INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS & MATERIAL EFFECTS:
AGENDA FOR TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2019 (Afternoon)
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM LECTURE ROOM B
JOINT Sessions: Medical Applications, Radiation Protection & Industrial Applications
Session Title: Cesium-137 Irradiators
Session Chair: Dr. Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
- Dr. Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
Impact from the Potential Shortage of Cs-137 Supply - Dr. Jacob Kamen, Mount Sinai Hospital
Successful Migration from Radioactive Irradiators to X-Ray Irradiators in One of the Largest Medical Centers in the U.S.A. - Dr. Lance Garrison, National Nuclear Security Administration
Development and Certification of Type B Containers for Self-shielded Irradiators - Dr. Ronnie Minniti, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Air Kerma Calibrations at NIST using Cesium-137 - Dan Aitkenhead, Best Medical
Challenges Selling both Gamma and X-ray Blood Irradiators
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM LECTURE ROOM C
Session Title: Low Energy Electron Beam Standards and Applications for Industry
Session Chair: Dr. Mark S. Driscoll, The State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Fred Bateman, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Low Energy Laboratory Electron Beam Unit - Karl E. Swanson, President, PCT Ebeam and Integration
Current and Developing Applications for Low Voltage Electron Beam Systems -
Fred Bateman, Karl Swanson and Ileana Pazos
Panel Discussion on Possible Research using NIST’s New Low Energy Electron Beam System