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Cancer Council and ARPANSA stress importance of improved understanding as UV reaches extreme levels this summer

Cancer Council and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) are highlighting concerning new data that shows only one in six of all Australians have a strong understanding of the UV Index.

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Radiation regulator seeks 7 representatives to join advisory council

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) is seeking 7 part-time members to join its peak external advisory body - the Radiation Health and Safety Council.

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Latest data shows occupational radiation exposure well below safety limits

New annual data from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) confirms Australian workers’ ionising radiation exposure remains well below the exposure limit.  

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Ultraviolet radiation index
Use this chart to see how the UV index varies throughout the day at our monitoring sites.
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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.
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Radiation sources
We publish a comprehensive range of fact sheets on issues relating to radiation and health.
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Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service
A national independent dosimetry auditing program, the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service provides quality assurance for radiation oncology facilities and patients.
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Regulatory publications
We produce a range of publications to promote practices which protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation.
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Hire of radiation meters
We offer four types of meters you can hire to measure radiation in and around your home.

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