Agenda
September 9-12, 2019
Registration - Daily from 8:00 to 9:00 am
Lectures - Daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Be sure to allow time to get through building security.
Please download a printable version of the Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry course agenda.
| Day One: Monday, September 9, 2019 | ||
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Radiation Epidemiology, Dosimetry, and Risk Modeling | ||
| Registration | 8:00 - 9:00 | |
| Principles of epidemiology | 9:00 - 10:20 | Martha Linet, M.D., M.P.H. |
| Break | 10:20 - 10:40 | |
| Principles of radiation physics and dosimetry | 10:40 - 12:00 | Matthew Mille, Ph.D. |
| Lunch on your own | 12:00 - 1:00 | |
| Radiation risk modeling | 1:00 - 2:20 | Ethel Gilbert, Ph.D. |
| Break | 2:20 - 2:40 | |
| Introduction to EPICURE (with 10 min break midway) | 2:40 - 5:00 | Dale Preston, Ph.D. |
| Day Two: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | ||
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Overview of Radiation Health Effects & Exposure Assessment | ||
| Registration | 8:00 - 9:00 | |
| Radiation and cancer risks | 9:00 - 10:20 | Sara Schonfeld, Ph.D. |
| Break | 10:20 - 10:40 | |
| Radiation and risk of non-cancer diseases | 10:40 - 12:00 | Anssi Auvinen, M.D., Ph.D |
| Lunch on your own | 12:00 - 1:00 | |
| Radiobiology | 1:00 - 2:00 | David Brenner, Ph.D. |
| Radiation exposure assessment | 2:00 - 2:40 | Choonsik Lee, Ph.D. |
| Break | 2:40 - 3:00 | |
| Medical Radiation Exposure - Diagnostic | ||
| Diagnostic radiation exposures and cancer risks | 3:00 - 4:00 | Lene Veiga, Ph.D. |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of diagnostic radiation exposures | 4:00 - 4:40 | David Borrego, Ph.D. |
| Day Three: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | ||
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Radiation Exposure - Therapeutic | ||
| Registration | 8:00 - 9:00 | |
| Cancer risks from conventional radiotherapy | 9:00 - 9:50 | Flora van Leeuwen, Ph.D. |
| Cardiac effects of radiation therapy | 9:50 - 10:40 | Carolyn Taylor, D.Phil. |
| Break | 10:40 - 11:00 | |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of conventional radiotherapy | 11:00 - 11:40 | Rebecca Howell, Ph.D. |
| Lunch on your own | 11:40 - 12:40 | |
| Cancer and non-cancer risks from emerging radiotherapy techniques | 12:40 - 1:10 | Amy Berrington, D.Phil. |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of emerging radiotherapy | 1:10 - 1:40 | Yeon Soo Yeom, Ph.D. |
| Occupational Radiation Exposure | ||
| Cancer and non-cancer risks among medical workers | 1:40 - 2:20 | Cari Kitahara, Ph.D. |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of medical workers | 2:20 - 2:50 | Daphnée Villoing, Ph.D. |
| Break | 2:50 - 3:10 | |
| Cancer and non-cancer risks among nuclear workers | 3:10 - 4:00 | David Richardson, Ph.D. |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of nuclear workers | 4:00 - 4:30 | Robert Daniels, Ph.D. |
| Potential for cancer and non-cancer risks among space workers | 4:30 - 5:00 | Mark Little, D.Phil. |
| Day Four: Thursday, September 12, 2019 | ||
| Topic | Time | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Radiation Exposure | ||
| Registration | 8:00 - 9:00 | |
| Cancer and non-cancer risks after nuclear accidents | 9:00 - 9:50 | Maureen Hatch, Ph.D. |
| Dosimetry for epidemiologic studies of environmental exposures | 9:50 - 10:20 | Vladimir Drozdovitch, Ph.D. |
| Break | 10:20 - 10:40 | |
| Cancer and non-cancer risks in the A-bomb survivors | 10:40 - 11:20 | Dale Preston, Ph.D. |
| Cancer risks from natural background radiation and radon | 11:20 - 12:00 | Gerry Kendall, Ph.D. |
| Lunch on your own | 12:00 - 1:00 | |
| Susceptibility to Radiation Health Effects | ||
| Genetic and genomic laboratory tools | 1:00 - 1:50 | Meredith Yeager, Ph.D. |
| Genetics of radiation-related cancer | 1:50 - 2:40 | Lindsay Morton, Ph.D. |
| Break | 2:40 - 3:00 | |
| Genetics of radiation-related non-cancer diseases | 3:00 - 3:30 | Catharine West, Ph.D. |
| Non-ionizing Radiation | ||
| Ultraviolet (UV) light dosimetry and epidemiology | 3:30 - 4:15 | Lisa Cahoon, Ph.D. |
| Cell phones and cancer risk | 4:15 - 5:00 | Anssi Auvinen, M.D., Ph.D. |