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Mission: Our mission is to protect the well being of Kansans and the environment from the harmful effects of man made and natural radiation. Through competent and efficient utilization of our services and enforcement, we strive to minimize unnecessary radiation exposure. We advance our mission by dedicating these efforts to our valued and respected Kansans.


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Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Air and Radiation will be holding the Radiation Control Program 2008 Conference October 20-21, 2008 at the Ramada hotel in Topeka, Kansas. Radioactive materials licensees, X-ray registrants and their staff are the target audience for this two day outreach conference. Lunch, snacks and an evening appetizer buffet will be provided. Continuing education credit has been approved for the conference. October 20, 2008 has 6 CEUs available. October 21, 2008 has 7.5 CEUs for the General Session plus Mammography Track or General Session plus Medical Track.

The conference will include a general session as well as mammography, industrial and medical tracks. Presentations will be given by KDHE radiation control program staff and guest speakers. Topics will cover radiation regulations, frequently asked questions, current topics in medical uses of radiation, instrumentation basics, health physics training, industrial incidents, applications in industrial uses of radiation and a variety of mammography topics.


January is National Radon Action MonthThe Surgeon General has declared war on radon as a leading source of lung cancer. Please use the following media elements to help spread the word among Kansans:

:30 Second Radio Commercial (.mp3)
| :30 Second TV Commercial (.wmv)
| :60 Second TV Commercial (.wmv)
| Newspaper ad (.pdf)
| Magazine ad (.pdf)
| Radon Month Media Release

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|    Scriptfor Radon 60 Second TV Commercial Script

The National Safety Council (http://www.nsc.org/) organizes a poster contest for students each year. KDHE Bureau of Air and Radiation staff members judge the Kansas entries and select three posters as the state winners. The top three posters in the state go on to represent Kansas in the national poster contest.

The students who submitted the winning entries for Kansas are:

1st place: Adan Eranillo

1st place: Adan Granillo, age 11

2nd place: Aidan Bly, age 10

2nd place: Aidan Bly, age 10

3rd place: Ryan Jones, age 10

3rd place: Ryan Jones, age 10

Kansas Radon Program


 

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