32nd Annual CIRMS Meeting
“Embracing our purpose: Anticipating Radiation Measurement Needs”
April 13-15, 2025
In-Person meeting held at The Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, MD, USA
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Presentation Library
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Monday - Plenary Session
"Introduction to the CIRMS Needs Report"
Shaheen Dewji, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract, Presentation
Alan K. Thompson, NIST
Abstract, Presentation
Keynote: "Perspective from the Hill"
Ariel Marshall, Scale AI
Abstract, Presentation
"Cobalt-60 and Gamma Applications: Effective, understood, growing, and sustainable"
Richard Weins, Nordion
Abstract, Presentation
"Heat you can measure: Verification and standards for clinical hyperthermia"
Dario Rodrigues, University of Maryland Medical Center
Abstract, Presentation
Monday - Medical Applications Breakout
"Radiation safety considerations for electron and proton FLASH vaults: shielding, neutron production, and neutron activation"
Yannick Poirier, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract, Presentation
"Revisiting deterministic neutron RBEs: Insights from urban nuclear detonation scenario analyses and their implications in other exposure settings"
Daniela Stricklin, CDC
Abstract, Presentation
"Neutron calibrations: Dosimetry and personnel protection"
Daniel Jardin, NIST
Abstract, Presentation
"Neutron dosimetry in Intensity-Modulated Neutron Therapy (IMNT) cancer treatment
Adrienne Lehnert, University of Washington
Abstract, Presentation
Monday - Joint Radiation Protection & Homeland Security and Radiation Processing & Material Effects Breakout
"Dose uniformity ratio changes due to device movement in radiation sterilization"
Tobias Funk, Triple Ring Technologies
Abstract, Presentation
"Phytosanitary irradiation in international trade"
Emilia Bustos, North Carolina State University
Abstract, Presentation
"The effect of e-beam irradiation direction on product dose uniformity and dosimeter response"
Ayeh Jowzaee, STERIS
Abstract, Presentation
"A modern evaluation of maximum dose limitation in radiation processing"
Mike Christofaro
Abstract, Presentation
Monday - Joint Medical Applications and Radiation Processing & Material Effects Breakout
"Creating an ultra-thin parallel plate ionization chamber for FLASH dosimetry"
Shannon Holmes, Standard Imaging
Abstract, Presentation
"A complementary multidetector dosimetry system for the traceable characterization of a novel UHDR electron beam"
Malcolm McEwen, National Research Council Canada
Abstract, Presentation
"Design, optimization, and characterization of a MLSIC device for proton FLASH-RT QA in a synchrocyclotron and isochronous cyclotron"
Shuang Zhou, TetraImaging LLC
Abstract, Presentation
Monday - Radiation Protection & Homeland Security Breakout
"Modeling plutonium decorporation in female nuclear worker treated with Ca-DTPA"
Sara Dumit, LANL
Abstract, Presentation
"Debunking myths and urban legends in ionizing radiation dosimetry"
Chris Passmore, Radiation Detection Company
Abstract, Presentation
"A new online computer program for neutron activation analysis"
Rui Fang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Abstract, Presentation
"BBT-059, a PEGylated Interleukin-11 analog, confers radioprotection against low- and high-LET radiation"
Venkateshwara Dronamraju, Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Abstract
Tuesday - Plenary Session
Keynote: "Commonwealth Fusion Systems"
Andrea Saltos, CFS
Abstract, Presentation
"Investigating the FLASH effect with Monte Carlo simulations"
Jan Schuemann, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract
"Innovative dosimetry and safe nuclear waste management: Building trust through science and precision"
Robert Hayes, North Carolina State University
Abstract
Marshall R. Cleland Award and Radiation Technology Essay Award Presentation
John Logar, Johnson & Johnson
Presentation
Scientific Exchange Discussion
John Logar, Johnson & Johnson
Presentation
Randall S. Caswell Award Lecture
Mark Driscoll, SUNY
Abstract, Presentation
Tuesday - Joint Medical Applications and Radiation Protection & Homeland Security Breakout
"MOSFETs"
Yushi Chang, University of Maryland
Abstract, Presentation
"Toward in vivo dosimetry with plastic scintillation detectors"
Louis Archambault, University Laval
Abstract, Presentation
"Using TLDs for In-vivo radiotherapy dose verification"
Cliff Hammer, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract, Presentation
Tuesday - Radiation Processing & Material Effects Breakout
"Latest efforts of an international collaborative team studying differences in effects for gamma, e-beam, and x-ray irradiation applications"
Leo Fifield, PNNL
Abstract, Presentation
"Performance of X-ray vs. gamma irradiators"
Joshua Nuzzi, IBA Industrial
Abstract, Presentation
"Investigating the use of alanine-based chip cards for emergency personal dosimetry following ionizing radiation exposures"
Joel Beazley, University of Oxford
Abstract, Presentation
"Perspective on Cesium-137 Supply"
Zach Hope, Hopewell Designs
Abstract, Presentation
Wednesday - Plenary Session
Randall S. Caswell Award Lecture
Nolan Hertel, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract, Presentation
"From hydroxyl radicals to clustered DNA lesions: Integrating track-structure physics with quantitative radiation damage measurements"
Amitava Adhikary, University of Iowa
Abstract, Presentation
"Impact of the pioneering work of Miral Dizdaroglu in identifying and quantifying DNA base damage on the advancements in understanding the radiation chemistry of DNA"
Steven Swarts, University of Florida
Abstract, Presentation
"Biodosimetry at NIST: A tribute to Miral Dizdaroglu"
Joey Roberston, NIST
Abstract, Presentation
Development of METREPOL-based triage algorithms for estimating H-ARS severity and radiation dose in a baboon mixed-field radiation model"
David L. Bolduc, AFRRI
Abstract, Presentation
CIRMS Needs Report Takeaways
Shaheen Dewji, Georgia Institute of Technology
Presentation
Poster Session
Monday Blitz Session
Presentation
Tuesday Blitz Session
Presentation
Poster #1:
"Optimization of Alpha and N-cellulose in sodium hydroxide using ionizing radiation"
Elizabeth McDaniel, SUNY ESF
Abstract, Poster
Poster #2:
"New version of PUFFIn software that allows quick beam quality and biological specimen dose distribution information for cabinet irradiators"
Randy Schwarz, PNNL
Abstract, Poster
Poster #3: Withdrawn
Poster #4:
"Circulating cytokine signatures for radiation biodosimetry in a mouse PBI/BM5 model"
Wanchang Cui, AFRRI
Abstract, Poster
Poster #5:
"Development of educational courses on basic dosimetry and proper irradiation protocols for user and calibrators of x-ray cabinet irradiators"
Yannick Poirier, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract, Poster
Poster #6:
"Energy deposition and transport of beta particles, gamma rays, and fast neutrons using Sn-doped Ga2O3 in scintillation mode"
Noel Guardala, Brookhaven Technology Group
Abstract, Poster
Poster #7:
"Energy dependent electron induced modification of PTFE: Bulk degradation and surface defluorination"
Hao Yu, University of Notre Dame
Abstract, Poster
Poster #8:
"Polyacrylamide synthesis through UV and electron beam radiation"
Maci Dahlberg, SUNY ESF
Abstract, Poster
Poster #9:
"Radiation-induced changes in mechanical properties of cellulose-based materials for grafted polymer applications"
Dilara Agacik, SUNY ESF
Essay, Poster
Poster #10:
"Establishment of an in vivo dose-response relationship between Na-24 activity and neutron doses in C57BL/6 mice"
Lisa Hull, AFRRI
Abstract, Poster
Poster #11:
"A new online computer program for neutron activation analysis"
Rui Fang, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Essay, Poster
Poster #12:
"A novel biomolecular dosimetry metric for biological assessment of particles and ions"
Mohammed Rezaee, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract, Poster
Poster #13:
"From aerosol deposition to non-reference internal dose: Integrated evaluation of inhalation exposure and internal dosimetry for military personnel"
Emmanuel Matey Mate-Kole, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract, Poster
Poster #14: Marshall Cleland Junior Investigator Award Winner
"Nondestructive volume determination of commercial ionization chamber using various micro-CTs"
Karen Rex Pius Vincent, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Essay, Poster
Poster #15:
"Advancing neutron shielding evaluation through LET measurements and spectrum reconstruction with MCNP, FLUKA, and neutral networks"
Lianna Arnold, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract, Poster
Poster #16:
"Electron beam calibration using a depth-dose channel ratio"
Andrew Palm, SUNY ESF
Abstract, Poster
Poster #17: Marshall Cleland Junior Investigator Award Winner
"Evaluating source geometry dependencies in Lu-177 measurements with air communicating well-type ionization chambers"
Likhitha Polepalli, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Essay, Poster
Poster #18:
"Clinical implementation of optically-stimulated luminescent dosimeters (OSLDs) toward dose verification of rotational total skin electron treatment (TSET)"
Devon Overson, University of Virginia
Essay, Poster
Poster #19:
"Dose-driven degradation of Azole emerging contaminants in water by electron beam irradiaiton"
Haulison Yayoh, SUNY ESF
Abstract, Poster
Poster #20: Marshall Cleland Junior Investigator Award Winner
"Modeling lateral charge dynamics and space-charge screening in ionization chambers under UHDR proton pencil beam"
Andrew Friberg, University of Pennsylvania
Essay, Poster
Poster #21:
"Radiation risk communication using an in-house non-code app solution"
Lalitha Kurada, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Abstract, Poster
Poster #22: Withdrawn
Poster #23: Radiation Technology Essay Winner
"Quantifying arsenic in rice using neutron activation analysis"
Lindsey Wright, University of Maryland, College Park
Essay, Poster
Poster #24: Withdrawn
Poster #25:
"Calibration a secondary standard ionization chamber for photon-emitting radionuclides in ISO 10R vials"
Mark Tyra, NIST
Abstract, Poster
Poster #26:
"Evaluating lignin proton structural evolution following 25-200 kGy electron beam exposure"
Tau David, SUNY ESF
Abstract, Poster
Poster #27:
"Development of a Murine Irradiation Platform for Screen of Medical Countermeasures against Multi-organ Injuries"
Alia Weaver, AFRRI
Abstract, Poster
Poster #28:
"Cellular-level dosimetric characterization of ionizing radiation via Monte Carlo N-particle (MCNP6) simulation"
Kumkum Ganguly, LANL
Abstract, Poster
Poster #29:
"Quantitative gas transfer for re-establishing gaseous source measurements at NIST"
Max Carlson, NIST
Abstract, Poster
Poster #30:
"Nanoscience-driven biodosimetry supporting ionizing radiation metrology"
Joseph Roberston, NIST
Abstract, Poster