ASET Colloquium
Historical and philosophical perspectives of ionizing radiation protection
by Mr. Sunil C (BARC)
Friday, May 8, 2015
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(Asia/Kolkata)
at AG-66
at AG-66
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Abstract: Present day life has evolved through the showers of ionizing radiation over centuries. Human beings are bombarded by ionizing radiation from the sky, the earth and even from fellow human beings. With the socio-economic advances in the use of various technologies, human beings find themselves exposed to new sources of ionizing radiation at various turns of life. While we accept the many benefits of ionizing radiation, our inability to perceive it like the other day to day hazards invokes a certain phobia. However, the effects of ionizing radiation have been and are being studied extensively. We know more about radiation than we do about many other biological hazards. Studies on the atom bomb survivors have shown it to be a weak carcinogen. The risks from such high exposures are extrapolated to low doses where none are observed to stipulate the current limits to the occupational workers. In this talk, I will try to outline the evolution of the philosophy and practices of radiation protection over the last few decades. About the Speaker: Dr Sunil C joined the Radiation Safety Systems Division in 1992 after completing the one year health physics stipendiary training program conducted by the Health Physics Division and has been working in the field of accelerator radiation safety since then. He was the health physicist of TIFR for about 15 years including the Pelletron-Linac accelerator facility and the various labs in TIFR. He obtained his PhD from Mumbai University in 2008 for his work on neutron spectrometry from heavy ion reactions and analysis using statistical nuclear reaction models. He has expertise in the field of neutron spectrometry and dosimtery, radiation shielding, activation studies (He was involved in the activation studies of the CMS), Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations, accelerator dosimetry, safety aspects of accelerators and, of late, radiological safety aspects of accelerator driven systems. He is a member of various committees such as the Particle Accelerator Safety Committee of the BARC Safety council, the working groups for the radiation shielding of Hadron therapy facilities and for the preparation of safety guidelines for medical cyclotrons of the AERB and the Nuclear Data Physics Centre of India (NDPCI). He has about 80 publications in peer reviewed journals, books and conferences. |
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Organised by | Dr. Satyanarayana Bheesette |