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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Technical Session
Tuesday, September 27, 2022|10:00AM–12:05PM PDT|Seaport
Session Chair:
Heinz Vincke (CERN)
Alternate Chair:
Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Study on Optimum Thickness of Iron Shield for Medical Electron Linac of Energy is up to 25 MeV
10:00–10:25AM PDT
Koji Oishi (Japan Environment Research Co.), Kazuaki Kosako (Shimizu Corp.), Takashi Nakamura (Tohoku Univ., Emeritus)
Paper
Influence of Differences in Model Parameters Observed in Europe and Japan, on the Effective Dose Predicted by the European Model for Inhabited Areas (ERMIN)
10:25–10:50AM PDT
Jun Hirouchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Thomas Charnock (UK Health Security Agency)
Assessment of Radiation Dose of Mobile Computed Tomography in Intensive Care Units
10:50–11:15AM PDT
Eunhye Kim (Korea Univ.), Hyemin Park (Korea Univ.), Jungmin Kim (Korea Univ.)
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Few-View CT Image Reconstruction via Least-Squares Problem: Minimizing the Backward Error With LSMB
11:15–11:40AM PDT
M. Chillarón (Univ. Politècnica de València), V. Vidal (Univ. Politècnica de València), G. Verdu (Univ. Politècnica de València)
Operational Radiation Protection Challenges at MEDICIS, a CERN Facility for the Production of Non-Conventional Isotopes for Medical Research
11:40AM–12:05PM PDT
Fabio Pozzi (CERN), Elodie Aubert (CERN), Pierre Carbonez (CERN), Alexandre Dorsival (CERN), Charlotte Duchemin (CERN), Siria Medici (CERN), Thierry Stora (CERN), Heinz Vincke (CERN)
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