INTERNATIONAL ACCELERATOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION E-MAIL (IARPE) NEWSLETTER "The Official Publication of the Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society" (with Contributions from International Correspondents) ====================================================================== August/September 1993 Vol. #2, #6 ====================================================================== OFFICERS ====================================================================== President: Geoff Stapleton, SSC Past President: Ralph Thomas, LLNL President Elect: Nisy Ipe, SLAC Secretary: Bob May, CEBAF Treasurer (designate): Joe McDonald, PNL Directors (1 year): Paula Trinoskey, LLNL Gerry Fallon, MIT BATES Directors (2 year): Jerry Miller, LAMPF Carter Ficklen, CEBAF Directors (3 year): Steve Musolino, BNL De Vaughn Nelson >From the Editor (Lutz Moritz ) ====================================================================== First of all I would like to thank Ralph Thomas in having sufficient confidence in me to suggest that I take on the task of editor of the Accelerator Section Electronic Newsletter. And then, of course we must all thank Bob May for the excellent job he did in this position carrying on the founding work of Nisy Ipe. This again is a Newsletter covering a two-months period. Due to the transition between editors and the attendant sorting out of communications protocols it has taken longer than usual to get this issue onto the network. This Newsletter is dominated by section news and there have not been an overwhelming number of contributions from the 'regular' correspondents or the general membership. I have a feeling that some correspondents are reluctant to contribute anything unless it is of journal publication quality. This should not be so. The Newsletter should be a forum for informal discussion and perhaps there could be more emphasis on operational topics. Members should not be afraid to pose a few 'stupid questions'; we have an international collection of experts on line who would be more than willing to show off their expertise. Near the end of the Newsletter, I introduce all the recent new members. I have sent them all invitations to contribute views and news and also to introduce themselves. Two of these introductions are included in this Newsletter. >From the President (Geoff Stapleton ) ====================================================================== Dear Members: It is a great privilege to follow Ralph as President of the accelerator section but I have to say that it is with trepidation that I assume this mantle. However, helped by all the good people on the Executive Board and all those others who have agreed to help in various ways I have no doubt that I shall find my tenure of office a most enjoyable and rewarding chapter in my life. My first task is to thank Ralph for all his good work in pushing the work of the section forward. I think his year of office is most remarkable in all the many new initiatives he has made, as well as the growing esteem in which the section is held; a direct result of his promotional efforts. My second task is to welcome and thank all the elected and re-elected members of the Executive Board together with those others who have agreed to take on a specific task for the section: Geoff Stapleton ............................................ President Ralph Thomas .......................................... Past President Nisy Ipe ........... Pres. Elect and Organizer of SF Technical Session ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob May .................................................... Secretary Lutz Moritz ........................................ Newsletter Editor Joe McDonald ..................................... Treasurer Designate Paula Trinoskey ........... Director (1994) Training and NRRPT Liaison Gerry Fallon ......................................... Director (1994) Jerry Miller .... Director (1995) and Chairman of Nominating Committee Carter Ficklen ................... Director (1995) and Parliamentarian Steve Musolino ....................................... Director (1996) De Vaughn Nelson ..................................... Director (1996) Harry Howe ...................................... Membership Directory Rick Donahue ............. Chairman of Social Event Committee SFC 1994 Bob Casey .................. Chairman of Long Range Planning Committee Wade Patterson ......................... Chairman of History Committee Ken Kase ................................. Chairman of Technical Panel Frank Masse ...... HPS Board Rep and Chairman Section Awards Committee ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I was extremely pleased that we had such an excellent showing at the technical session of the Atlanta meeting and the fact that it more or less doubled our showing at Columbus. If we continue in this way we shall clearly demonstrate that accelerator health physics is a truly lusty child thriving in our present rather dismal environment for science and technology. So thank you all who contributed such excellent material. This consideration of the Atlanta meeting leads on to my goals for the future year of section activities. The first of these is that the San Francisco meeting next year should be a truly memorable meeting with excellent technical discussions coupled with an exciting social program centred round the Berkeley laboratory and the Hall of Science. This program has been initiated by Ralph Thomas and Rick Donahue and we all look forward to a truly special occasion. I also believe it to be important for the section to be regarded by the profession, and especially regulators, as a resource of expertise in accelerator radiation protection in an environment largely dominated by the fuel/fission cycle. To this end we hope to set up a bibliography center which would comprise a full listing of all published (and possibly pertinent unpublished) material on the subject of accelerator radiation protection. This important work is being spearheaded by Ralph Thomas and I trust he will be supported by all members. Another important endeavor is the need to comment on technical and regulatory matters which bear on accelerator radiation control. We are in the process of setting up a technical panel under the guidance of Ken Kase to deal with any technical question requiring a response from the accelerator community. I want to thank Bob May for acting as editor of the newsletter following Nisy who actually created the newsletter. Bob has now handed over to Lutz Moritz who will be carrying on this excellent newsletter. I have more to say on other activities but I want to defer this to the next issue. Geoff Stapleton, President >From the Long Range Planning Committee (William Casey) ====================================================================== The Long Range Planning Committee presented the following material at the Atlanta meeting. This material is intended to initiate the Long- range Planning process for the Section. Your comments and suggestions are invited. Please send your comments to Bob Casey at Bldg. 535, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, N.Y. 11973 or to . I. Mission Statement: The mission of the Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society is to encourage the development of scientific knowledge and the better practice of applied health physics programs for accelerators. II. Strategic Objectives: In order to achieve our vision statement for the year 2000, we establish the following long-term objectives: a. We will double our membership; b. We will sponsor a scientific session at each annual meeting of the Health Physics Society, and publish the proceedings of each meeting; c. We will conduct a summer school in the practice of accelerator health physics; d. We will issue a periodic newsletter for our membership which provides a vehicle for the reporting of day to day activities and developments relating to accelerator health physics; e. We will establish a series of panels consisting of experts in the practice of health physics for specific accelerator facilities (e.g. light-sources, medical accelerators, etc.); f. We will establish an active liaison with other organizations involved in the practice of radiation protection at accelerators (e.g. ICRP, NCRP, IRPA, DOE, etc.); g. We will issue a compendium of scientific information relating to the practice of accelerator health physics and plan to update it thereafter every 5 years. III. Vision Statement for the year 2000: We would like to be recognized as the premier organization in the world with regard to radiation protection programs at accelerators. In our mind, this recognition would be accomplished if most people naturally turned to the Accelerator Section as the source of information and assistance when questions and issues arise with regard to the practice of health physics at accelerators. Minutes of the Accelerator Section General Meeting held on July 14, 1993 at Atlanta, Georgia (Nisy Ipe ) ====================================================================== Approximately 20 people were present. The President, Ralph Thomas presided over the meeting and introduced the members of the Executive Board, listed below: Officers (1992-1993) Ralph H. Thomas, President Geoffrey B. Stapleton, President-Elect Nisy Elizabeth Ipe, Secretary/Treasurer Directors Carter B. Ficklen (1995) A. Jerry Miller (1995) Gerald L. Fallon (1994) Paula A. Trinoskey (1994) Frank Masse (1993) Paul M. Neeson (1993) (absent) The following committees and chairs were acknowledged: Committees and Chairs Robert May, Newsletter Editor Carter B. Ficklen, Parliamentarian H. Wade Patterson, History Committee A. Jerry Miller, Nominating Committee Richard Donahue, Meeting-Evening Out Harry J. Howe, Jr., Directory Paula A. Trinoskey, Training and NRRPT William R. Casey, Long-range planning The Minutes of the Accelerator Section General Meeting held in Columbus, Ohio in 1992 were adopted. The motion to adopt was proposed by Carter Ficklen and seconded by Bob May. President's Report (Ralph Thomas): ---------------------------------- The President reported that he had taken the following actions: o Encouraged Section membership o Arranged for IRPA members to join Accelerator Section o Appointed R. May as newsletter editor o Appointed C. Ficklen as parliamentarian o Requested H. Howe to produce a membership directory o Requested President-Elect to organize scientific session in Atlanta o Requested H. Hoefert (CERN) to liaise with IRPA 9 (Vienna) arrangements and program committees o Established San Francisco meeting arrangements committee and appointed R. Donahue as Chair. Highlights include a technical tour of LBL and a night out with refreshments and a talk by a prominent physicist. The President thanked Geoff Stapleton for organizing the Scientific Session in Atlanta. President-Elect's Report (Geoffrey Stapleton): ---------------------------------------------- The President-Elect reported that he had organized the Scientific Session in Atlanta. He also stated that his goals for the year 1993-1994 are as follows: o Establish a Publication/Information Committee. o Establish a Technical Panel. o Prepare for the Annual Health Physics Meeting in San Francisco (1994) Geoffrey also raised the question of whether holding Section Meetings at the Mid-Year HPS Meeting was fruitful, or whether one should consider alternate venues. Secretary/Treasurer's Report (Nisy E. Ipe): ------------------------------------------- The Secretary reported that the Accelerator Section Membership consisted of 115 HPS members and 17 non-HPS members (members of IRPA affiliated organizations). Of the 132 Section members, only 56 are on the IARPE Newsletter distribution list. The remaining 56 on the distribution list are non-Section members. The statement of accounts for the Section for the time period of September 1991-May 1993 was also presented. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS Y.E. 8/31/92 Y.E 8/31/93 TOTAL INCOME: MEMBER $435.00 $1044.00 $1479.00 NON-MEMBER 0.00 102.00 102.00 CONTRIBUTION 200.00 0.00 0.00 GROSS RECEIPTS $635.00 $1146.00 $1781.00 DISBURSEMENTS: MANAGEMENT FEE $43.50 $104.40 $147.90 NON-MANAGEMENT PROCESSING FEE 0.00 17.00 17.00 GROSS DISBURSEMENTS $43.50 $121.40 $164.90 NET INCOME (RECEIPTS- DISBURSEMENTS) $1616.10 Nisy also encouraged the members to actively recruit membership for the Section. She stated that the membership could be doubled within a year, "IF EACH ONE REACHES ONE". Steve Musolino suggested that individuals (listed in the HPS Membership Handbook) who had indicated Accelerators as an area of interest should be contacted. Ralph Thomas charged Steve Musolino with this responsiblity and also asked him to liaise with Manfred Hoefert (CERN, Geneva) in his efforts to recruit membership from the European IRPA related organizations. Steve was also given the responsibility of soliciting E-Mail addresses from members of the Section who have not notified the Section of their E-Mail addresses. Newsletter Editor's Report (R. May): ------------------------------------ Bob May thanked all the correspondents for their files. He stated that it would be helpful to have additional associate editors who could provide support for the Newsletter. He suggested establishing a panel of editors (past, current and assistant). Nisy indicated that she is working with the SLAC LISTSERV management to set up an archive of back copies of the Newsletter, so that they could easily be accessed with FTP. Parliamentarian's suggestions (C. B. Ficklen): ---------------------------------------------- The Parliamentarian recommended the following changes to the Accelerator Section Charter: o Article II, Jurisdiction: In the sentence, "The Headquarters of the Section shall be located with the Secretary/Treasurer of the Section," change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary". o Article IV, Administration, Section 2: In the sentence, "The elected officers of the Section shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Secretary/Treasurer. . . .," change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary" and add the terms ", a Treasurer, and an Editor" immediately following. o Article IV, Administration, Section 5: In the tenth line of this section, change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary" and add the terms ", a Treasurer, and an Editor" immediately following. The Board approved the suggestions. Carter Ficklen will redraft the Charter and forward it to the HPS Rules Committee for formal approval. History Committee (H. W. Patterson, Chair): ------------------------------------------- Wade Patterson presented the following plans for a book: "Radiological Protection at Particle Accelerators: A Personal and Professional History" o Editors - H. W. Patterson (LLNL) - R. H. Thomas (LLNL) o Authors - J. Handloser (Cosmotron) - H. W. Patterson (Rad Lab) - R. H. Thomas (Rutherford Lab) - D. R. Perry (Rutherford Lab) - H. J. Howe (ANL) - R. L. Mundis (ANL) - W. Schimmerling (PPS) - D. J. Cossairt (Fermilab) - T. Toohig (SSCL) - L. V. Coulson (SSCL) - J. A. Holmes (Stanford) - T. M. Jenkins (SLAC) - R. C. McCall (SLAC) - M. Ladu (Frascati) - M. Pellicioni (Frascati) - R. Ryder (NINA) - F. X. Masse (M.I.T) - G. B. Stapleton (CEBAF) - K. Goebel (CERN: SPS, LEP, LHC) - G. R. Stevenson (CERN: SPS, LEP, LHC) - A. H. Sullivan (CERN: PS) o Other possible authors from - China - France - Japan - Russia o Publication Summer 1994 Evening out in San Francisco (30 July 1994): -------------------------------------------- Ralph Thomas presented the highlights as follows: o Tour of LBL, Lawrence Hall of Science o Wine Tasting and hors 'doeuvres o Lecture by Eminent Accelerator Physicist The committee members organizing the night out are: R. Donahue (Chair), S. G. Homann, V. Vylet and D. K. Wadsworth. The night out will be limited to 200 individuals. Nisy stated that if there is sufficient interest a technical tour of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center could also be arranged. Long-Range Planning Committee (Bob Casey): ------------------------------------------ Bob Casey presented the future plans of the long range Committee which are as follows: o Future HPS Scientific Sessions o Light-Source Workshop o IRPA activities (Vienna) o Accelerator bibliography o San Francisco meeting o Finances I. Mission Statement The mission of the Accelerator Section of the Health Physics Society is to encourage the development of scientific knowledge and the better practice of applied health physics programs for accelerators. II. Functions o sponsor meetings for the exchange of information regarding accelerator radiation protection programs; o issue proceedings of meeting; o sponsor the publication of information relating to the practice of radiation protection programs at accelerators; o encourage the development of students and young professionals in the field of accelerator radiation protection; o provide professional expertise with regard to the practice of radiation protection at accelerators. III. Vision Statement for the year 2000 We would like to be recognized as the premier organization in the world with regard to radiation protection programs at accelerators. In our mind, this recognition would be accomplished if most people naturally turned to the Accelerator Section as the source of information and assistance when questions and issues arise with regard to the practice of health physics at accelerators. IV. Strategic Objectives In order to achieve our vision statement for the year 2000, we establish the following long-term objectives: a. We will double our membership. b. We will sponsor a scientific session at each annual meeting of the Health Physics Society, and publish the proceedings of each meeting. c. We will conduct a summer school in the practice of accelerator health physics. d. We will issue a periodic newsletter for our membership which provides a vehicle for the reporting of day to day activities and developments relating to accelerator health physics. e. We will establish a series of panels consisting of experts in the practice of health physics for specific accelerator facilities (e.g. light-sources, medical accelerators, etc.). f. We will establish an active liaison with other organizations involved in the practice of radiation protection at accelerators (e.g. ICRP, NCRP, IRPA, DOE, etc.). g. We will issue a compendium of scientific information relating to the practice of accelerator health physics and plan to update it thereafter every 5 years. The Committee members are W. R. Casey (Chair), R. May, H. F. Kahnhauser and A. K. Dhar. Accelerator Section Member's Directory: --------------------------------------- Ralph Thomas stated that Harry Howe had prepared a directory of the Accelerator Section Members and had mailed it to all the members. One of the participants indicated that despite being listed in the directory, he was not receiving the Newsletter. Nisy pointed out that there was a sign-up sheet at the back of the room, and that she would add the names from the sign-up list to the IARPE Newsletter distribution list. Nominating Committee's report (J. Miller): ------------------------------------------ Jerry Miller presented the following nominations proposed by the Nominating Committee (Jerry Miller -Chair, Ralph Thomas, Bob Mundis, and Mike Hal) and approved by the Executive Board, for election as 1993-1994 officers: President G. B. Stapleton President-Elect N. E. Ipe Secretary R. May Treasurer Designate J. McDonald Board Member (1996) S. Musolino Board Member (1996) deV. Nelson Ralph Thomas asked if there were any nominations from the floor. There were none. Ralph stated that the position of the Treasurer had to be formally approved by the HPS, hence until that time, J. McDonald would be referred to as the Treasurer Designate. Ralph stated that the Editor of the IARPE Newsletter should also be designated as a Board member. Carter Ficklen proposed the motion to elect the above-mentioned candidates as officers, and Paula Trinoskey seconded it. Help needed in the following areas: ----------------------------------- Ralph indicated that help was needed in the following areas: o Membership/recruitment o Finances o IRPA meeting in Vienna (1996) o Newsletter o Nominations o Parliamentary matters o Section awards o Written functional procedures President's Recommendations: ---------------------------- Ralph Thomas made the following recommendations: o Split the Secretary/Treasurer positions o Appoint a newsletter editor to the Board o Appoint a Parliamentarian o Organize a Publications Committee o Approve the History Committee o Set up formal nominating procedures o Prepare written procedures Other Matters: -------------- Paula Trinoskey pointed out that she was the liaison between D.O.E. and the Accelerator Community on training issues. Wade Patterson proposed a motion to petition the ICRP and NCRP to develop (offering help from the Section) analogous quantities for external dosimetry corresponding to the quantities in internal dosimetry such as the DAC and the ALI. Geoff Stapleton said that serious consideration should be given to this matter before voting on it, and suggested that the Technical Committee study this proposal. Jack Rogers stated that he had ample volunteers from technical groups for writing ANSI Standard N 43.1, but would like to have more representation from Regulatory Groups. He also indicated that there is a new Accelerator Standard in the works. There is a large representation from D.O.E. on the working group for this standard. Alberto Fasso mentioned that a special facility had been set up at CERN using a secondary hadron beam in order to perform intercomparison studies of instruments and dosimeters in mixed fields. This facility is sponsored by the European Community and participants from various parts of Europe, are expected. It is hoped that participation could eventually be extended to individuals outside the European Community. Summary: -------- The President concluded the meeting with the following observations: o We are now a vital, active Section. o Our Scientific Session is now respected. o Membership is up. o The newsletter is well received. o We can make a contribution to radiation science and measurement. "Au Revoir et Merci!" With these words the President adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted (with apologies for the delay) by Nisy E. Ipe. Minutes of the Accelerator Section Executive Board Meeting held on July 14, 1993 at Atlanta, Georgia (Nisy Ipe ) ====================================================================== Present: Carter Ficklen, Gerri Fallon, Nisy Ipe, Robert May, Frank Masse, Jerry Miller, Wade Patterson, Geoffrey Stapleton, Ralph Thomas, Paula Trinoskey, Bob Casey (visitor) and Jack Rogers (visitor) Ralph Thomas presided over the meeting. Apologies of absence were received from Paul Neeson (Board Member) and other sub- committee members (Rick Donahue, Harry Howe, Devaughn Nelson and Jack Rogers). The President (Ralph Thomas) presented the following list of officers and committees: Officers 1992-1993 Ralph H. Thomas, President Geoffrey B. Stapleton, President-Elect Nisy Elizabeth Ipe, Secretary/Treasurer Directors Carter B. Ficklen (1995) A. Jerry Miller (1995) Gerald L. Fallon (1994) Paula A. Trinoskey (1994) Frank Masse (1993) Paul M. Neeson (1993) Committees and Chairs Robert May, Newsletter Editor Carter B. Ficklen, Parliamentarian H. Wade Patterson, History Committee A. Jerry Miller, Nominating Committee Richard Donahue, Meeting-Evening Out Harry J. Howe, Jr., Directory Paula A. Trinoskey, Training and NRRPT William R. Casey, Long-range planning The agendas for the Board Meeting and the general meeting were presented: President's Report (Ralph Thomas): ---------------------------------- The President reported that he had taken the following actions: o Encouraged Section membership o Arranged for IRPA members to join Accelerator Section o Appointed R. May as newsletter editor o Appointed C. Ficklen as parliamentarian o Requested H. Howe to produce a membership directory o Requested President-Elect to organize scientific session in Atlanta o Requested H. Hoefert (CERN) to liaise with IRPA 9 (Vienna) arrangements and program committees o Established San Francisco meeting arrangements committee and appointed R. Donahue as Chair. Highlights include a technical tour of LBL and a night out with refreshments and a talk by a prominent physicist. There was also some discussion about the possibility of including representatives from other countries on the Executive Board. President-Elect's Report (Geoffrey Stapleton): ---------------------------------------------- The President-Elect reported that he had organized the Scientific Session in Atlanta. He also stated that his goals for the year 1993-1994 are as follows: o Establish a Publication/Information Committee. o Establish a Technical Panel. o Prepare for the Annual Health Physics Meeting in San Francisco (1994). The Board members felt that tickets for the night out at the San Francisco Meeting should be available at a lower rate for those who are members of the Section. Secretary/Treasurer's Report (Nisy E. Ipe): ------------------------------------------- The Secretary reported that the Accelerator Section Membership consisted of 115 HPS members and 17 non-HPS members (members of IRPA affiliated organizations). Of the 132 Section members, only 56 are on the IARPE Newsletter distribution list. The remaining 56 on the distribution list are non-Section members. The statement of accounts for the Section for the time period of September 1991-May 1993 was also presented. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS Y.E. 8/31/92 Y.E 8/31/93 TOTAL INCOME: MEMBER $435.00 $1044.00 $1479.00 NON-MEMBER 0.00 102.00 102.00 CONTRIBUTION 200.00 0.00 0.00 GROSS RECEIPTS $635.00 $1146.00 $1781.00 DISBURSEMENTS: MANAGEMENT FEE $43.50 $104.40 $147.90 NON-MANAGEMENT PROCESSING FEE 0.00 17.00 17.00 GROSS DISBURSEMENTS $43.50 $121.40 $164.90 NET INCOME (RECEIPTS- DISBURSEMENTS) $1616.10 Newsletter Editor's Report (R. May): ------------------------------------ The Editor stated that it would be helpful to have additional associate editors who could provide support for the Newsletter. Parliamentarian's suggestions (C. B. Ficklen): ---------------------------------------------- The Parliamentarian recommended the following changes to the Accelerator Section Charter: o Article II, Jurisdiction: In the sentence, "The Headquarters of the Section shall be located with the Secretary/Treasurer of the Section," change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary" o Article IV, Administration, Section 2: In the sentence, "The elected officers of the Section shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Secretary/Treasurer. . . .," change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary" and add the terms ", a Treasurer, and an Editor" immediately following. o Article IV, Administration, Section 5: In the tenth line of this section, change the term "Secretary/Treasurer" to "Secretary" and add the terms ", a Treasurer, and an Editor" immediately following. The Board approved the suggestions. Carter Ficklen will redraft the Charter and forward it to the HPS Rules Committee for formal approval. History Committee (H. W. Patterson, Chair): ------------------------------------------- Wade Patterson presented the following plans for a book: "Radiological Protection at Particle Accelerators: A Personal and Professional History" o Editors - H. W. Patterson (LLNL) - R. H. Thomas (LLNL) o Authors - J. Handloser (Cosmotron) - H. W. Patterson (Rad Lab) - R. H. Thomas (Rutherford Lab) - D. R. Perry (Rutherford Lab) - H. J. Howe (ANL) - R. L. Mundis (ANL) - W. Schimmerling (PPS) - D. J. Cossairt (Fermilab) - T. Toohig (SSCL) - L. V. Coulson (SSCL) - J. A. Holmes (Stanford) - T. M. Jenkins (SLAC) - R. C. McCall (SLAC) - M. Ladu (Frascati) - M. Pellicioni (Frascati) - R. Ryder (NINA) - F. X. Masse (M.I.T) - G. B. Stapleton (CEBAF) - K. Goebel (CERN: SPS, LEP, LHC) - G. R. Stevenson (CERN: SPS, LEP, LHC) - A. H. Sullivan (CERN: PS) o Other possible authors from - China - France - Japan - Russia o Publication Summer 1994 Evening out in San Francisco (30 July 1994): -------------------------------------------- Ralph Thomas presented the highlights as follows: o Tour of LBL, Lawrence Hall of Science o Wine Tasting and hors d'oeuvres o Lecture by Eminent Accelerator Physicist The committee members organizing the night out are: R. Donahue (Chair), S. G. Homann, V. Vylet and D. K. Wadsworth. Long-Range Planning Committee: ------------------------------ Ralph Thomas presented the future plans of the long range Committee which are as follows: o Future HPS Scientific Sessions o Light-Source Workshop o IRPA activities (Vienna) o Accelerator bibliography o San Francisco meeting o Finances The Committee members are W. R. Casey (Chair), R. May, H. F. Kahnhauser and A. K. Dhar. Directory (H. Howe): -------------------- Ralph Thomas stated that Harry Howe had prepared a directory of the Accelerator Section Members and had mailed it to all the members. Nominating Committee's report (J. Miller): ------------------------------------------ The Nominating Committee (Jerry Miller -Chair, Ralph Thomas, Bob Mundis, and Mike Hal) recommended the following candidates for election as 1993-1994 officers: President G. B. Stapleton President-Elect N. E. Ipe Secretary R. May Treasurer Designate J. McDonald Board Member (1996) S. Musolino Board Member (1996) deV. Nelson Ralph Thomas asked if there were any nominations from the floor. There were none. Ralph also indicated that the postion of the Treasurer had to be formally approved by the HPS, hence until that time, J. McDonald would be referred to as the Treasurer Designate. The nominations were accepted by the Board. The motion to accept was proposed by Wade Patterson and seconded by Carter Ficklen. Help needed in the following areas: ----------------------------------- Ralph indicated that help was needed in the following areas: o Membership/recruitment o Finances o IRPA meeting in Vienna (1996) o Newsletter o Nominations o Parliamentary matters o Section awards o Written functional procedures President's Recommendations: ---------------------------- Ralph Thomas made the following recommendations: o Split the Secretary/Treasurer positions. o Appoint a newsletter editor to the Board. o Appoint a Parliamentarian. o Organize a Publications Committee. o Approve the History Committee. o Set up formal nominating procedures. o Prepare written procedures. Other Matters: -------------- Paula Trinoskey pointed out that she was the liaison between D.O.E. and the Accelerator Community on training issues. Summary: -------- The President concluded the meeting with the following observations: o We are now a vital, active Section. o Our Scientific Session is now respected. o Membership is up. o The newsletter is well received. o We can make a contribution to radiation science and measurement. Au Revoir et Merci ! There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned. Introducing Our New Editor... Lutz Moritz Geoff Stapleton Nisy Ipe Bob May ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We are pleased to introduce Lutz Moritz - the new editor of the IARPE Newsletter. Lutz has worked at TRIUMF as a Health Physicist for the past 20 years and has been head of the TRIUMF Safety Group for the last 10 years. He has been active in the Canadian radiation protection community and has served on the board of directors for the Canadian Radiation Protection Association and a number of their committees. Welcome aboard Lutz! A Message from Nisy Ipe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As all of you are aware, the Annual Health Physics Society Meeting will be held in San Francisco from June 26-30, 1994. I have been assigned the task of organizing the Scientific Session. The Scientific Session in Atlanta was a "smashing success", thanks to the valiant efforts of Geoff Stapleton. We would like to encourage all of you to participate and are giving you this advance notice so that you can plan your papers way ahead of time and get permission from your organization to attend. We will have a full day of invited and contributed papers (oral and poster) and our ususal Section Meeting. We would particularly like to urge our international colleagues to attend. It would be nice to have some representation from each of the overseas accelerator facilities. In addition to the technical sessions, tours of Lawrence Berkely Lab and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center will be offered. In your spare time you can enjoy the panoramic views from the Golden Gate bridge or ride the cable car in the streets of San Francisco. Shimmering beaches, snow-capped mountains, the beautiful Lake Tahoe and the world famous Yosemite valley, are all within a few hours driving distance. These picturesque spots provide rare opportunities for a perfect family vacation. And when you leave, you will be singing with Tony Bennett, "I left my heart in San Francisco". NEWS FROM IARPENL CORRESPONDENTS ====================================================================== News from CEBAF (Richard Rinkenberger and Steven T. Corneliussen) () ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First Superconducting Operation of CEBAF Spectrometer Magnet! On August 23, the 450-ton dipole magnet of the High-Momentum Spectrometer (HMS) in CEBAF Experimental Hall C operated superconductively during acceptance testing. This was the first such operation of a spectrometer magnet at CEBAF, where superconducting magnets will be used in all three halls. Acceptance testing is continuing; the magnet thus far has achieved over 2500 A, equivalent to greater than 6.5 GeV/c operation. Besides this large superconducting dipole, the Hall C HMS incorporates three superconducting quadrupoles in a QQQD configuration, with focal plane instrumentation that includes drift chambers, scintillation and gas Cerenkov counters, and lead glass shower detectors. In addition, an Argonne-LANL-CEBAF collaboration is preparing a 1.8 GeV/c Short-Orbit Spectrometer (SOS) for Hall C. The SOS dipole assembly is now complete in CEBAF's Experimental Equipment Laboratory; this magnet will be moved into Hall C in the coming weeks. Hall C's planned experimental program, based on detection of high- momentum and short-lived particles, includes deuteron photodisintegration, color transparency, measurement of the neutron electric form factor, and hypernuclear production. Fifteen proposals for Hall C studies have been approved or conditionally approved, with 307 days of beam time awarded. CEBAF's inaugural nuclear physics experimentation is planned for Hall C in 1994 upon completion of commissioning. News from LBL (Rick Donahue ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Advanced Light Source Accelerator back in Operation After a four month shutdown to connect storage ring beamlines (the components which actually supply the accelerators product to experimental user) to the storage rings, the ALS is back in operation. Since the late August startup, the storage has been up to 200 ma, or 50% of the rated current. The accelerator had already achieved 114% of rated current prior to the shutdown, and will slowly work up to rated current again as the vacuum improves. Meanwhile, the construction of beamlines is being completed and the first beamline is expected to be ready for experimenters within a week. Radiation measurements during various operating scenarios are currently being made. A future posting will discuss the shielding and measurements. A formal dedication ceremony of the ALS is scheduled for October 22 at 11 A.M. The occasion will feature lectures, guided tours of the facility, and refreshments. An information packet is available for out-of-town guests and can be obtained by calling the ALS office at (510) 486-4517. (Hank Collins) SF/HPS Meeting Technical Tour Below is a message from Ralph Thomas, Past President of the Accelerator Section (but still dramaturge) describing our planned evening out at next year's Health Physics Society Meeting in San Francisco. We plan to begin accepting reservations sometime after the first of the year. This will be open to all HPS members. To give the Accelerator Section a slight advantage we will send out an E-mail reservation form which can be E-mailed back. Accelerator Health Physicists of the World Unite! The last day of next year's Health Physics Society Meeting in San Francisco promises to be its best! We are letting you all know in advance so that you may note the date in your diaries and take all steps needed to join us. The Local Arrangements Committee have asked the Accelerator Section to organize a VERY SPECIAL EVENT in the birthplace of the cyclotron. A Technical Tour Committee has come up with a WOW! Buses will leave the Hilton Hotel early in the afternoon of Thursday 30 June 1994, crossing the Bay Bridge with its views of "The City", the bay and, of course the Golden Gate Bridge, bound for the University of California. There you will be given a guided tour of the new Advanced Light Source and then, footsore and weary you will be whisked away to The Lawrence Hall of Science to see early accelerator and Lawrence memorabilia. The view from the patio is stunning-the City, the Bay and -you guessed it!- the Golden Gate Bridge. As the sun sets in the West you will be served fine California wines, or orange juice if you prefer. Munch on hors d'oeuvres and see where "Westward the course of empire takes its way" as Bishop Berkeley was inspired to write. Replete with wine and food the final act of this great drama unfolds. Professor "Pief" Panofsky of Stanford University will share with us his memories and predictions for the future. Pief was himself an active "accelerator health physicist' in his early days-"a hundred years ago" as he puts it. He studied the electromagnetic cascade and wrote papers on skyshine. He is a truly distinguished physicist having had a diverse career as teacher, researcher, accelerator designer, Laboratory Director and Government Adviser. He will give us an enthralling account come and hear it! Ralph H. Thomas Past President Accelerator Section Health Physics Society News from Italy, Elettra Trieste (Alessandro Rindi ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elettra in Trieste (Italy) is a 1.5 - 2 GeV electron storage ring for the production of synchrotron radiation. A full energy LINAC, positioned underground, feeds a 42 m radius ring on the surface. The assembling of the ring has been completed. The LINAC beam has already reached the surface. At the beginning of October the final commissioning of the ring will start. The first experimental synchrotron radiation beam line may be active by the end of the year. News from TRIUMF (Franz Szlavik ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The autumn shutdown for the 520 MeV cyclotron and meson facility has just started at TRIUMF. After many years of productive experiments, the neutron beam facility is being decommissioned to make room for a new proton beamline which will be dedicated to a single experiment that will try to look for parity violation in nucleon-nucleon scattering. The liquid deuterium neutron production target/shield assembly will be stored for possible later use. The installation of a new proton therapy line is also under way. It will be located on one of the branches of beamline 2C. Protons of energy between 65 and 120 MeV are extracted at a small orbital radius from the 520 MeV cyclotron into the other branches of this line for the purpose of radioisotope production. The proton therapy program is intended to complement that of the TRIUMF pion therapy facility which continues to accumulate cases during its clinical trial stage. The total number of cases treated is approaching 350. A unique problem on the proton therapy beamline is to protect the patient from the large circulating beam current in the 520 MeV cyclotron during patient treatment when only a very small fraction (0.007%) of the beam is needed. During the next month testing of the TR13, the most recent addition to the stable of cyclotrons at TRIUMF, will start. Like all the other cyclotrons this is an isochronous negative hydrogen ion machine with a circulating beam current of 100 micro-amperes. It will be dedicated to the production of short-lived positron emitting radioisotopes, i.e. F-18, C-11, N-13 and O-15 in order to supply the University of British Columbia Hospital Imaging Center Positron Emission Tomograph. The extraction energy is fixed at 13 MeV with 50 micro-amperes of proton beam going to each of two external production targets. Expected yields per run are 25 GBq F-18, 56 GBq C-11, 13 GBq N-13 and 37 GBq O-15. The entire facility will be 'self-shielded', which really means that the shielding is attached to the cyclotron and targets directly. The shielding will consist of steel forms filled with iron shot in paraffin with 2% boron added to suppress the low energy neutron flux. This project is being carried out in cooperation with EBCO Industries who already have a contract to build a second such machine to be exported to Korea. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ====================================================================== The Radiation Protection Group at CERN has the following position available: Physicist or Engineer (Radiation Protection) Education: University degree or equivalent diploma in physics or engineering prferably with specialisation in radiation physics or radiation protection. Experience and knowledge: Some experience in operational radiation protection and in directing the work of technical staff. Good knowledge of English or French and working knowledge of the other language. Assignment: Work in RP Group. The candidate must be a national of a CERN member state. Maximum age 35 years. For more details, contact Manfred Hoefert at . FROM THE MEMBERSHIP ====================================================================== We would like to welcome the following new subscribers: Scott O. Schwahn Brook H. Knowles Hector Mandel Tracy N. Tipping Terry Coggins Edwin Jackson Paul J. Rossi Linda McDaniel Bill Cocker Two of the subscribers introduce themselves: H. B. Knowles ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your most gracious welcome. A little about myself: I am a self-employed retiree. I have worked at two national (US) laboratories, four universities, one beltway bandit(*), one aerospace company, and have consulted for about twelve companies, universities or government agencies. The headings on my business card read: ACCELERATORS - PARTICLE BEAMS - NUCLEAR PHYSICS - RADIATION EFFECTS SHIELDING - ACTIVATION. You can infer, correctly, that I am an old-time nuclear physicist who worked around accelerators, and picked up on radiation safety because someone had to do it. As part of my responsibility at Yale, for example, I prepared the first shield design for the accelerator later built at LANL as LAMPF. Most, but not all, of my recent consulting activity has been in the area of shielding design. I have found a technique for minimizing the cost of a binary (lead plus concrete) shield for electron beams below the pion threshold and believe the method to be extendible. My "company" name is H.B. Knowles, Physics Consulting, Telephone/Fax (shared) (510) 758-5449, in Northern California. (*) A 'beltway bandit' is a U.S. consulting firm which seeks government contracts. The slightly derogatory name derives from the fact that many of these firms are located on the Washington D.C. ring road or 'beltway'. (Editor) Tracy N. Tipping ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I am the safety officer at the J. R. Macdonald Laboratory at Kansas State University. The Macdonald Lab is a heavy-ion collision facility studying basic atomic collisions physics for the U.S. Department of Energy. We have a 7.5 MV tandem Van de Graaff accelerator that can be used alone for experiments or can be used to inject a superconducting, RF linear accelerator (~9 MV equivalent). In addition, we have a CRYogenic Electron Beam Ion Source (CRYEBIS) which is a Low Energy, Highly Charged (LEHQ) ion producing machine, a 3 MV single ended Van de Graaff, and a 5 GHz ECR ion source. With the large velocity range of our various machines, we have a variety of radiation protection concerns. Since I am responsible for all ES&H concerns in our lab, radiation protection is only one part of my job. Therefore, I am looking forward to having this newsletter around so that I can use the "collective expertise" to solve my problems. ==================================================================== Tracy N. Tipping Work: (913) 532-6782 Laboratory Safety Officer FAX: (913) 532-6806 James R. Macdonald Laboratory Home: (913) 539-1378 Cardwell Hall Amateur Radio: N0OEY Kansas State University tipping@phys.ksu.edu Manhattan, KS 66506-2604 tipping@ksuvm.bitnet ==================================================================== CLOSING THOUGHTS ====================================================================== "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety." Shakespeare ----------------------------------------------------------------------