Radiation
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ARPANSA - Radiation and Health Fact Sheets
This page lists the publications of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency concerning radiation and health issues.
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ARPANSA - Radiofrequency Radiation
This page is one of a set of pages provided by Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to inform about radiation basics
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ARPANSA - Solar UV radiation and the UV Index
ARPANSA measures the daily solar UV radiation levels in large population centres around Australia. As part of ARPANSA's commitment to the public education campaign, this information is provided to the TV stations, radio stations and newspapers.
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ARPANSA - Regulation: Relationship with State and Territory Regulators
Contact information for Australian state and territory radiation regulatory authorities
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ARPANSA - Ultraviolet Radiation
This page explains what ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is, how people are exposed to it, how it is measured, the effects of exposure to UVR and how to reduce the risk from UVR exposure.
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Radiation Therapist - Targeting Cancer
A Radiation Therapist calculates the radiation plan and operates the equipment used to deliver the overall treatment plan set out by the Radiation Oncologist.
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ARPANSA - Radiation Protection Series
This page lists the Radiation Protection Series (RPS) publications of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation and cancer risk information | myVMC
UV radiation from the sun and solaria (tanning beds) causes skin cancer. Limiting exposure to UV light is the best way to prevent skin cancer.
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ARPANSA - UV Resource Guide - About Ultraviolet Radiation
This Guide is issued to provide information about personal UV protection and to assist consumers in locating suppliers of products that claim to offer protection against solar ultraviolet radiation.
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ARPANSA - Units of ionising radiation measurement
This page is one of a set of pages provided by Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to inform about radiation basics
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ARPANSA - Personal Radiation Monitoring Service
The Personal Radiation Monitoring Service monitors the exposures of workers in the medical, dental, chiropractic, industrial and mining fields to ionising radiation. As radiation doses have a cumulative effect, a register of a worker's doses is maintained for their lifetime.
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ARPANSA - Radiation Protection Standard for Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation
This Radiation Protection Standard limits the occupational exposure to ultraviolet radiation for artificial sources in the workplace, considered to be a controlled environment and provides guidance on minimising a person's exposure to uncontrollable sources of UVR, such as the sun.
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ARPANSA - Code of Practice for Radiation Protection in the Medical Applications of Ionizing Radiation
The Code establishes requirements for the use of ionizing radiation in medicine for inclusion in the National Directory for Radiation Protection and adoption by Australian jurisdictions.
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ARPANSA - Code of Practice for Radiation Protection in the Application of Ionizing Radiation by Chiropractors
The Code establishes the regulatory requirements for the application of ionizing radiation in chiropractic procedures for inclusion in the National Directory for Radiation Protection and adoption by Australian jurisdictions.
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ARPANSA - Radiation Health Series
This page lists the Radiation Health Series (RHS) publications of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency. These were formerly published by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and are being progressively reviewed.
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ARPANSA - Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy
The Safety Guide is a supplement to the Code of Practice for Radiation protection in the Medical Application of Ionizing Radiation (RPS14). It provides advice and guidance on good radiation practice and on meeting the requirements of the Code.
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The Australian Radiation Incident Register (ARIR)
Compilation of Incident and Accident Reports to act as a national focus for information on ionizing radiation incidents and accidents
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ARPANSA - Radiation Health Committee Agendas and Minutes of Meetings
Provides Meeting Agendas and Minutes of the Radiation Health Committee meetings
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ARPANSA - Code of Practice & Safety Guide for Radiation Protection in Veterinary Medicine
The Code establishes requirements for adoption by Commonwealth, State and Territory jurisdictions that will provide a system for the safe use of veterinary radiation equipment and radioactive sources.
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ARPANSA - Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Safe Use of Fixed Radiation Gauges
The Code establishes requirements for adoption by Commonwealth, State and Territory jurisdictions that will provide a system for the safe use of fixed radiation gauges that contain radioactive sources, X-ray tubes or neutron generator tubes.
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