Rad in Env: Risk

[CONTEDU@sph.harvard.edu (Education, Continuing)]

At the Harvard School of Public Health



Radioactivity in the Environment: Risk, Assessment, and Measurement

June 17-20, 1997		Fee: $945 by April 25; $1,045 after April 25



Study three inter-related aspects of man-made radioactive material in the 
environment: risk to human health, transport through the environment, and 
detection and measurement in the presence of natural background.  
Emphasis is placed on the latest reports and recommendations from 
national and international scientific committees. 

* Examine the latest methods for designing and performing radiation 
measurements in compliance with EPA and NRC criteria

* Apply techniques for modeling environmental transport and exposure 
pathways in risk assessment analysis

* Understand the latest systems for risk quantification from the ICRP and 
the NCRP



Credits available: 3.5 CM points, ABIH; 32 credits, American Academy of 
Health Physics; 2.05 CEUs



For a detailed agenda and registration information, reply to 
contedu@sph.harvard.edu



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