Training Seminar
Contamination Monitoring Operations
Instructor: Tobias Bär
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
8:30 - 17:30
Cost: 950€
Prerequisites: Attendees should have a basic understanding of radiation interaction with matter, the basic purpose of contamination monitoring systems, equipment, and their operational procedures. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop to run the contamination monitor demonstration program.
Description: This seminar begins with a brief review of the operating principles, setup, and calibration of the Mirion Argos™-5AB with Zeus™ option or the Argos™-5PAB with Zeus™. The calibration principles discussed can also be applied and extended to other Argos-3 and Argos-5 monitor configurations, as well as the Argos™ Evo monitor, GEM™-5 gamma exit monitors, Cronos® tool/object monitors, and the Sirius™-5 and Sirius™-5 Compact Hand/Cuff and Foot monitors, including the new Sirius™ Core Two-Step Hand and Foot monitor.
Participants will learn the required steps to properly set up, calibrate, perform alarm testing, troubleshoot, and conduct required maintenance on these monitors. The course is delivered using a lecture and demonstration format, followed by hands-on participation to reinforce the concepts presented.
Who Should Attend: Technologists and supervisory personnel who are responsible for personnel or object contamination monitoring using any of the Mirion Argos, GEM, Sirius, or Cronos systems would benefit from attending this training seminar. Attendees should have a basic understanding of contamination monitoring systems and programs.
How You Will Benefit: Attendees who complete this seminar will establish or refresh a solid foundation in the calibration, operation, and use of Mirion contamination monitoring systems. Supervisors and managers benefit from an improved level of understanding on the part of their technologists, ensuring a more reliable and defensible contamination monitoring program.
Seminar Topics:
• Detector and system fundamentals
• High voltage optimization
• Calibration
• Self-shielding basics
• Troubleshooting
• System maintenance & repair
• What’s in the software