54th Annual Meeting Of The Health Physics Society, July 12-16, 2009

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology;  Conferences
Article Date: 09 Jul 2009 - 5:00 PDT

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How does Hollywood impact radiation perception? Can we treat cancer with microscopic particles acting like a Trojan horse? How does the radiation exposure our astronauts receive during space travel compare to their routine diagnostic radiology exams?

These and other questions will be addressed at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS), which will take place July 13-16, 2009 in Minneapolis, MN, at the Hilton/Minneapolis Convention Center. Approximately 900 attendees are expected, with nearly 280 presentations throughout the four days. The opening plenary session will highlight invited speakers from Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Washington State University and others discussing radiation doses from internally deposited radionuclides.

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Monday afternoon

1. Stakeholder engagement
   
   
2. Nanotechnology
   Current and future medical applications
   Risk-benefit and ethics

Tuesday morning

1. Indoor radon
   Measurement techniques
   Epidemiology

Tuesday morning and afternoon

1. Accelerators
   Mitigating radiation risks
   The Stanford synchrotron radiation lightsource
   
   
2. Power Reactors
   International and U.S. perspective on the nuclear energy resurgence
   Advanced technologies
   Public exposure considerations
   
   
3. Homeland Security
   Advanced detection to combat terrorism
   Global threat reduction initiative
   
   
4. Academy of Health Physics
   Radiation exposure of the U.S. population
   Health effects of ionizing radiation
   Indoor radon risk

Wednesday morning

1. Medical health physics
   CT dose assessments in clinical practice
   Medical events
   
   
2. Federal government nuclear detonation preparedness
   Effects and impacts in the urban environment
   Sheltering and evacuation recommendations

Wednesday morning and afternoon

1. Case studies in health physics
   Human factors at Three Mile Island
   Health effects of ionizing radiation
   Indoor radon risk

MORE HIGHLIGHTS

• Predicting cancer risks from naturally occurring radionuclides in drinking water (MPM)
  
  
• Upgrading the transuranium and uranium registries' pathology database (MPM)
  
  
• Risks to armored combat vehicles occupants from depleted uranium (MPM)
  
  
• Hollywood's impact on radiation perceptions (MPM)
  
  
• Exposure of the U.S. population from medical sources (TAM)
  
  
• New study results related to low dose and low-dose rate radiation exposures (TAM)
  
  
• Radiofrequency field strength fluctuations due to digital conversion of television signals (WAM)
  
  
• Screening systems for personnel and cargo vehicles (WPM)
  
  
• Radiation from granite countertops (THAM)

The entire preliminary program can be found at http://hps.org/documents/54_annual_meeting_preliminary_program.pdf.

Source:
Kelly Classic
Health Physics Society