Basic Radiological Health Course

[Stuart.Altman@dp.doe.gov]

   Dear Radsafers:
   
   Posted below is an announcement about a Basic Radiological Health 
   Course that is being offered by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the 
   Health Physics Society.
   
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                    BASIC RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH COURSE
    
   FEBRUARY 1997 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
   
   This two day course, offered by the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the 
   Health Physics Society, Inc., is designed to cover the fundamentals of 
   radiation science and health physics.  It is excellent as an entry-level 
   course for radiation workers, as a review for health physics technicians, 
and 
   as a means of familiarizing lawyers, secretaries and support staff with 
the 
   basic aspects of radiation physics and protection.
   
        WHEN:   February 10-11, 1997, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
   
        WHERE:  National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
                (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards)
                Building 101 (Administration), Lecture Room B
                Gaithersburg, Maryland
   
        WHO:    Howard E. Hering, Executive Secretary
                Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the HPS, Inc.
                P.O. Box 7532
                Silver Spring, Maryland 20907
                (301) 949-4178
    
        TUITION:    $150.00/Student - includes text, handouts, NIST Fee
                                      and refreshments
                    $226.00/Student - includes the above and a copy of 
Bernie
                                      Schleien's, "The Health Physics and
                                      Radiological Health Handbook."
   
     
                           COURSE TOPICS
   
   Basic Physics and Math                External & Internal Radiation 
Exposure
   Radiation Physics                     10 CFR 20
   Interaction of Radiation with Matter  Radon
   Radiation Biology                     Applied Health Physics Principles
   Radiation Detection and Measurements  Nonionizing Radiation
   
   
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                      Basic Radiological Health Course - 1997
   
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   Name:________________________________________ Job Title:_________________ 
    
                                   
   Street:__________________________________________________________________ 
    
                                                                             
    
   City:____________________ State:______ ZIP:__________ Phone:_____________ 
    
                               
   Send application with purchase order or payment to the 
Baltimore-Washington 
   Chapter of the HPS, Inc., P.O. Box 7532, Silver Spring, MD 20907.
   (Please note that payment must be received prior to receiving the Rad 
Health 
   Handbook.)
   
   
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   Posted by:
   Stuart Altman
   U.S. Department of Energy
   Defense Programs
   stuart.altman@dp.doe.gov