Welcome to the East Tennessee Chapter of the Health
Physics Society (ETCHPS) Home Page.
The ETCHPS is a scientific and professional organization
whose members specialize in occupational, environmental,
and medical radiation safety. Our membership includes
professionals involved in commercial, industrial,
university, medical, and governmental radiation safety
activities throughout eastern Tennessee. We are a regional
affiliate of the Health
Physics Society .
Our mailing address is:
East Tennessee Health Physics Society
PO Box 7006
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
HPS
Leadership Election Results
The Health Physics Society (HPS) election
results are in. Congratulations to ETCHPS member
Eric Abelquist, who was elected as HPS
President-Elect!
Also elected to take office at the 2016 HPS
Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington, in July are:
Secretary-elect: Karen Langley
Directors: John Cardarelli, Jason Harris, and Tara
Medich
We
are planning the
Fall/Winter NRRPT Review
Course and would like your
input
regarding attendance,
time slots, and
instruction.
Please let me
know if you would be
interested in attending
the NRRPT Review Course.
Currently we
have two time slots:
Thursday’s
5:30pm – 7:30pm
(November 10 through
January 19th) or
Saturday’s
9:00 am- 11:00 am
(November12 through
January 21st).
Which time
slot would you prefer?
Would you be
interested in being an
instructor for the given
topics?
Date
Topic
November
10/November 12
Fundamentals: Radioactive
Decay, Units,
Counting Statistics Calculations Half
Life and Decay
November
17/November 19
Fundamentals: Interaction of
radiation with
matter
(mechanisms of
interaction and
energy loss) (range-energy
relationship,
absorption,
scattering/shielding)
December
1/December 3
Detection
and Measurement: Instrument
operating theory and
instrumentation
December
8/December 10
Applied
Radiation
Protection: Standards and
Regulations, e.g.,
10CFR20 and 10CFR835
Applied
Radiation
Protection: Internal/External
Dosimetry Biological
effects of ionizing
radiation
January
26/January 28
Additional
Topics - TBD
4. Are there other
topics that you feel
should be included in the
NRRPT Review Course?
Please send
your comments/suggestions
regarding attendance, time
and topics to me at scofieldpa@ornl.gov.
Also please contact me if
you would be interested in
being an instructor for this
course. I need to firm up
the dates with Roane State
next week, so please contact
me by Wednesday, October 5th.
Thank
you,
Pat
Scofield
Upcoming
Events
October 11,
2016
Chapter
Meeting
Topic: Radiation in Flight
Presenter: Joseph Shonka
Location: Swifty’s Atomic Bar and Grill, Oak
Ridge
November
15, 2016
Chapter
Meeting
Topic: Thoughts on Radiation Safety
Programs if LNT Hypothesis is Abandoned
Presenter: HPS President-Elect Eric
Abelquist
Location: Swifty’s Atomic Bar and
Grill, Oak Ridge
December 8,
2016
Vendor's
Meeting
In keeping with the Health
Physics Society's mission, "to encourage
scientific,professional and public education" as
it pertains to excellence in the science and
practice of radiation safety, the ETCHPS has
sponsored and supported public outreach and
training sessions in East Tennessee areas near
nuclear facilities (i.e. Oak Ridge and
Chattanooga). Henry Lynn has organized these
efforts and needs volunteers to help develop
materials, make presentations. Please let Henry
know by sending a note to his home email address
at henryslynn@comcast.net
if you are interested in assisting
with this effort.
Next
Meeting
October 11,
2016
Swifty’s Atomic Bar and
Grill
119 South Illinois Avenue
Oak Ridge
5:30 Socialize, 6:30 presentation
Radiation in
Flight
Joseph
Shonka
Got
Science?
The ETCHPS is a proud sponsor of the Tennessee
Science Bowl
Lausanne Collegiate School won the 2015 Tennessee
Science Bowl.
