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This year’s topic is RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FUTURE. This is a great opportunity to participate in fruitful and stimulating discussions and listen to more than 50 outstanding speakers on a diverse number of topics in ionizing radiation and identify needs for Measurement Standards. Topics include the fields of medical physics, radiation protection, advances in detector instrumentation, radiation processing, materials modification, space applications, microdosimetry, imaging, radiation biology, radiation therapy and diagnostics, emergency response to nuclear events and more. The meeting is composed of morning plenary presentations and afternoon parallel working group sessions.
In addition, novel cutting edge technologies in ionizing radiation will be discussed in various fields. For example, come and hear about:
- DARPA’s Electrical (Medical) Prescription program and its application to ionizing radiation, https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2015-10-05
- The challenges & needs to be addressed in the Breakthrough Starshot Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ixojIvymxM
- How Big Data and Machine Learning will help improve radiation treatments
- DNA Dosimetry
- ASTM Standards & Innovation
- The future of Radiation Processing and Sterilization
- And more ….
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, February 26, 2018
Submit Your Abstract Here
Conference registration does not include your hotel reservation.
A block of rooms has been reserved at:
Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
620 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 977-8900
Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
Book your Hilton hotel room here
You can also call the front desk of Hilton at 1 (301) 977-8900 ext.1 (reservations)
If calling, please make sure to mention that you are attending NIST/CIRMS Meeting,
group code: ANC1.
Check-in: 15-APR-2018
Check-out: 18-APR-2018
There is a special rate of $119.00 per night + taxes, breakfast, complimentary shuttle to/from NIST, free high speed internet and parking included.
Book by April 1st, 2018 to reserve your room!
If you are not registered, you will not be allowed on site. Registered attendees will receive security and campus instructions prior to the workshop.
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