Health Insurance54th Annual Meeting Of The Health Physics Society, July 12-16, 2009
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
Stakeholder engagement
* Nanotechnology
Current and future medical applications
Risk-benefit and ethics
Tuesday morning
* Indoor radon
Measurement techniques
Epidemiology
Tuesday morning and afternoon
* Accelerators
Mitigating radiation risks
The Stanford synchrotron radiation light
* Power Reactors
International and U.S. perspective on the nuclear energy resurgence
Advanced technologies
Public exposure considerations
* Homeland Security
Advanced detection to combat terrorism
Global threat reduction initiative
* Academy of Health Physics
Radiation exposure of the U.S. population
Health effects of ionizing radiation
Indoor radon risk
Wednesday morning
* Medical health physics
CT dose assessments in clinical practice
Medical events
* Federal government nuclear detonation preparedness
Effects and impacts in the urban environment
Sheltering and evacuation recommendations
Wednesday morning and afternoon
* 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 s (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.
Kelly Classic
Health Physics Society