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The 2022 IRPA North American Regional Congress—"Meeting the Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Protection"—was held 21–23 February, in St. Louis, Missouri. This is a collection of photos of a small sampling of talks from the Tuesday sessions. These full talks and many more are available to view until 31 May 2022.
If you attended IRPA 2022 live or virtually, you can revisit sessions you loved or those you missed by logging into the meeting site here until 31 May. The Sign In button is at the top right side of the page. The sessions are available from the Schedule tab.
If you were unable to attend and would like to view sessions from the meeting, registration is still open on the meeting website.
TAM-A1: Internal Dosimetry
Nolan Hertel, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Should Alpha-Neutron Emission Be Included in Internal Dosimetry: Is It an All Depends or It Doesn't Matter?"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TAM-A2: Space Radiation
David Dooley, MJW Corporation, "Space Radiation—The Human Perspective"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TAM-B1: Controversies in Medical Health Physics
Kendall Berry and Ron Lattanze, "Understanding Extravasations Can Lead to Improved Patient Care"
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hamrick
TAM-B2: Environmental Health Physics and NORM
Vanessa Adriatico, Oregon State University, "Characterization of Radionuclide Resuspension via Aeolian Processes at the Ambrosia Lake West Mill Facility"
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hamrick
TAM-C: Meeting the Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Protection – Diversity and Inclusion
Panel members, left to right, Kathy Held (online), NCRP president; Angela Leek, Iowa Department of Public Health and CRCPD; Edward Waller, Ontario Tech University; Bernard Le Guen, IRPA president; Whitney Coulor-Rellum, Pan American Health Organization; and Nicole Martinez, Clemson University
Photo courtesy of Kendall Berry
TAM-D: Homeland Security and Emergency Response (Part 1)
Angela Leek, Iowa Department of Public Health and CRCPD, "Health Physics and Radiation Protection Expertise Across the US States—Filling the Gaps"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TPM-A Nonionizing Radiation
Ramona Gaza, NASA JSC/Human Health & Performance, "From ISS to the Moon and Beyond: Non-Ionizing Radiation Risks Mitigation"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TPM-B Veterinary Health Physics
Rachel Pope Nichols, University of Missouri, "Comparison of RAM and X-Ray Uses in Veterinary Medicine Programs Across the United States"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TPM-C: Meeting Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Protection
Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University, "Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Response Efforts"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TPM-D1: Homeland Security and Emergency Response Part 2
David Stuenkel, US Environmental Protection Agency, "A Simple but Useful Transport Model for Calculating Radionuclide Concentrations in Drinking Water During the Intermediate Phase of a Nuclear Incident"
Screenshot courtesy of Mary Walchuk
TPM-D2: Reasonableness
Charles Wilson, University of Missouri, "Norms in Dosimetry Management"
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hamrick
