CIRMS
2009 Annual Meeting. Oct. 19 -
21, in Gaithersburg, MD.
"RADIATION
MEASUREMENTS and STANDARDS for INCIDENT
RESPONSE"
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I am pleased to announce
the 18th annual meeting of the Council
on Ionizing Radiation Measurements
and Standards (CIRMS) to be held October
19-21, 2009 at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Gaithersburg, Maryland. The theme
of this year’s meeting is “Radiation
Measurements and Standards for Incident
Response.” The diverse aspects of
the importance of measurements and
standards in this area will be addressed
by international experts from academia,
industry and government.
This year’s meeting provides an excellent
and timely opportunity for the entire
ionizing radiation user community
to meet and discuss recent developments
and new trends related to radiation
measurements and standards for incident
response. Some of the invited speakers
will cover the general principles
related to incident response and the
use of radiation as a tool in emergencies.
In addition to the general plenary
sessions, there will be several parallel
breakout sessions devoted to medical
and industrial applications, food
irradiation and radiation protection/
homeland security. In every breakout
session, the needs for measurement
standards in these four areas will
be explored by discussing the current
“CIRMS Needs Report” and adding or
deleting needs for measurements and
standards as necessary.
Conclusions from these breakout sessions
will be presented in a joint plenary
session at the end of the meeting.
I take this opportunity to encourage
you to submit an abstract to be presented
as a poster or as a presentation in
one of the breakout sessions.
Since its conception, CIRMS has strongly
encouraged and supported the participation
of students in presenting their research
at the annual meetings. CIRMS will
proudly continue this tradition by
encouraging students to present their
work through the Student Travel Grant
program awards through which up to
four students will be reimbursed for
their expenses to attend the meeting
and make an oral presentation at the
plenary session. CIRMS2009 Sponsors
are invited to present posters that
enable the attendees to better learn
about the wide variety of organizations
that support CIRMS; limited space
for tabletop displays will also be
available.
I look forward to seeing all of you
at the 18th annual CIRMS meeting,
and your active participation in the
exciting discussions which will occur
at the meeting.
Nolan E. Hertel, CIRMS President
MEETING FOCUS
The 18th Annual Meeting of the Council
on Ionizing Radiation Measurements
and Standards will focus on radiation
measurements and standards for incident
response, including the use of radiation
itself as a tool in emergencies. For
the past eighteen years, CIRMS has
played an important role in serving
as a public forum for discussion of
radiation measurements and standards
issues for industry, academia and
government. The technical program
this year will consist of oral and
poster presentations and three parallel
workshops that address measurement
and standards needs for the following
topics:
• Medical Applications [diagnostic
and therapeutic radiology, nuclear
medicine]
• Radiation Protection [radiochemistry,
waste analysis, personnel dosimetry,
electronic dosimeters, bioassay and
internal dosimetry environmental dosimetry],
• Industrial Applications and Materials
Effects [dosimetry for radiation processing,
radiobiology, safety at radiation
facilities, food irradiation]
As issues in homeland security, and
for first responders, can be found
in each field – medicine, protection,
and industry – these will be addressed
in each workshop as appropriate.
