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- UV Protection Factor Testing
- UV Index Data
- UV Resource Guide
- Megavoltage Photon TLD Audit Service
- High Energy Radiation Beams (LINAC)
- Radiation Safety Advice and Risk Evaluation
- ELF Magnetic Field Meter Hire
- Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service
- National Diagnostic Reference Level Database
- Australian National Radiation Dose Register (ANRDR) for Uranium Mining and Milling Workers
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For more information please get in touch with ARPANSA
- (03) 9433 2211
- (03) 9432 1835
- email ARPANSA
Our Service Charter outlines what ARPANSA is and what it does, the standards of service you can expect from us and how you can help us improve our service.
ARPANSA conducts a commercial personal radiation monitoring service. Our monitors are used by workers in the medical, dentistry, chiropractic, industrial and mining fields to track exposure to ionising radiation. 
ARPANSA calibrates instruments used to measure ionising and non-ionising radiation. Calibrations are traceable to appropriate Australian and international standards.
ARPANSA's radioanalytical laboratory provides radioactivity testing of food samples and can test other types of samples by arrangement.
ARPANSA tests radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine in Australia for compliance with specifications. 
The ARPANSA UV laboratory performs Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) testing on fabrics and other materials. 
Data from an Australia wide network of data loggers is available as UV-Index values and graphs for major Australian cities for the current day. 
This Guide provides information about personal UV protection and assists consumers to locate suppliers of products that claim to offer protection against solar ultraviolet radiation.
ARPANSA maintains Australian standards of radiation exposure and absorbed dose. These standards are passed on to Australian radiotherapy centres by the calibration of reference dosemeters.
ARPANSA has a refurbished Vickers (Radiation Dynamics) electron linear accelerator similar to those in use at the NPL in the UK and the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC). It is operated for the maintenance of national dosimetry standards and as an irradiation resource for approved users.
ARPANSA's scientific experts provide advice to the community and industry on many aspects of radiation protection and safety. Contact us if you can't find the information you need on this website.
The magnetic field meter is a hand held device with a digital display that reads in units of milligauss (mG). The meter is used for measuring magnetic fields generated by the passage of mains electricity.
Radiation doses delivered to patients in Australia are checked by teams of medical physicists and radiation therapists employed in the radiotherapy clinics. The Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service will provide these specialists with a source of independent checks for equipment and patient doses. 
The Australian National Diagnostic Reference Level Survey will gather individual practice data that will be collated and used to establish National Diagnostic Reference Levels for common diagnostic imaging procedures.
The Australian National Radiation Dose Register was established to collect, store, manage and disseminate records of radiation doses received by uranium mining and milling industry workers in the course of their employment in a centralised database.