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RadTest was proud to be invited to the Confident Job Seeker Program Careers Expo on Monday 8th May, 2017 This was held at the Diamond Creek Community Bank Stadium and involved local businesses and Year 10 students from Diamond Valley College The Expo gave students the opportunity to speak to real employers to get a sense of what the industry is really like and pathways to work in the industry, gave students a real sense of what jobs are on offer in the immediate area so they can consider working locally and give employers contact with real students so they can look to employing more local students – opening up opportunities for Work Experience, Part Time and Full Time employment. Staff from RadTest were able to describe to students how the compliance testing program operates in Victoria and other other states, the importance of radiation safety and gave a general overview of the medical imaging and diagnostic radiology industry. Some of the students were very keen in medical imaging and health physics areas and were excited to see that there are links to those industries in their local area. Thank you to the team at Valley Community Financial Services Limited and Hurstbridge, Diamond Creek, Eltham,

RadTest Australia have hit the ground running after returning from our very successful trade display in Perth at ASMMIRT 2017. From our new offices in Hurstbridge- Victoria, our staff routinely travel to Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart with compliance testing, running radiation safety courses and client consultations. The remaining months of 2017 see our industrious staff working in the cities of Darwin, Wagga Wagga, Albury/Wodonga, Mildura, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Ballarat, Launceston, Burnie and Devonport in addition to our busy schedule in Melbourne metro and country Victoria. Whether by road, sea or air, RadTest Australia’s hardworking staff are always on the move, relishing the challenge of a working environment with an ever changing horizon!

RadTest Australia have just returned from a hugely successful conference at ASMMIRT Perth. Steve, Bryan and Emily were pleased to make contact with so many delegates and exhibitors from the Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy community. Thanks to everyone who stopped at our stand and had a chat. Some lucky visitors to our stand received a free RadTest Australia mug, until we ran out! We also gave out over 700 RadTest pens and RadTest notepads. Preparations are underway for the next conference in the nation’s capital, Canberra @ ASMIRT 2018! http://asmirt.org/conference/

ASMMIRT – The 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy http://asmmirt.com/2017/#home The team at RadTest are looking forward to the second exciting day at ASMMIRT 2017 here in sunny Perth!

RadTest will be making the journey across to the west for ASMMIRT Perth. Our Hurstbridge office will be close at 3pm on Tuesday 21st March and re-open at 9am on Tuesday 28th March. We look forward to catching up with our clients at the conference. Look for our stand in the trade display area, stand number 5. Steve and Bryan will be available via mobile phone and email during this time, and Emily via email only.

Did you know????  The Radiation Safety Department will now allow Approved Testers to issue a compliance certificate for new equipment, when the source reference number is not available. Testers can do this by using the “Authorisation Number”, listed in the left column of the Schedule 2, in conjunction with the Manufacturer, Model name or number and x-ray tube serial number. Management licence holders will need to supply this information to Approved Testers prior to the completion of the radiation assessment report. It is therefore advisable for management licence holders to apply to vary the management licence as soon as possible, if you intend to change the scope of your practice, such as the number or types of radiation sources involved. The application must be approved by the Department, and therefore an Authorisation Number issued, before the proposed changes occur. Also, a shielding report and evidence of shielding may be required, whether it is a new or existing room. It is an offence against the Radiation Act for a management licence holder to take possession of a new radiation source before that activity has been authorised in their licence.