25th Annual CIRMS Meeting
āPast, Present, and Futureā
March 27-29, 2017
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
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Monday Morning- Plenary Session
"Welcome to NIST"
Lisa Karam, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"CIRMS: A retrospective & look forward"
Bert Coursey, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Peter Almond Caswell award acceptance presentation"
Peter Almond, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (retired)
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"Caswell Fellows"
Larry DeWerd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Calibration standards: NIST to secondary laboratories "
Larry DeWerd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Lisa Karam, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"CIRMS: A retrospective & look forward"
Bert Coursey, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Peter Almond Caswell award acceptance presentation"
Peter Almond, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (retired)
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"Caswell Fellows"
Larry DeWerd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Calibration standards: NIST to secondary laboratories "
Larry DeWerd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Monday Morning- Junior Investigator Symposium
"AERROW: A probe format calorimeter for use as a local absorbed dose standard for high-energy photon beams in the clinical environment"
James Renaud, McGill University, Canada
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"Measuring radiation dose through the detection of radiation-induced acoustic waves"
Susannah Hickling, McGill University, Canada
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"Dose distribution measurements of a new directional Pd-103 low-dose rate brachytherapy source"
Manik Aima, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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James Renaud, McGill University, Canada
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"Measuring radiation dose through the detection of radiation-induced acoustic waves"
Susannah Hickling, McGill University, Canada
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"Dose distribution measurements of a new directional Pd-103 low-dose rate brachytherapy source"
Manik Aima, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Monday Afternoon- Medical Applications
Session: Radionuclides for nuclear medicine
"Realistic simulation of radionuclide sources in EGSnrc: a predictive model of the Vinten ionization chamber"
Reid Townson, National Research Council Canada
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"From Level Scheme To Diagnosis: Nuclear Data And The Development Of Standards For Quantitative Medical Imaging"
Brian Zimmerman, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Development of Standards for alpha emitting radionuclides for nuclear medicine"
John Keightley, National Physical Laboratory, UK
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Session: Radiation Biology and Dosimetry
"Current status of radiobiology dosimetry"
Wesley Culberson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Advances in preclinical IGRT commissioning and quality assurance"
Paul De Jean, Precision X-ray
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"Realistic simulation of radionuclide sources in EGSnrc: a predictive model of the Vinten ionization chamber"
Reid Townson, National Research Council Canada
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"From Level Scheme To Diagnosis: Nuclear Data And The Development Of Standards For Quantitative Medical Imaging"
Brian Zimmerman, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Development of Standards for alpha emitting radionuclides for nuclear medicine"
John Keightley, National Physical Laboratory, UK
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Session: Radiation Biology and Dosimetry
"Current status of radiobiology dosimetry"
Wesley Culberson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Advances in preclinical IGRT commissioning and quality assurance"
Paul De Jean, Precision X-ray
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Monday Afternoon- Radiation Protection
Session: Instrumentation
"Aligning US Navy dosimetry with NIST"
Luis Benevides, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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"IM-276/PD next generation Navy battlefield dosimetry- System overview and test summary"
Jeancarlo Torres, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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"The future direction of passive dosimetry"
Joe Rotunda, Rotunda Scientific Technologies LLC
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Session: Document Standards
"Aligning US Navy dosimetry with NIST"
Chad Mckee, JPL-Radiological and Nuclear Defense
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"An overview of current US Navy alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation calibration standards and the process used to ensure NIST traceability"
Keith Turner, US Navy RADIAC Standards Program
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"Pitfalls of revising National standards-A portable survey instrument standard (ANSI 42.17AC)"
Meredith Wood, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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"Aligning US Navy dosimetry with NIST"
Luis Benevides, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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"IM-276/PD next generation Navy battlefield dosimetry- System overview and test summary"
Jeancarlo Torres, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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"The future direction of passive dosimetry"
Joe Rotunda, Rotunda Scientific Technologies LLC
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Session: Document Standards
"Aligning US Navy dosimetry with NIST"
Chad Mckee, JPL-Radiological and Nuclear Defense
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"An overview of current US Navy alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiation calibration standards and the process used to ensure NIST traceability"
Keith Turner, US Navy RADIAC Standards Program
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"Pitfalls of revising National standards-A portable survey instrument standard (ANSI 42.17AC)"
Meredith Wood, Naval Surface Warfare Center
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Monday Afternoon- Industrial Applications and Material Effects
Session: Food Irradiation
"Shedding light on food irradiation: A comparison with alternative food technologies"
Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University
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"Packaging for irradiated fresh produce"
Vanee Komolprasert, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Phytosanitary irradiation treatments: An important mitigation tool in the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) toolbox"
Laura Jeffers, US Department of Agriculture
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Session: Nanomaterials
"Electron beam synthesis of magnetic nanomaterials and nanocomposites"
Mohammad Al-Sheikhly, University of Maryland, College Park
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"Production of nanomaterials in water using ionizing radiation"
Mohammad Al-Sheikhly, University of Maryland, College Park
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"Nanomaterials analysis and standards"
Michael Postek, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Shedding light on food irradiation: A comparison with alternative food technologies"
Anuradha Prakash, Chapman University
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"Packaging for irradiated fresh produce"
Vanee Komolprasert, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Phytosanitary irradiation treatments: An important mitigation tool in the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) toolbox"
Laura Jeffers, US Department of Agriculture
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Session: Nanomaterials
"Electron beam synthesis of magnetic nanomaterials and nanocomposites"
Mohammad Al-Sheikhly, University of Maryland, College Park
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"Production of nanomaterials in water using ionizing radiation"
Mohammad Al-Sheikhly, University of Maryland, College Park
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"Nanomaterials analysis and standards"
Michael Postek, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Tuesday Morning- Plenary Session
"Quantitative imaging"
Edward Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Radiation--A cosmic hazard to human habitation in space"
Ruthan Lewis, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Edward Jackson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Radiation--A cosmic hazard to human habitation in space"
Ruthan Lewis, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Tuesday Afternoon- Medical Applications
Session: Real Time 3D Imaging for Orthopedic Applications
"The need for developing 3D imaging tools for evaluating orthotics: How can we improve the current practice?"
Ronnie Minniti, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Why cone beam CT can make 3D the standard of care in extremity imaging"
Stuti Singh, Curvebeam
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"EQUINA: A CT scanner designed by and for veterinarians"
Regina Fulkerson, RKF Consultants
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Session: Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE)
"Modeling biological responses of therapeutic ionizing radiation"
Ramin Abolfath, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center & University of Pennsylvania
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"Proton therapy National ion chamber intercomparison"
Paige Taylor, Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC)
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"Multi-ion analysis of RBE using the microdosimetric kinetic model"
Michael Butkus, Yale School of Medicine
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"The need for developing 3D imaging tools for evaluating orthotics: How can we improve the current practice?"
Ronnie Minniti, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Why cone beam CT can make 3D the standard of care in extremity imaging"
Stuti Singh, Curvebeam
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"EQUINA: A CT scanner designed by and for veterinarians"
Regina Fulkerson, RKF Consultants
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Session: Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE)
"Modeling biological responses of therapeutic ionizing radiation"
Ramin Abolfath, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center & University of Pennsylvania
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"Proton therapy National ion chamber intercomparison"
Paige Taylor, Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC)
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"Multi-ion analysis of RBE using the microdosimetric kinetic model"
Michael Butkus, Yale School of Medicine
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Tuesday Afternoon- Radiation Protection
Session: Consequence Management
"CDC's need for reference materials to validate analytical methods for public health exposure assessment after a radiological or nuclear incident"
Robert Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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"An intercomparison study on radiological methods used by FDA Food Emergency Response Radiological Laboratory Network"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Development of rapid liquid scintillation counting method for determination of tritium in foods"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Rapid detection of Americium-241 in food by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"A comparison of computational approaches for the detection of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foods"
Clarence Rolle, US Food and Drug Administration
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"CDC's need for reference materials to validate analytical methods for public health exposure assessment after a radiological or nuclear incident"
Robert Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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"An intercomparison study on radiological methods used by FDA Food Emergency Response Radiological Laboratory Network"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Development of rapid liquid scintillation counting method for determination of tritium in foods"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Rapid detection of Americium-241 in food by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry"
Zhichao Lin, US Food and Drug Administration
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"A comparison of computational approaches for the detection of gamma-emitting radionuclides in foods"
Clarence Rolle, US Food and Drug Administration
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Tuesday Afternoon- Industrial Applications & Material Effects
Session: Dosimetry for High Dose Applications
"High dose calibration at NIST (Gamma)"
Lonnie Cumberland and Ileana Pazos, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Accelerator-based standards for industrial dosimetry"
Fred Bateman and Ronald Tosh, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"New design basis analysis for self-contained, dry-storage irradiators"
Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
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Session: Sterilization of Medical Devices
"Sterilization of medical devices"
Kevin O'Hara, Sterigenics
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"Establishing process parameters and process acceptance"
Deepak Patil, Steris Corporation
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"High dose calibration at NIST (Gamma)"
Lonnie Cumberland and Ileana Pazos, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Accelerator-based standards for industrial dosimetry"
Fred Bateman and Ronald Tosh, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"New design basis analysis for self-contained, dry-storage irradiators"
Spencer Mickum, Hopewell Designs Inc.
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Session: Sterilization of Medical Devices
"Sterilization of medical devices"
Kevin O'Hara, Sterigenics
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"Establishing process parameters and process acceptance"
Deepak Patil, Steris Corporation
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Wednesday Morning- Plenary Session
"Alpha Therapy"
Jonathan Engle, LANL/University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Chip-scaled calorimetry for industrial dosimetry"
Ileana Pazos, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Food defense during a radiological emergency"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Biological and medical imaging: Optoacoustics meets ionoacoustics"
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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"Report on the Needs in Ionizing Radiation"
Anthony Berejka, Ionicorp+
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Jonathan Engle, LANL/University of Wisconsin-Madison
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"Chip-scaled calorimetry for industrial dosimetry"
Ileana Pazos, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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"Food defense during a radiological emergency"
Stephanie Healey, US Food and Drug Administration
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"Biological and medical imaging: Optoacoustics meets ionoacoustics"
Vasilis Ntziachristos, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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"Report on the Needs in Ionizing Radiation"
Anthony Berejka, Ionicorp+
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