Contact: NCHPS President


NCHPS 2008 Fall Meeting

November 6-7, 2008 at Holiday Inn Charlotte-Center City
230 N College St, Charlotte, NC, 28202

Agenda


1:00

Welcome and Introduction

Laura Pring , BA,RT(R)(M)(QM)(BD),RRPT

NCHPS President Elect

1:05-1:45

Will They Ever Learn? The Public Education Game

Howard Dickson, CHP,CSP,CIH

HPS President-elect

1:45-2:45

RACER: An Integrated Approach to Risk Analysis, Communication, and Decision Making

John Till, PhD

President, Radiological Assessments Corp.

2:45-3:00

Break


Spirit Room Exhibitor’s Area

3:00-3:30

Alternative Method for I-131Outpatient Therapy Release Criteria

Chris Martel, MS, CHP        

Boston University Medical Center




3:30-4:00

Neutron Characterization after PWR Primary System Upgrades

Jay Tarzia, MS, CHP

Radiation Safety and Control Services           


4:00-5:00

Homeland Security for Health Physicists

William Rhodes III, MS, CHP

Sandia National Laboratories

5:00-5:45

Adjourn/Executive Council Meeting

Quorum Board Room

5:30-6:30

Social

Spirit Room Exhibitor’s Area

6:30-9:00

Buffet Dinner & Speaker



North Carolina , a First in X-ray Imaging and the Davidson College Experience





HPS Outstanding Science Teacher of the YearAward Recognition

Brian Whitson


Mint Ball Room



Perry Sprawls, Ph.D., PE
(FACR, FAAPM, DABR, DABMP, CCE)
Emory University School of Medicine
 



Laura Pring , BA,RT(R)(M)(QM)(BD),RRPT

NCHPS President Elect





Friday, November 7th




8:00-8:30

Update on Tritium Issues at Nuclear Power Sites

Dale Holden

Duke Energy


8:30-8:45

Improving Radiation Protection Practices in Industrial Radiography

Larry Haynes, CHP

Duke Energy

8:45-9:00

Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal, The Perspective of the NC Radiation Protection Commission


Alan Mabry, MS, CHP

General Electric Company Nuclear Fuels

09:00-10:00

Radiological Fire Disasters – Lessons Learned

Matt Norton CIH, CSP

Philotechnics Ltd.

10:00-10:15

Break


Spirit Room Exhibitor’s Area

10:15-10:30

Recent Experiences with I-125 Seeds

Beth Franklin, MS, DABR

Carolinas Medical Center

10:30-10:45

NC X-Ray Rules Update

Jon Granger

NC Radiation Protection Section

10:45-11:00

Recent and Upcoming Changes in the ANSI Z136 Series of Standards for Safe Use of Lasers


Ben Edwards, MS, CLSO, NRRPT

Duke University Medical Center

11:00-11:45

Computed Tomography Image Quality and Dose Optimization

Perry Sprawls, Ph.D., PE
(FACR, FAAPM, DABR, DABMP, CCE)
Emory University School of Medicine

11:45-12:15

Nuclear Power Renaissance – Including an Overview of Lee Nuclear Station

John Thrasher, PE

Duke Energy

12:15

Adjourn

Laura Pring , BA,RT(R)(M)(QM)(BD),RRPT

NCHPS President Elect



Professional Enrichment Program on Thursday morning: "Fundamentals of Digital Radiography", presented by Andrew Woodward MA, R.T.(R)(QM)(CT)(ARRT), Clinical Professor, UNC School of Medicine. The PEP course is 4 hours (ABHP and ASRT CE credits applied for), for $50. Please contact Laura Pring , BA, R.T.(R)(QM)(M)(BD)(RRPT) Radiation Safety Office, Carolinas Medical Center, laura.pring@carolinashealthcare.org or 704-355-5376 for more information.