24th Annual CIRMS Meeting
“A Matter of Scale: Measurement Standards from the Nano to the Giga”
April 18-20, 2016
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Presentation Library
Monday Morning- Plenary Session
"Curing Carbon fiber reinforces composites for automotive application"
Mark Driscoll, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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"Modular survey spectrometer and Compton imager"
Audrey MacLeod, National Research Council Canada
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Mark Driscoll, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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"Modular survey spectrometer and Compton imager"
Audrey MacLeod, National Research Council Canada
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Monday Morning- Junior Investigator Symposium
"Primary air-kerma strength measurements of a new directional Pd-103 low-dose rate brachytherapy source"
Manik Aima, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Investigation of gel dosimetry for quality assurance of magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy"
Yvonne Roed, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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"Determining the air-kerma strength for the BEBIG model Ir2.A85-2 Ir-192 source"
Black Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Shape memory polymers enabled by radiation crosslinking"
Kejia Yang, The University of Texas at Dallas
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Manik Aima, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Investigation of gel dosimetry for quality assurance of magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy"
Yvonne Roed, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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"Determining the air-kerma strength for the BEBIG model Ir2.A85-2 Ir-192 source"
Black Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Shape memory polymers enabled by radiation crosslinking"
Kejia Yang, The University of Texas at Dallas
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Monday Afternoon- Medical Applications
Session: Proton Therapy
"The physics of proton therapy"
Wayne Newhauser, Louisiana State University
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"Needs for treatment planning and quality assurance in proton spot scanning therapy"
Chris Beltran, Mayo Clinic
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"Functional and safety aspects of an efficient proton therapy facility design"
Vahagn Nazaryan, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
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Session: Standards in Nuclear Medicine and Quantitative Imaging
"Standards for PET"
Brian Zimmerman, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Concepts, applications, and requirements for quantitative SPECT/CT"
Eric Frey, Johns Hopkins University
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"The physics of proton therapy"
Wayne Newhauser, Louisiana State University
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"Needs for treatment planning and quality assurance in proton spot scanning therapy"
Chris Beltran, Mayo Clinic
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"Functional and safety aspects of an efficient proton therapy facility design"
Vahagn Nazaryan, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute
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Session: Standards in Nuclear Medicine and Quantitative Imaging
"Standards for PET"
Brian Zimmerman, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Concepts, applications, and requirements for quantitative SPECT/CT"
Eric Frey, Johns Hopkins University
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Monday Afternoon- Industrial Applications and Material Effects
"Dosimetry issues associated with low energy electrons"
Brad Lundahl, Johnson & Johnson
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"Current high-dose activities"
Marc Desrosiers, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Brad Lundahl, Johnson & Johnson
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"Current high-dose activities"
Marc Desrosiers, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Tuesday Morning- Plenary Session
"Polycraft world: A minecraft modification that motivates materials mastery"
Walter Voit, The University of Texas at Dallas & Syzygy Memory Plastics
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"Measurement considerations in an MR-guided radiation therapy environment"
John Bayouth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Randall S. Caswell Award Presented to James Deye" &
"Precision Medicine and Radiation Standards"
James Deye, National Cancer Institute/NIH
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"Dosimetric techniques for low energy e-beams"
Brad Lundahl, Johnson & Johnson
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Walter Voit, The University of Texas at Dallas & Syzygy Memory Plastics
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"Measurement considerations in an MR-guided radiation therapy environment"
John Bayouth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Randall S. Caswell Award Presented to James Deye" &
"Precision Medicine and Radiation Standards"
James Deye, National Cancer Institute/NIH
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"Dosimetric techniques for low energy e-beams"
Brad Lundahl, Johnson & Johnson
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Tuesday Afternoon- Medical Applications
Session: Quantitative Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
"Developing standards for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging"
Michael Boss, National Institutes of Standards and Technology
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Session: Topics in Radiation Dosimetry
"New ICRU recommendations on key data for ionizing radiation dosimetry"
Stephen Seltzer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Transport under magnetic fields with the EGSnrc simulation toolkit"
Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, National Research Council Canada
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"Calibration of dosimeters for small fields at Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)"
Ganesan Ramanathan, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
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"Developing standards for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging"
Michael Boss, National Institutes of Standards and Technology
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Session: Topics in Radiation Dosimetry
"New ICRU recommendations on key data for ionizing radiation dosimetry"
Stephen Seltzer, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Transport under magnetic fields with the EGSnrc simulation toolkit"
Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, National Research Council Canada
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"Calibration of dosimeters for small fields at Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)"
Ganesan Ramanathan, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
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Tuesday Afternoon- Radiation Protection
Session: Radiochemistry of food and potable water
"Isotopic analysis of Plutonium (Pu) in foods by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Rapid detection of processed uranium in foods by ICP-MS"
Abdur-Rafay Shareef, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Density corrections for the detection of radioactive contamination in food with gamma spectrometry"
Clarence Rolle, US Food and Drug Administration
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"2015 FERN rapid detection and identification of gamma radionuclides in food"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Samples - Terminology and processing"
William Cunningham, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Whole reference sample concept as an alternative to reference material"
Evgeny Taskaev, Eckert & Ziegler
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"Isotopic analysis of Plutonium (Pu) in foods by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Rapid detection of processed uranium in foods by ICP-MS"
Abdur-Rafay Shareef, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Density corrections for the detection of radioactive contamination in food with gamma spectrometry"
Clarence Rolle, US Food and Drug Administration
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"2015 FERN rapid detection and identification of gamma radionuclides in food"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Samples - Terminology and processing"
William Cunningham, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Whole reference sample concept as an alternative to reference material"
Evgeny Taskaev, Eckert & Ziegler
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Tuesday Afternoon- Industrial Applications & Material Effects
"Development of a Co-60 gamma irradiator for research application"
Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
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"The need for a large-area low emissivity alpha particle standard"
Michael Gordon, IBM, TJ Watson Research Lab
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Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
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"The need for a large-area low emissivity alpha particle standard"
Michael Gordon, IBM, TJ Watson Research Lab
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Wednesday Morning- Plenary Session
"A nervous future"
Walter Voit, The University of Texas at Dallas & Syzygy Memory Plastics
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"The role of extraintestinal foodborne pathogens in human illness"
Christopher Sommers, US Department of Agriculture
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"FDA compliance and emergency response programs for safeguarding Nation's food supply from radioactive contamination"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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Walter Voit, The University of Texas at Dallas & Syzygy Memory Plastics
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"The role of extraintestinal foodborne pathogens in human illness"
Christopher Sommers, US Department of Agriculture
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"FDA compliance and emergency response programs for safeguarding Nation's food supply from radioactive contamination"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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