spectrometric Approach for Rapid Assessment of Environmental Radioactivity Ian Kaniu Department of Physics, University of Nairobi, Kenya

14:15

The potential for phytoremediation of uranium contaminated substrata on the Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa: extraction and harvesting versus in situ sequestration Isabel Weiersbye University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

14:30 14:45

Outdoor Radon Concentration in the township of Ado-Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria Isaac Ajayi Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria Natural Uranium Distribution in Males Sergey Tolmachev US Transuranium and Uranium Registries (USTUR), Richland, WA, USA

Open meeting on the IRPA Guidance on Certification of RPE Type: Meeting Date: Monday, 9 May 2016 Time: 15:00 – 16:30 Room: 1.6 Chair: Eduardo Gallego 15:00 – 15:30 15:30 – 16:30

Coffee Break - Exhibition Hall Poster Session A - Exhibition Hall

Area 2, Plenary Session: The Global Radiation Safety Paradigm = Practising Radiation Protection, Sharing Experience, New Challenges Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair Invited Speaker 1 Invited Speaker 2 Invited Speaker 3 Invited Speaker 4 Invited Speaker 5

Plenary Session Monday, 09 May 2016 16:30 – 18:00 Auditorium 1 Renate Czarwinski Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka Doses, risks, future perspectives Ferid Shannoun UNSCEAR, Austria Philosophy, principles and practical recommendations Chris Clement ICRP, Canada International safety stands – current and future perspectives Tony Colgan IAEA, Austria Preliminary Thoughts on Protection Principles for Non-Ionising Radiation Eric van Rongen ICNIRP, Germany What we have to share from experience of The Fukushima Daiichi Accident Makoto Akashi NIRS, Japan

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Tuesday, 10 May 2016 Morning Plenary Type Date Time Room Thiagan Pather Emilie van Deventer Shengli Niu

Plenary Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 08:30 – 08:45 Auditorium 1 IRPA14 President WHO ILO

Area 1, Plenary Session: State of the Art in Fundamental Science Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair Invited Speaker 1 Invited Speaker 2 Invited Speaker 3

Plenary Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 08:45 – 10:15 Auditorium 1 Andrey Bushmanov John Boice Chernobyl: 30 years after (health effects, lessons to be learnt) Richard Wakeford University of Manchester, United Kingdom Investigations of radiation exposures in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident Rolf Michel University of Hannover, Germany Risks from radon and other internal emitters and their control John Harrison ICRP Committee 2, United Kingdom

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Retrospective estimation of organ doses for an epidemiology study of CT scanning in paediatric patients (EPI-CT) Isabelle Thierry-Chef International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France

Invited Speaker 5

Population and biological studies in the high-level natural radiation areas of Kerala, India Birajlaxmi Das Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

Russian Health Studies Programme, Scientific Session 1 Type Date Time Room Chair

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10:15 – 10:45

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 08:45 – 10:15 2.44 Barrett Fountos Highlights of the Russian Health Studies Programme and updated research findings Barrett Fountos U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, United States of America Project 1.1. Techa River population dosimetry Bruce Napier Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States of America Project 1.2b: Techa River population cancer morbidity and mortality Dan Stram University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America Coffee Break & Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall

Area 1, Scientific Session 3: Epidemiology and Social Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker 11:00 Young Professional Nomination 11:15 11:30

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 1.6 Mark Little Joachim Breckow Beyond Paternalism and Strategy: Understanding Radiological Risks as a Mutual Learning Experience Gaston Meskens Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN, Belgium Results of RELID study 2015 – Buenos Aires, Argentina Cinthia Papp Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, Argentina Educational and occupational outcomes of childhood cancer survivors 30 years after irradiation Agnes Dumas Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, France Lung cancer risk from radon and smoking – addictive or multiplicative effect Ladislav Tomasek National Radiation Protection Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

11:45

The detriment in radiation protection Jonas Buermeyer Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection (IMPS), University of Applied Sciences (THM), Giessen, Germany

12:00

The International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS): A collaborative epidemiological study to improve knowledge about health effects of protracted low dose exposure Dominique Laurier IRSN, France

Area 4, Panel Session: Nuclear Newcomers and New Build Type Date Time Room Moderator Panellist 1

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Assessment of Belarusian NPP for protection of the public Viktoriya Kliaus Scientific-Practical Centre of Hygiene, Minsk, Belarus Nuclear New Build – Disseminating Radiation Safety Culture into the Supply Chain Peter Bryant Arcadis, United Kingdom Overall RP knowledge needs for an NPP Programme Phil Metcalf ENSTTI, France Newcomers, new build – the industry view Marcel Lips WNA, United Kingdom NEA Framework for the Post-Accident Management of Contaminated Food Edward Lazo OECD-NEA, France

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Panel Discussion Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.6 Roger Coates Egypt experience with research reactors operation, nuclear and radiological activities law as a step for building nuclear power reactors Mohamed Gomaa IRPA, Egypt

Area 11, Scientific Session 1: Decommissioning Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:15 1.4 Andy Hopkins Gert Liebenberg The Role of Radiation Protection Considerations in Decommissioning Eric Howell Facilia, Sweden

11:15 Young Professional Nomination

Analysis of radioactive inventory for radionuclide content in liquid effluents, resulting for the decommissioning of a nuclear research reactor Carmen Alexandra Tuca Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, IFINHH, Romania

11:30

The Swiss approach to deal with radium legacies from the watch industry Christophe Murith Federal Office of Public Health (BGA), Switzerland

11:45

Information management system supporting a multiple property survey program with legacy radioactive contamination Douglas Chambers ARCADIS, Canada

12:00

Decontamination and recovery of a nuclear facility to allow continued operation Joushua Cavaghan Sellafield Ltd, United Kingdom

Area 3, Scientific Session 2: Implementation of New Technology and Techniques Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair

10:45

11:00

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11:30

11:45 12:00 Young Professional Nomination

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:15 Auditorium 1 Chris Trauernicht Marie Claire Cantone Utilising 3D scanner / printer for a dummy shield: Monte Carlo dose calculations on artefact-free CT images of a metallic shield for electron radiation therapy Sangmin Lee Program in Biomedical Radiation Sciences, Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea New concept: Reduction of dose of the lens Lue Sun Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Operational radiation safety with Y-90 Microspheres Mark Miller Cleveland Clinic, United States of America Internal dose assessment of new 177Lu-radiopharmaceuticals and its role in radiation protection of patients Nancy Puerta Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Argentina Using I-125 seeds for localisation; a retrospective overview of radiation safety issues Linda Janssen-Pinkse Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Netherlands Advanced aspects of radiation protection in the use of particle accelerators in the medical field Angelo Infantino Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy

Area 7, Scientific Session 3: Environmental Monitoring Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 10:45 11:00

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.41 Eduardo Gallego Amber Bannon Radiation measurement systems and experiences in Japan after the Fukushima accident Frazier Bronson Canberra Industries, United States of America A new facility for assuring the measurements traceability in the environmental dosimetry Sorin Bercea “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Romania

11:15

Control of emissions from a gold and uranium-mining polluted catchment in a semi-arid region of South Africa: the Varkenslaagte stream Isabel Weiersbye University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

11:30 Young Professional Nomination

Pb- and 137Cs-dating of a sediment core from Lake Biel (Switzerland) and source characterization of fallout Anja Pregler Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

11:45 Young Professional Nomination

Environmental radiation monitoring in the gold mining region of East Cameroon Joseph Emmanuel Ndjana Nkoulou II Nuclear Technology Section, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, Cameroon

12:00

Internal radiation exposure dose from some commonly consumed food stuff in Lagos A Commercial City in Nigeria Kayode I. Ogungbemi Physics Department, University of Lagos, Nigeria

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Russian Health Studies Programme, Scientific Session 2 Type Date Time Room Chair 10:45 11:15

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:45 – 12:15 2.44 Barrett Fountos Project 2.2: Mayak worker cancer mortality Mikhail Sokolnikov Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozersk, Russia Project 2.4: Mayak worker dosimetry Bruce Napier Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States of America

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch & Poster Viewing - Exhibition Hall

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11:45

Project 2.8: The Russian Human Radiobiological Tissue Repository: A unique resource for studies of plutonium-exposed workers Christopher Loffredo Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America

Area 5, Scientific Session 1: Source Term Reduction and Dose Optimisation Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 1.4 José Marcus Godoy Tadashi Narabayashi H3D Technology NATC Data Analysis Working Group results in introducing new ALARA tools to the nuclear industry David W. Miller University of Illinois, Cook Nuclear Plant, American Electric Power, United States of America

13:50 Keynote Speaker

Optimization of mining and processing uranium ore Paulo Heilbron Brazilian Nuclear Industries INB, Brazil

14:05

Questions and remarks (Session Chair)

14:15

Dose Constraint - a Mysterious Concept of Radiation Protection Helena Janzekovic SNSA, Slovenia

14:30 Young Professional Nomination

Case Study: Radiation Protection measures when designing an extension of a Nuclear Medicine Department Youness Esserhir El Fassi University of Ibn Tofail, Faculty of Sciences, Morocco

14:45

Radiation Protection Challenges in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): A Call for National Action Agenda Zeinab AlHusarri Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, United Arab Emirates

Area 4, Scientific Session 2: Industrial Applications / Worker Protection, Public Protection, Safety and Risk Assessment Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair

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13:30 Keynote Speaker

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:30 – 15:00 2.6 Lars Roobol Kun-Woo Cho From radiation solutions for engineering problems to engineering solutions for radiation problems: the uses of industrial radiation Edward Waller University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

14:00

Toward a novel modular architecture for CERN radiation monitoring Hamza Boukabache CERN, Switzerland

14:15

Practical use of graph theory to reduce the individual doses of the employees working in areas with high background radiation Illia Kurdin State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency (SRC-FMBC), Russia

14:30

Health impact assessment of recovery/disposal options of sewage sludge: methodology and critical parameters Héléne Caplin IRSN, France

14:45 Young Professional Nomination

Improvement of the dose estimation in case of an occupational 241Am incorporation event Anna Pántya Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Energy Research, Hungary

Area 3, Scientific Session 3: Radiation Safety Compliance: Justification, Design and Audit Type Date Time Room Chair Co-chair 13:30 Keynote Speaker 1 14:00

Scientific Session Tuesday, 10 May 2016 13:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15:00 Auditorium 1 Eva Friberg Brad Cassels Comprehensive quality audits in radiation oncology, diagnostic and interventional radiology Ola Holmberg IAEA, Austria Extension of the IAEA International Nuclear and radiological Event Scale (INES) for Medical Events Marc Valero ASN Nuclear Safety Authority, France

14:15

Patient radiation safety control in nuclear medicine practices in view of the New Basic Safety Standards (BSS) Jamila S. Alsuwaidi Dubai Health Authority, UAE

14:30

A cross-sectional study of nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Africa: results from the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS) Andrew J. Einstein Columbia University, USA