Radiation Protection in Australasia (RPA) is the official journal of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society Inc (ARPS). It is a journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, case studies, technical notes, and letters on all aspects of radiation protection and related fields. The journal aims to promote the advancement of knowledge and practice in radiation protection and to foster communication and collaboration among radiation protection professionals in the Australasian region and beyond.
The journal is published twice a year, in May and November/December. The deadlines for article submissions are 1 April and 1 October, respectively. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts online through the journal’s website, where they can also find the instructions for authors, editorial policies, and ethical guidelines.
Notes for Journal Contributors
The Australasian Radiation Protection Society invites contributors of original scientific articles, technical notes, discussion papers and comments on topics concerned with radiation safety including:
ionizing and non-ionizing radiation hazards
occupational, public and environmental radiation protection standards
radiation protection practice
radiation protection in relation to medical applications of radiation
physiological, histological and epidemiological studies related to radiation protection
radioactive waste disposal
radiation dosimetry and standardisation
techniques of measurement of radiation parameters
education in radiation matters, and the provision of information to the public
Manuscripts submitted for publication as journal articles may be refereed; if accepted, they are annotated: 'Article', 'Technical Note', 'tutorial paper' etc. on the title page. Other contributions may be accepted for publication without refereeing, subject to editorial discretion; they are marked: 'Contribution'. In accordance with the Society's policy, any paper presented at an annual conference of the Australasian Radiation Protection Society may be published, without refereeing, for public record; such papers are marked: 'Conference Paper'.
Please provide hard copy of article plus text and graphics electronically with the following properties:
TEXT
In MS Word or LibraOffice writer
Using Times New Roman 10 point type or equivalent
Single spacing
No formatting of paragraphs (e.g. no 2.44mm before and 1.23mm after each paragraph often used to set heads or subheads away from text) or text (no columns)
One line space between paragraphs
One space between sentences
Headings in plain or bold type, but not italic; and subheads in upper and lower (NOT all in UPPER) case
Include contact details and a very short note about your speciality for the author title and description plus the possibility of a head photo
References in the text should be indexed by a number (eg.,7) and listed at the end thus:
7. Rosen, R., and Bartolo, W., "An Alternative Method of Quantifying the Safety of Radioisotope Laboratories",
Radiation Protection in Australasia (2014), Vol 31 No.1, pp. 215
PICTURES, FIGURES, GRAPHICS AND TABLES
Graphics (figures, tables, diagrams) should be provided as separate files, preferably in SVG, TIF, GIF or PNG format, but Word compatible graphics and figures are acceptable. Colour for graphics is acceptable. SVG or GIF being the preferred options.
The Quality of the graphics is to be vector (or raster if vector is not possible) graphics of a minimum of 600 DPI.
Indicate position in text by (Figure 1 here) followed by text for caption, e.g:
(Figure I here) Figure I, Age distribution for diagnostic examinations
Contact us
If you have any questions, comments or submissions regarding the journal, please feel free to
contact us. You can email the ARPS Secretariat: secretariat@arps.org.au
Previous Journals
The previous 5 years of the ARPS Journal : Radiation Protection in
Australasia. Please use and expand table below to see the contents of
each article. Please note Members will be required to Log In to download copies of the Journal.
SA ARPS Symposium Regulations Workshop Report ARPS SA Executive
Position Statement South Australian Branch of ARPS: Development of South Australian Radiation Protection Regulations. ARPS SA Executive
The process for the remediation of a heavy mineral sands processing site and the success William C. F. Bartolo
Monitoring of the unattached fraction of radon progeny by the KodakLR115 Type 2, nuclear track detector Jiri Kvasnickaa,* , Vladimir Zdimalb, Allan Seini
Report from the IRPA Executive Council Cameron Jeffries
177LutetiumDOTATATE Radionuclide Therapy:Gamma Camera Predosimetry work, Patient’s critical organDosimetry and Staff Radiation Exposure C. Sathiakumar, E. Stoakes, P. Lin
Managing the Radiation Exposures of WA Mine Workersfrom Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials:An Historical Overview (Part 1) Martin I. Ralph, Nick Tsurikov and Marcus Cattani
Radiation safety aspects of Liverpool hospital cyclotron unit: First two years of operation C. Sathiakumar, M. Mali, P. Williams, S. Som, and P. Lin
DMAPT: A promising new radioprotector. Pamela J Sykes
Boyce Worthley oration 2019 “A Controversy that needs to be resolved” D J Higson PhD
Achieving harmonisation of radiation protection legislation across Australian jurisdictions Ian Furness
Letter to the editor: Nation Uniformity Dr Stephen Newbery
Letter to the editor: Corrigendum P Bandara, V Leach and S Weller
Letter to the editor” Serious safety concerns about 5G wireless deployment in Australia and New Zealand P Bandara, J McCredden, M May, S weller, D Maisch, R Kelly, T Chandler, S Pockett, V Leach, and D Wojcik
Minor changes leading to major impacts: Practical implications of ICRP137 on industries with NORM J. Hondros and R. Secen-Hondros
ARPS/ICRP2019 conference photo page
Should ARPS be involved in accreditation of trainers W. Bartolo
ARPS/ICRP2019 conference abstracts - Cave radon exposure, dose, dynamics, and mitigation - All solid cancer incidences and mortality dose-response in the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors - The Truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth - Improvement of the use rate of the personal dosimeter & protector by interventional radiologists with radiological technologist leadership - Low Dose Radiation – Science, Policy, and Public Opinion - Are clinical nuclear medicine settings compliant with proposed new ICRP lens of eye dose limits? - Achieving harmonisation of radiation protection legislation across Australian jurisdictions - Cancer risks following low-dose radiation: What do we know about the dose-response curve? - Successfully Working Together: Nuclear Power & Radiation Safety - A Multi-target dietary intervention protects from radiation induced cognitive impairment and normal tissue injury.
ARPS42 conference paper: 2017 boyce worthley oration: A radiation protection view of Australia and ARPS: A view from across the lake with some insights for discussion G. Anastas
Refereed paper: What does ARPS do for you? W. Bartolo
2018 ARPS/AOCRP presentation: Why the precautionary approach is needed for non-ionising Radiation devices V. Leach and D. Bromwich
Article reprint: The big picture: keeping radiation risks in perspective P Andrew Karam
Technical article: An update on how to present a scientific paper at a conference R. Rosen and W. Bartolo
ARPS42 Conference papers: Biological effects of low-intensity radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation - time for a paradigm shift in regulation of public exposure P. Bandara and S. Weller
The art of the practice of radiation safety P. Andrew Karam
Radio frequency exposure risk assessment and communication: Critique of ARPANSA TR-164 report. do we have a problem? V. Leach and S. Weller
Article reprint: Accreditation in radiation protection - The Australian position Ray de Groot
Article reprint: Ionising radiation safety training in the Australian defence organisation (ADO) G. J. Jenks, E. J. B. O 'Donovan and W. B. Wood
ARPS41 Conference Paper: The role of the international radiation protection society (IRPA) R. Coates
Technical notes: Behaviour of radon and its short- and long-lived daughters in LNG liquification plants M. Sonter
Characterising NORM hazards within subsea oil and gas facilities D. Emes
ARPS 19 Conference Paper: Desirable attributes of a radiation protection adviser R. Rosen and D. Gardner
ARPS 39 Conference Paper: A review of low-cost radiation products K. Gregory
ARPS 41 abstracts: E-radiation monitoring used in the heath gate resources in situ recovery uranium operation M. Jane, S. Kutty, A. Marsland-Smith
Minimising the health consequences of nuclear accidents – do we need to reassess our response? G. Thomas
Non-ionizing radiation protection: summary of research and policy options; development of a new textbook to promote NIR education D. Urban, K. Karipidis, A. Wood
Radon measurements at Australian Antarctic stations B. Tate
Regulating residues from uranium production and other NORM activities to international standards D. Bellifemine
Technologies and models for studying the radiobiology of low dose effects K. Prise
Scientific Article: Experimental determination of 60Co sorption in arid soils from Northern Territory, Australia B. M. Cassels and R. Akber
AOCRP4 Presentation: Shielding assessment and radiation exposure adjacent to a linear accelerator treatment bunker with a highlight window C. V. Jeffries, N. Freeman, F. Nasreen, S. Rutkowski, C. Stathopoulos and S. Toomey
ARPS40 Conference Paper: 2015 Boyce Worthley Oration P. Cardew
ARPS Branch Presentation: IAEA Support to uranium mining worldwide P. H. Woods
Technical Note: Thinking about thoron & thoron daughters: radiation studies & interpretations for a rare earths project M. Sonter and J. Hondros
ARPS40 Conference Paper: The safety of a nuclear industry in south Australia D. J. Higson
