PNG University of Technology awards K1.385 million to Gemstroke Limited to build PNG's first dosimetry laboratory
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology has awarded a contract of K1.385 million to Gemstroke Limited to build the country’s first dosimetry laboratory to carry out tests on all radiation used in medical and private industry. The laboratory expected to be completed in eight months’ time will be housed within the Applied Physics Department at the University. Equipment in the lab will be used to measure radiation exposure from x-rays, gamma rays and other types of radiation used in medical and industrial sectors. The laboratory jointly funded by the National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology (NISIT) and the National Government will act as the National Radiological Laboratory where all Government and private sectors using radioactive sources will send their materials for radiation exposure testing. It will be the country’s standardization laboratory designated to develop, maintain and improve primary standards of radiation in PNG. The equipment in the lab will be use