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Richard Traub

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352

Biography

Dr. Traub joined Pacific Northwest in July 1980 after serving three years at North Dakota State University under a dual appointment as radiation safety officer of the university and assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences. While at Pacific Northwest, he was involved in projects concerning internal and external dosimetry, applied health physics, and radiological calibrations. From June 1991 through August 1993 he was employed by EG&G Mound Applied Technologies where he was the lead internal dosimetrist and manager of health physics projects. Dr. Traub rejoined Pacific Northwest in August 1993. Since his return to Pacific Northwest he has led and participated in projects that involve radiological engineering, internal dosimetry and bioassay accreditation, radiation dosimeter calibrations, and applied health physics. Dr. Traub is a certified health physicist.

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Bionucleonics/Health Physics, Purdue University, 1977
  • M.S., Radiation Health Physics, North Dakota State University, 1974
  • B.S., Pharmacy, North Dakota State University, 1972

Selected Publications

2009

  • Miller G, YS Cheng, RJ Traub, TT Little, and RA Guilmette. 2009. "Methods Used to Calculate Doses Resulting from Inhalation of Capstone Depleted Uranium Aerosols." Health Physics 96(3):306-327. 
  • Parkhurst MA, YS Cheng, JL Kenoyer, and RJ Traub. 2009. "Physicochemical Characterization of Capstone Depleted Uranium Aerosols I: Uranium Concentration in Aerosols as a Function of Time and Particle Size." Health Physics 96(3):251-265. 

2008

2006

  • Traub RJ, PC Olsen, and JC McDonald. 2006. "The radiological properties of a novel lung tissue substitute ." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 121(2):202-207.  doi:10.1093/rpd/nci371

2004

  • Scherpelz RI, RJ Traub, and KH Pryor. 2004. "METHODOLOGY FOR WORKER NEUTRON EXPOSURE EVALUATION IN THE PDCF FACILITY DESIGN." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 110(1-4):725-729 .  doi:10.1093/rpd/nch174

2003

  • Kathren RL, TP Lynch, and RJ Traub. 2003. "Six-Year Followup of an Acute Am-241 Inhalation Intake." Health Physics 84(5):576-581. 

2002

  • Rathbone BA, JC McDonald, and RJ Traub. 2002. "Current Challenges in Personal Dosimetry at the U.S. DOE Hanford Site." Radiation Protection Dosimetry 101(1-4):153-166. 

2001

  • Miller SD, PL Tomeraasen, BJ Burghard, and RJ Traub. 2001. Use of Optically Stimulated Luminescence Imaging Plates and Reader for Arms Control Applications. PNNL-13580, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Stewart RD, and RJ Traub. 2001. "Temporal Optimization of Radiotherapy Treatment Fractions ." In Proceedings of the Topical Meeting on Radiation Protection for our National Priorities: Medicine, the Environment, and the Legacy, Spokane, Washington, September 17-21, 2000., pp. 372-378  American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL. 

1999

Radiological Science and Engineering

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