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CRCPD Publication E-04-3
Proceedings of 36th Annual NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RADIATION CONTROL Embracing Change in an Evolving
May 23 - 26, 2004
Sponsored by With
financial assistance provided by the following:
August 2004
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was supported in part by Grant Number FD-U000005 from the Food and Drug
Administration. The presentations in this document were submitted by the authors and compiled by the Office of Executive Director of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD). The contents contained herein, however, may not necessarily represent the views of the entire membership of the CRCPD or any federal agency supporting the work contained in this document. The mention of commercial products, their sources, or their use in connection with material reported herein is not to be construed as either an actual or implied endorsement of such products by the CRCPD or any federal agency. Questions or comments regarding a particular presentation should be directed to the author; a list of the names and addresses of the authors is provided by clicking here. |
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Moderator:
Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., LMP
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Opening Remarks and Welcome |
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Patricia Bloomgren (Division Director for Minnesota Environmental Health) |
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| Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., LMP (CRCPD Chairperson) | |||
| Gerald S. Parker Award | |||
| Presented by Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., LMP (CRCPD Chairperson) | |||
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John C. Villforth Lecture Series History of Radiation Protection of the Public: How Did It Become So Difficult and Contentious? |
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Charles B. Meinhold (Brookhaven National Laboratory) |
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| Ronald G. Fraass (Executive Director, OED - CRCPD) | |||
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Status of Revisions to Federal Guidance for the General Public and International |
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| Barnes Johnson (Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA) | |||
| Shielding | |||
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Robert L. Dixon, Ph.D., FACR (Wake Forest University School of Medicine) Coauthors: Benjamin R. Archer, Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine); Joel E. Gray, Ph.D. (Landauer, Inc.); and Douglas J. Simpkin, Ph.D. (St. Luke’s Medical Center) |
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Debbie Gilley (Florida Bureau of Radiation Control) |
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The Future of Radiation Protection in Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities |
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| John F. Cardella, M.D., FSIR, FACR (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center) | |||
Monday, May 24, 2004
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Welcome |
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| Commissioner Dianne Mandernach (Minnesota Department of Health) | |||
| James W. Miller Award | |||
| Presented by Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., LMP (CRCPD Chairperson) | |||
Working Group PresentationsMonday, May 24, 2004 Moderator(s): Debbie B. Gilley (CRCPD Member-at-Large) Kathleen McAllister (CRCPD Member-at-Large) |
Each of the following working groups chairs provided a short presentation:
| H-7 Committee on Quality Assurance in Diagnostic X-Ray | |||
| Renee Fizer (Maryland, H-7 Chairperson) | |||
| H-11 Committee on Mammography | |||
| Karen Farris (Massachusetts, H-11 Chairperson) | |||
| Suggested State Regulations – Part X Medical Therapy | |||
| Kim Wiebeck (Arkansas, SR-X Chairperson) | |||
MEDICAL SESSIONMonday, May 24, 2004Moderator: Debbie B. Gilley (CRCPD Member-at-Large) |
| MQSA Update | |||
| Michael P. Divine, M.S. (CDRH/FDA) | |||
| Mammography Outcome Analysis | |||
| John O’Connell (New York State Department of Health) | |||
| Bradley Hutton (New York Cancer Services Program) | |||
| FDA’s Viewpoint | |||
| Presented by: Michael P. Divine, M.S. (CDRH/FDA) | |||
| Author: Charles Finder, M.D. (CDRH/FDA) | |||
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Presented by: Patricia Holahan, Ph.D. (NRC) Coauthors: Sandra Wastler and Donna-Beth Howe, Ph.D. (NRC) |
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John O’Connell (New York State Department of Health) Coauthors: David F. Lewis Ph.D., Poppy Pattanayak (International Specialty Products); and Adela Salame-Alfie, Ph.D. (New York State Department of Health) |
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| Amendments to the Federal X-Ray Systems Performance for Fluoroscopy | |||
| Thomas B. Shope, Jr., Ph.D. (CDRH/FDA) | |||
| Update on the Activities of the Committee on Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT) | |||
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David C. Spelic, Ph.D. (CDRH/FDA) Mary Ann Spohrer (Illinois, Chairperson, Committee on NEXT (H-4) |
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| Radiation Protection in Computed Tomography | |||
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Thomas R. Ohlhaber (CDRH/FDA) |
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| Fusion Imaging: What to do Now? | |||
| Mary Ann Spohrer (Illinois, Chairperson, Task Force on New Modalities (H-24) | |||
| Topical Training | |||
| Group 1 - Management Training for Radiation Directors | |||
| Roland G. Fletcher (Coordinator) | |||
| Group 2 - Interventional Fluoroscopy and Dose | |||
| Lynne Fairobent (Coordinator) | |||
| Group 3 - How to Deal with the Terror of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism | |||
| Ray Johnson (Coordinator) | |||
| Special Interest Meetings | |||
| General License Program – Regulatory Issues | |||
| Paul Schmidt (Coordinator) | |||
| National Monitoring System - Update on Activities, Real Time Monitors, Q’s and A’s | |||
| Jacolyn Dzuiban (Coordinator) | |||
Tuesday May 25, 2004
| CRCPD Board of Directors Outstanding Achievement Awards | |||
| Presented by Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., LMP (CRCPD Chairperson) | |||
Working Group PresentationsTuesday, May 25, 2004Moderator: Edgar D. Bailey, CHP (CRCPD Chairperson-Elect) |
Each of the following working groups chairs provided a short presentation:
| ENC-EI Emerging Issues Group | |||
| Barbara Hamrick, CHP, JD (California, ENC-EI Chairperson) | |||
| E-24 Committee on Decontamination and Decommissioning | |||
| Phil Egidi (Colorado, E-24 Chairperson) | |||
| E-25 Committee on Radon | |||
| Adrian Howe (Nevada, E-25 Chairperson) | |||
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HOMELAND SECURITY SESSION/EMERGENCY RESPONSE Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Moderator: Cindy Cardwell (CRCPD Past Chairperson) |
| Relationship between NNSA and DHS | |||
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Admiral Joseph J. Krol (DOE) |
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TOPOFF2 and Much, Much More Preparation, Participation, Lessons Learned, and Ongoing Effort |
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Debra McBaugh (Washington Radiation Protection) Coauthors: Terry Frazee, Gary Robertson, and Leo Wainhouse (Washington Radiation Protection) |
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HOMELAND SECURITY SESSION/EMERGENCY RESPONSE Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Moderator: Edgar D. Bailey, CHP (CRCPD Chairperson) |
| Delta Fire-General Motors Radiological Dispersion Device Exercise (May 13, 2003) - Lessons Learned | |||
| Lou Brandon, CHP (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) | |||
| Elements of a “Toolkit” to Help Public Health Officials Prepare for Nuclear/Radiological Emergency | |||
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Charles W. Miller, Ph.D. (CDC) Coauthors: Carol McCurley and Amy Guinn (CDC) |
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| Enhancing Security for Radioactive Materials | |||
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Michael Layton (NRC) |
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| Update on National Response Plan/National Incident Management System – A Radiological Perspective | |||
| Susan Frant, Ph.D. (NRC) | |||
| EPA’s Protective Action Guides - An Update | |||
| Bonnie Gitlin (EPA) | |||
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HOMELAND SECURITY SESSION/EMERGENCY RESPONSE Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Moderator: Jay C. Hyland, P.E. (CRCPD Member-at-Large) |
| Radiation Protection Activities Related to Security Screening Systems | |||
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Daniel F. Kassiday (CDRH/FDA) Coauthor: Frank Cerra (CDRH/FDA) |
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| U.S. Customs Security Scanning Systems Exposure Limits | |||
| Richard T. Whitman (DHS) | |||
Jay C. Hyland
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HOMELAND SECURITY FORUM Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Facilitator: Debra McBaugh (Chairperson, Task Force for Homeland Security Forum) |
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Each of the following agencies provided a presentation, concluding with a question and answer session:
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | |||
| Charles Miller | |||
| Customs and Border Protection | |||
| Richard Whitman | |||
| Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Agency (DOE/NNSA) | |||
| Admiral Joseph Krol | |||
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) | |||
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | |||
| Frank Marcinowski | |||
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | |||
| Craig Conklin | |||
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | |||
| Michael Noska | |||
| Health and Human Services (HHS) | |||
| John Carney | |||
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) | |||
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Michael Layton |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
| Special Interest Meetings | |||
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Energizing and Expanding the National Radon Program: The Role We All Play Tom Kelly (Coordinator) |
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Low Activity Radioactive Waste Management
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