MONDAY 13th OCTOBER
Oral presentations: 15 min (10 + 5min discussion)

Session 1 
Chairman: to be assigned

9:00

 


Plenary Talk


Radiation Protection of Nuclear Workers - Ethical Issues

Prof Lars Persson, Retired Scientist of the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority, Sweden
 

10:00

APPLICABILITY AND LIMITATIONS OF THE ADAM MATHEMATICAL PHANTOM WITH RESPECT TO RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION
 I. SMILJANIC AND F. W. SCHULTZ Delft University of Technology, Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Department of Radiation Technology - Medical Physics Group, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, THE NETHERLANDS E-mail: I.Smiljanic@IRI.TUDelft.nl

10:15

ABSORPTION OF RF RADIATION IN CONFOCAL AND UNIFORMLY SHELLED ELLIPSOIDAL BIOLOGICAL CELL MODELS
 J.L. SEBASTIAN, S. MUÑOZ SAN MARTIN, M. SANCHO AND J. M. MIRANDA Departamento de Física Aplicada III, Facultad de Física. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria 28040 Madrid. SPAIN. E-mail: jlsf@fis.ucn.es

10:30

 TOWARDS A BETTER CONFIDENCE IN INTERNAL DOSE ESTIMATES
 Marie Claire Cantone Università degli Studi di Milano, Dip.di Fisica, Sezione di Fisica Medica, Via Celoria 16 I-20133 Milano, ITALY

10:45

IN-PHANTOM IMAGING OF ABSORBED DOSE: INTERCOMPARISON OF GEL?DOSIMETER, GAFCHROMIC AND RADIOGRAPHIC FILM RELIABILITY
  G.GAMBARINI, C.BIRATTARI, M.CORTESI, U.DANESI, S.GAY AND L.PIROLA Department of Physics, University of Milan, via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, ITALY. E-mail: grazia.gambarini@mi.infn.it M.CARRARA, R.MARCHESINI AND S.TOMATIS Department of Medical Physics, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milano, ITALY. E-mail: stefano.tomatis@istitutotumori.mi.it

11:00

DETERMINATION OF DOSE GUIDANCE LEVELS FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
 C.J. TUNG AND H.Y. TSAI Department of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, TAIWAN. E-mail: cjtung@mx.nthu.edu.tw C.C. YU Department of Radiological Technology, Yuanpei University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu 300, TAIWAN. E-mail: ccyu@dns.ymit.edu.tw

11:15

RADIATION DOSE PROFILE IN I-125 BRACHYTHERAPY: AN 8-YEAR REVIEW
 A. N. AL-HAJ, A. M. LOBRIGUITO AND C.S.LAGARDE Biomedical Physics Department MBC 03, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia E-mail: abdal@kfshrc.edu.sa

11:30

POSTER SESSION, COFFE BREAK AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

13:00
CHERNOBYL CLEAN-UP WORKERS: 17 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP IN LATVIA
 N. MIRONOVA-ULMANE, A. PAVLENKO, D. RIEKSTINA Solid State Physics Institute, University of Latvia, 31 Miera St., Salaspils, LV-2961, LATVIA E-mail: ulman@latnet.lv M.EGLITE, E.CURBAKOVA, T.ZVAGULE, N.KURJANE Medical Academy of Latvia, 16 Dzirciema St., Riga, LV-1007, Latvia R. BRUVERE, N. GABRUSEVA Biomedical Research and Study Centre, 1 Ratsupites St.,LV-1067 Riga, Latvia A. VOLRATE Institute of Microbiology and Virology, 1 Ratsupites St., LV- 1067 Riga, Latvia
 

13:15
RADON EXPOSURE IN THE THERMAL SPAS OF LESVOS ISLAND-GREECE
S VOGIANNIS*, D.NIKOLOPOULOS+, A.LOUIZI+ AND C. P. HALVADAKIS* (code 1276.htm),
*
Waste Management Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of the
Aegean, 81100 Mytilene, Greece Svog@env.aegean.gr
+
  Medical Physics Department,
Medical School, University of Athens 11527 Athens Greece Dnikolop@med.uoa.gr
13:30
ESTIMATES OF THE DOSE DUE TO RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER
 M. GALÁN LÓPEZ AND A. MARTÍN SÁNCHEZ Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda. de Elvas s/n, E-06071 Badajoz, SPAIN. E-mail: ams@unex.es V. GÓMEZ ESCOBAR Departamento de Física, Escuela Politécnica, Universidad de Extremadura, E-10071 Cáceres, SPAIN. E-mail: valentin@unex.es
13:45
3D DOSE DISTRIBUTION AROUND AIR AND BONE IN TISSUE MEASURED BY MRI-BASED POLYMER GEL DOSIMETER
 Yoichi Watanabe, Rob Mooij Department of Radiation Oncology, Columbia University 622 W168th St., New York, NY 10032, USA E-mail: yw155@columbia.edu Gerard M. Perera Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021, USA E-mail: Fte67@aol.com
14:00

END OF SESSION

 

Session 2 
Chairman: Prof.
ALEJANDRO. MARTÍN SÁNCHEZ Departamento de Física, Universidad de Extremadura, SPAIN

16:00 Plenary Talk

FUTURE TRENDS IN NUCLEAR MEDICAL IMAGING
H. ZAIDI Division of Nuclear Medicine, Geneva University,  SWITZERLAND

16:45
FIVE YEARS TUMOR THERAPY WITH HEAVY IONS AT GSI DARMSTADT
 D.SCHARDT Biophysik, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Planckstr.1, D-64291 Darmstadt, GERMANY E-mail: d.schardt@gsi.de for the Heavy-Ion Therapy Collaboration (GSI Darmstadt – Radiologische Klinik Heidelberg – DKFZ Heidelberg – Forschungszentrum Rossendorf)
17:00
DETERMINATION OF THE V FUNCTION FOR CR39 BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE
 K.N. YU, J.P.Y. HO, D. NIKEZIC AND C.W.Y. YIP Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P.R. CHINA E-mail: peter.yu@cityu.edu.hk
17:15
DEPOSITION OF SAHARA DUST IN MONACO RAIN 2001-2002: STUDY OF RADIONUCLIDES AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION
 M.K. PHAM, P.P.POVINEC, B.OREGIONI and S.H. LEE International Atomic Energy Agency, Marine Environment Laboratory 4, Quai Antoine 1er, BP 800 98012 Monaco Cedex E-mail: m.pham@iaea.org
17:30
APPLICATION OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION OF NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRODUCED WATER DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA
 Sergio F. Jerez Vegueria1 and José M. Godoy1,2 1. Depto. Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Rua Marquês de São Vicente, 225 - Gávea, CEP - 22453-900. Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil. e-mails: sfjerez@rdc.puc-rio.br, jmgodoy@rdc.puc-rio.br 2. Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear. Av. Salvador Allende s/n - Jacarepaguá , CEP - 22780-160. Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
17:45
THE ROLE OF  238Pu/239+240Pu ACTIVITY RATIO AS ISOTOPIC SIGNATURE OF PLUTONIUM ORIGIN  IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES: QUALITY ASSURANCE IN ITS DETERMINATION BY a-PARTICLE SPECTROMETRY
 R.GARCIA-TENORIO*, I. VIOQUE , G.MANJON Departamento de Física Aplicada II, E.T.S.A., Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes 2, 41012-Sevilla, Spain. E-mail: gtenorio@us.es AND F.EL-DAOUSHY Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, S-75121, Uppsala, Sweden
18:00
The use of radio-tracers for coupled atmospheric-aquatic studies
 Farid El-Daoushy Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, S-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden E-mail: farid.el-daoushy@fysik.uu.se
18:15

POSTER SESSION AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

19:30
UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE DISCRIMINATION USING NEUTRONS
 PHILLIP C. WOMBLE, MICHAEL BELBOT, JON PASCHAL, KIRK CANTRELL, AND LINDSAY HOPPER Applied Physics Institute, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY, USA. E-mail: womble@wku.edu
19:45
RADIATION DETECTION EFFICIENCY OF YAP, LSO, GOS SCINTILLATORS: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION BY MONTE-CARLO METHODS
 D.NIKOLOPOULOS Department of Medical Instruments Technology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens Ag.Spiridonos, 12210, Athens GREECE & Medical Physics Department, University of Athens 11725 Athens Greece E-mail:dnikolop@med.uoa.gr P.LIAPARINOS, G.PANAYIOTAKIS Department of Medical Physics,Medical School,University of Patras 26500, Patras, GREECE E-mail:panayiot@upatras..gr D.CAVOURAS AND I.KANDARAKIS Department of Medical Instruments Technology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens Ag.Spiridonos, 12210, Athens GREECE E-mail:kandarakist@teiath..gr
20:00
NON-DESTRUCTIVE OBSERVATION OF DAMAGE PROCESSES IN LOADED HIGH DUCTILE SPECIMENS WITH DIFFERENT CRACK CONFIGURATION BY X-RAY DYNAMIC DEFECTOSCOPY
 D. VAVRIK AND J. JAKUBEK Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics of Czech Technical University in Prague, Horska 3A/22, 128 00, Prague 2, CZECH REPUBLIC. E-mail: vavrik@itam.cas.cz
20:15
RADIATION EFFECTS IN QUANTUM-SIZE SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES
 N.A. SOBOLEV Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro,3810-193 Aveiro, PORTUGAL E-mail: sobolev@fis.ua.pt
20:30 END OF SESSION
 

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