Each year, students across Canada submit their work to the Anthony J. Mackay Student Paper Contest and three finalists are selected to present their research in person at the CRPA conference. Learn more about each finalist and the incredible work that earned them their spot at this year’s conference!
In October, the 2025 Federal Provincial Territorial Radiation Protection Committee meeting was hosted virtually by Health Canada. Health Canada and Natural Resources Canada presented on a range of radiation protection topics, members addressed committee-identified areas of interest, and working groups provided updates. A collaborative learning session held by Health Canada in February was also highlighted in this article.
In this Health Physics Corner, Jeff Sandemann shares a question he received from a CRPA member who was looking for help determining an extrapolated value for efficiency for Ac-225 using Pu-239 as a surrogate source and the Ludlum M43-1 scintillator. Get the details and the answer.
TRIUMF, Canada’s national accelerator laboratory, is the only facility in Canada to have operated a clinical proton therapy centre. While clinical operations have stopped, TRIUMF has transformed its beamline into the TRIUMF Proton Therapy Research Centre (PTRC). Read on to learn more about the work being done by this exceptional research asset for Canada!
Stéphane Jean-Francois reflects on the interconnected legacy of the international radiation protection community. He recounts his experience at the 60th anniversary celebration of the Société Française de Radioprotection (SFRP), for which they held a conference and invited their extended radiation protection family. Read about Stéphane’s highlights from the conference!
Grant Cubbon writes about his trip to the 2025 International Technical Safety Forum (ITSF). The conference, held every two or three years, brings together safety specialists from all over the world. In 2027, ITSF will be hosted in Canada! Keep reading to hear about Grant’s experience and the future of this exciting global event!
CRPA and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) meet twice a year to exchange information relevant to stakeholders in the licensee community. Meeting minutes are shared with CRPA members, but Stéphane Jean-François provides Bulletin readers with a summary of the May 2025 CRPA-CNSC Working Group meeting as a taste of what can be found online.
