This three-day course is based on selected topics from University of Tennessee courses on Radiological Assessment, Internal Dosimetry, and Uncertainty Analysis, and it is intended for personnel working in areas associated with radiological assessment or internal dosimetry.  Individuals professionally established in a particular area would benefit from exposure to a number of important topics, and those who are new to this area of science would benefit from the integration of a variety of important and relevant topics.

Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics, Health Physics, and Internal Dosimetry will be presented for review and to establish a common framework for subsequent presentations.  Information presented on radionuclide transport and pathways analysis will include basic theory and solutions to several tutorial examples.  Descriptions of several computer programs used for internal dosimetry and for radiological assessment will be presented, and details from several studies will be used as examples.

Information on external dosimetry generally follows material in the cited text.  Materials presented on internal dosimetry will go beyond the reference text and will involve computational methods as well as practical examples.  Methods for analyzing bioassay program data will be carefully reviewed and case studies will be discussed.

RESOURCE MATERIAL PROVIDED
Federal Guidance Reports 11, 12, and 13; Handouts and Visuals Used in Presentations; Radiological Assessment: A Textbook on Environmental Dose Analysis, NUREG/CR-3332, edited by J.E. Till and H.R. Myer

COURSE SCHEDULE
Monday, August 11, 2008

• Properties of Radionuclides
• Health Physics Fundamentals
• Introduction to Internal Dosimetry

• Environmental Transport of Radionuclides
• Pathway Analysis and Example Studies
• Respiratory and Gastrointestional Tract Models
• Models of the Distribution and Retention of Radionuclides in the Body
• Description of Computer Programs for Internal Dosimetry

• External Dosimetry
• Uncertainty Analyses for Dosimetry Studies
• Bio Assay and Case Studies

INSTRUCTORS
Dr. L. F. Miller is a Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and he teaches courses on radiological assessment, management of radioactive materials, and nuclear instrumentation. His research activities are in the areas of instrumentation, radiological assessment, radiation transport, uncertainty analysis, and nuclear instrumentation.

Dr. K. F. Eckerman is a Research Group Leader at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  He has extensive experience in internal dosimetry and has been responsible for much of the internal dosimetry related data found in International Commission on Radiological Protection publications.  He has also been responsible for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Federal Guidance Series 11, 12, and 13.