Themes

THEME	AREAS
Radiation Protection in the Resource Industry	NORM operations Uranium Mining and Processing Radioactive waste management and reprocessing
Radiation from Energy Production	Emissions from electricity production (coal, nuclear, etc.) Nuclear Power Radioactive waste management and reprocessing
Systemic Radiation Protection Challenges	Ethics of Radiation Protection – in all areas, nuclear, medicine, mines and aerospace/space Education and training Quality control Role of manufacturers (e.g. RP additions to medicine equipment by vendors) Setting Standards from the Ground Up
Future of Radiation Protection	Transforming to an eFuture IT/analytics and its application in the radiation safety world
Low Dose Radiation	Latest Research Future Research
Medical	RP of Mini cyclotrons TGA approval of medical radiation devices The draft Medical Code, but more importantly the possible ‘ownership’ of professional safety standards for diagnostic imaging.
Extra-terrestrial Radiation protection	Aviation safety Radiation in space travel Innovative radiation protection Findings and discussion of recent activity in space/mars
Natural radioactivity and public health	Radon Radionuclides in water Public communication
Policy	Australian IRRS mission report/outcomes. ARPS position on radiation protection issues. The ACPSEM might have something to say in relation to where they are at wrt producing its position statements on testing requirements of diagnostic equipment. Economics of prevention or protection What is working, what needs to be strengthened and what are the biggest gaps in prevention or protection systems