Consultancies
Australian Radiation Services Pty Ltd (ARS) is Australia's leading and most respected provider of health, medical and environmental physics services. Based in Melbourne, the company employs a specialist team of highly qualified health, medical and environmental physicists.
In addition to our personal radiation monitoring, analytical services and the calibration and repairs business units ARS also provides consultancy services in the health, medical and environmental fields.
Health Physics Services
Our experienced team of health physicists provide companies with sound, sensible and cost effective solutions for all their radiation needs. Our highly trained staff can undertake site audits backed up with detailed reports on compliance with state, territory and Commonwealth legislation. Advice can be provided on all applications of radiation sources, such as;
- static radiation gauges;
- cabinet X-ray equipment;
- XRD and XRF equipment used in research and industry;
- source disposals;
- borehole logging;
- the safe handling of sealed and unsealed sources;
- risk assessments;
- radiation management and security plans;
- shielding calculations for non-destructive testing facilities, to name but a few.
Environmental Physics Services
ARS has well-equipped facilities, the technical expertise and staff to be able to provide a range of environmental services for clients arising from applications such as;
- routine monitoring and surveillance;
- mining and mineral processing;
- general radioactive waste management;
- advice on the safe handling of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM);
- analyses for the determination of activity radioactivity concentrations for specific radionuclide content in environmental samples or in samples of industrial process or waste materials; and
- radon monitoring service is also provided for applications such as gas stream analysis and environmental radon in air.
Medical Physics Services
The ARS Medical Physics section consists of a number of professional staff who provide consultancy services in the medical field. These services include:
- quality assurance testing of radiographic medical imaging equipment;
- regulatory compliance audits of medical imaging, nuclear medicine and research departments;
- commissioning of radiotherapy units;
- shielding calculations;
- calculation of medical radiation doses and advice on associated risk;
- radiation safety training, including the safe handling of unsealed radioactive sources and
- preparation and/or review of Radiation Management Plans and Procedures.
