Each year, the Student and Young Professionals Committee organizes a student paper contest in conjunction with the CRPA annual conference. Meet this year’s finalists: Meghan Sanderson (Medical and Biological Physics, McMaster University), Nicholas Somer (PhD in Nuclear Engineering, Ontario Tech University), Shayenthiran (Shayen) Sreetharan (PhD Radiation Sciences, McMaster University).
The Anthony J. MacKay Student Paper Contest is held in conjunction with CRPA’s annual conference. Entrants must submit abstracts of no more than 750 words on a topic that is related to some aspect of radiation. These are the abstracts submitted by this year’s finalists.
The Government of Canada’s decision to harmonize their radon exposure limit with Health Canada’s guidelines was welcome news in the radon industry. The Canadian Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists is now encouraging provinces to address radon in workplaces.
Jon Aro provides an overview of a licensee’s requirements when a third-party individual is servicing their Class II Prescribed Equipment.
In honour of CRPA’s 45th anniversary, we are reprinting this article about CRPA’s first honorary lifetime member. Richard Osborne was CRPA’s founder and first president.
Dave Niven interviews Corie Houldsworth, CRPA’s president-elect. She talks about wanting to see a return to vital, energetic CRPA conferences.
Grant was writing his editor’s message just ahead of the 2024 conference. He commended the organizing committee for putting together an excellent program and encouraged readers to attend the great talks, the AGM, and the awards banquet, and (of course) to check in at the hospitality suite! He also encouraged readers to make a point of introducing themselves to colleagues from across the country (and beyond) so that they can learn from the successes and challenges of people from various disciplines within radiation protection.
The University Health Network’s Medical Emergency Radiation Incident Team (MERIT) provides 24-hour emergency service for radioactively contaminated and/or irradiated casualties. A simulated radiological accident scenario was conducted in October 2023 to test MERIT’s response capabilities.
