Occupational and Environmental Radiation Protection:
Principles and Practices of Radiation Safety
April 26–29, 2010 (Dates Tentative)
Boston, Massachusetts

**Please Note**

 The following information is currently being updated.The program below reflects information from 2009 and is subject to change.

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In these economic times, don’t compromise your radiation safety program. Stay up-to-date with current radiation industry trends and let environmental health experts and master teachers, Drs. Dade Moeller, Jacob Shapiro, and Joe Ring help you face new and ongoing radiation protection challenges.

 

Radiation Protection Taught by Leaders in the Field!

Occupational and Environmental Radiation Protection is a premier course emphasizing basic concepts and practices of radiation protection, marked by praise for its distinguished faculty and high student satisfaction. Take your first step to meeting the Federal and State requirements for radiation safety and licensing requirements.

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Letter from Program Directors

Come to Harvard to participate in a program designed to present the basic concepts, practices, and regulatory aspects of radiation protection for scientists and management personnel. This course is marked by high student satisfaction and praise from past participants who have come from essentially every state, as well as multiple foreign countries. They have included safety engineers, physicists, physicians, nurses, lawyers, managers, technicians, and health physicists who want to improve their knowledge of the basics of radiation protection.

The presentations of Drs. Moeller, Shapiro, and Ring are based on over 150 years of experience in teaching, research, and administration. You will learn from them not only the essence of radiation protection, but their intuitive approaches to solving problems. In addition, Drs. Moeller and Shapiro have written popular textbooks in Environmental Health and Radiation Protection that will be provided to you. The supporting faculty is comprised of accomplished guest lecturers from government, industry, academia, and medical institutions. Teaching tools include lectures, laboratory exercises, breakout sessions for students with special interests, and panel discussions.

This is an outstanding program and the faculty welcomes the opportunity to enrich your knowledge in this exciting field.

Sincerely,
Dade W. Moeller,
Jacob Shapiro,
and Joseph P. Ring

Taught by Leaders in the Field

The program directors and principal instructors have comprehensive experience dealing directly with everyday problems in radiation protection. Throughout their careers they have learned and taught as the industry has changed and developed. Come to Harvard and learn the basic principles on how to implement a radiation safety program in your organization.

Who Should Attend

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Participants Will Learn To

Practical Learning Format

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Faculty

Program Directors:

Dade W. Moeller, PhD, CHP, PE
Professor, Emeritus
Harvard School of Public Health
Chief Executive Officer
Dade Moeller Technical Services

Joseph P. Ring, PhD, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Associate Director, Radiological Services
Department of Environmental Health and Safety
Harvard University
Lecturer on Radiological Health
Department of Environmental Health
Harvard School of Public Health

Jacob Shapiro, PhD, CHP
Radiation Protection Officer, Emeritus
Harvard University
Visiting Scientist
Department of Environmental Health
Harvard School of Public Health

Faculty Members:

David E. Drum, MD, PhD, CHP
Associate Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Department of Radiology
VA Boston Healthcare System

John D. Kinneman, MS, CHP
Director of the Division of Nuclear Materials Safety
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Manuel J. Mejias
Health Physics Supervisor
Environmental Health and Safety
Radiation Protection Office
Harvard University

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Agenda (Reflects 2009 Information)

Monday, April 27, 2009
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome and Review of Program Objectives and Reference Materials
— Moeller
9:00 Atomic Structure and Radioactive Materials — Moeller
10:00 Refreshment Break
10:15 External Radiation Protection; Properties and Interactions of Radiation — Shapiro
11:30 Units of Dose — Ring
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 External Radiation Protection; Exposure and Dose Assessment
— Shapiro
1:45

Physics of Radiation Detectors, Including Personnel Dosimetry
— Ring
3:15 Refreshment Break
3:30 Practical Considerations of Radiation Detectors [NEW in 2009]
— Ring
5:00 Sessions End
5:00 Reception at HSPH for attendees and their traveling companions
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 Radiation Standards for Workers and the General Public — Moeller
9:00 Internal Dosimetry — Shapiro
10:15 Refreshment Break
10:30 Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation — Drum
11:30 Case Study: Incident re Ingestion of 32P — Shapiro
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 Lab Demonstration: Gamma Spectroscopy in Occupational and Environmental Radiation Protection — Moeller, Shapiro
2:00 Refreshment Break
2:15

Laboratory and Field Instrumentation [NEW in 2009] — Mejias
3:30

Hands-on Instrumentation [NEW in 2009] — Mejias
4:00

Break
4:15

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Group #1: Biological Effects, Linear No-Threshold Hypothesis, and Sources of Information — Drum, Moeller
Group #2: Radon and Indoor Granite: Recent Findings
[NEW in 2009]— Shapiro
5:00 Sessions End
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 Natural Background Radiation — Moeller
9:00 Environmental Radionuclide Transport and Monitoring — Moeller
10:15 Refreshment Break
10:30 Exposure Assessment Workshop:
Lung Dose from Radon, Skin Dose from Hot Particles, Release of Radiopharmaceutical Patients, Laboratory Accidents, and Media Responses — Shapiro
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 University, Medical, Research, and Industry Radiation Protection
— Ring
2:00

Break
2:15

Management and Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste:
Basic Principles — Ring
3:30

Refreshment Break
3:45

Practical Application: Development of a Radiation Protection Work Plan [NEW in 2009] — Ring, Shapiro
5:00 Sessions End
Thursday, April 30, 2009
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 Thinking Outside the Box [NEW in 2009]— Moeller
8:45 Medical Radiation Exposure [NEW in 2009]— Shapiro
9:45 Refreshment Break
10:00
 Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Safety — Moeller
10:45 Role of Good Science in Assessing Radiation Impacts: Yucca Mountain — Moeller
11:45 Lunch
12:45 pm USNRC and Agreement State Regulations — Kinneman
1:45 Refreshment Break
2:00 Licensee Inspections: Lessons Learned — Kinneman
3:15 Panel Session: Regulation of Licensees and Public Communications — Kinneman, Moeller, Shapiro
3:45 Nuclear Terrorism: Threat and Response — Ring, Shapiro
4:30 Program Evaluation and Closing — Ring, Shapiro
5:00 Adjournment
  Agenda is subject to change

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Continuing Education Credit (Reflects 2009 Information)

The Harvard School of Public Health designates this continuing professional education activity for a maximum of:

The CEUs earned in this program may be applied towards the following credits:

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Program Check-In

On the first day, please check in at:

Harvard School of Public Health
FXB Building
651 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
617-384-8692

The program takes place at the Harvard School of Public Health, located in the heart of the Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston. Public transportation is also readily available to the city's many shopping districts, museums and restaurants. For directions, please click here.

Accommodations (Reflects 2009 Information)

The Courtyard Marriott, Brookline
40 Webster Street
Brookline, MA 02446
617.734.1393
$189/single/double occupancy + 9.7% tax

Rooms have been reserved at this reduced rate until March 27, 2009. Reservations should be made when you receive your registration and payment confirmation. Please mention the program name and the Harvard School of Public Health to receive the special rate. The Courtyard Marriott is approx. 1.8 miles from the program location. Accommodations include a daily shuttle trip to and from the program location.

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What Participants Say

“The faculty was exemplary. Their decades of knowledge put an extraordinary perspective on each subject. In a short time, a great deal of useful information was absorbed.”

— Jodi McVeigh
Director of Public Health
Randolph Health Department
Randolph, Massachusetts

“The amount of experience that presents this course is extraordinary. The most enjoyable part of the program is the energy and passion the instructors have when delivering the information.”

— Justin Wilde
Environmental Scientist
Fluor Hanford
Richland, Washington

“The program was relaxed but effective in delivering the materials. The lectures and professors really know their materials inside out.”

— Joseph N. Daka, PhD
Research Scientist and Head of Bioassay
Radiation Protection Bureau
Health Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

“Fantastic course! It greatly enhanced my understanding of radiation and radiation protection. The instructors were excellent and were able to make difficult concepts understandable. This course was also very well run with excellent faculty, reference materials, and support staff. ”

— David K. Levitt
Industrial Hygienist
U.S. Department of Labor
Rockville, Maryland

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Program Fee

$1,495 if payment received on or before January 29, 2010
$1,595 if payment received between January 30 and April 19, 2010
$1,695 if payment received after April 19, 2010

Program fee includes:



Group Discounts Available: Register with a colleague and receive a 15% discount on each full tuition. Receive a 20% discount when three or more colleagues from your organization register. That means, when you participate with four colleagues, a fifth colleague can attend tuition free! This is an excellent professional development opportunity that can serve as a strategy-building retreat for your team. Please email us at contedu@hsph.harvard.edu or call us at 617.384.8692 for more information.

Workforce Training Funding for Massachusetts Employers: This program is eligible for Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development funding grants. Massachusetts companies may be eligible for up to 50% off program fees. Contact the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development for assistance on filling out the approval forms:

1.800.252.1591
http://www.mass.gov/wtf

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Payment Policy

Payment must be made in US funds and received in order to process your registration. Payment by credit card is strongly preferred (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx). If paying by check, please make check payable to Harvard School of Public Health-CCPE, and be sure the participant's name is on the check. Note: Please do not make non-refundable flight arrangements until you have received confirmation from us.

Substitution/Cancellation Policy

Substitutions may be made without additional charge. All requests for substitutions or cancellations must be made in writing. Cancellation on or before March 4, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $150 administrative fee per person. Cancellations received between March 5, 2010 and April 2, 2010 will be issued a refund of 50%. After April 2, 2010, no refund will be issued. There will be no exceptions to this policy.

Ways to Register

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