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EUROPEAN RADIATION RESEARCH 2012

15–19 Oct 2012
Vietri sul Mare
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Early Biophysical Processes

EBP
16 Oct 2012, 10:00
Vietri sul Mare

Vietri sul Mare

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Early Biophysical Processes

  • Alessandro Campa (ISS)

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  1. 41. Geant4 calculations of microdosimetric variables for neutrons and light nuclei in tissue-like materials
    Dr Igor Pshenichnov (Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences and Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Goethe University)
    16/10/2012, 10:00
    Early Biophysical Processes
    oral (invited speaker)
    Microdosimetry measurements with Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counters (TEPC) are routinely used to characterize the quality of radiation by obtaining distributions of lineal energy y. Radiation fields of therapeutic pencil-like nuclear beams in tissue-like phantoms are complex due to the admixture of secondary protons, neutrons and nuclei produced in fragmentation reactions [1]. We...
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  2. 59. Mechanistic modelling of radiation track structures, DNA damage induction and repair with PARTRAC
    Dr Werner Friedland (Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Radiation Protection)
    16/10/2012, 11:00
    Early Biophysical Processes
    oral (invited speaker)
    Mechanistic modelling of biological effects of ionizing radiation is an important tool complementary to experimental studies that allows testing hypotheses on radiation action and response mechanisms for improving our quantitative understanding of the underlying principles and systems. It helps analyse and interpret experimental observations and plays a crucial role in inter- and extrapolating...
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  3. 121. A dynamic radio-aerosol deposition and clearance model for the quantification of radiation burden and biological effects in the central airways
    Dr Árpád FARKAS (Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
    16/10/2012, 11:30
    Early Biophysical Processes
    oral (20 minutes)
    Elucidation of health effects of low dose radiation exposures is one of the most challenging issues of current radiation biology. Establishment of plausible dose-effect relationship for the range of low doses is hampered by numerous factors. Irradiation of humans for experimental purposes has serious ethical barriers. Animal experiments are also restricted. In these circumstances epidemiology,...
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  4. 112. Human mummification process and their impact on cell radiosensitivity: Computed Tomography model of Monte Carlo simulation
    Mr Johann Wanek (University of Zurich, Centre of Evolutionary Medicine, Institute of Anatomy)
    16/10/2012, 11:50
    Early Biophysical Processes
    oral (20 minutes)
    Johann Wanek 1,2, R. Speller 2, G. Royle 2, F. Rühli 1 1: University of Zürich, Centre for Evolutionary Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Switzerland 2: University College London, Dept of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, United Kingdom Human tissue undergoes dramatic physicochemical changes as well as morphological alterations during the mummification process such as decreased cell...
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  5. 218. Geant4 implementation of an RBE calculation for ion therapy studies
    Dr Francesco Romano (INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy - Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “E. Fermi”, Roma, Italy)
    16/10/2012, 12:10
    Early Biophysical Processes
    oral (20 minutes)
    Monte Carlo approach in hadrontherapy is widely used for the optimization of transport beam lines and/or dosimetric studies. In most of cases, in the clinical practice, depth dose distributions and lateral dose profiles are provided, without taking into account the biological effects of ionizing radiation. In case of ion beams, a mixed radiation field is produced, due to projectile...
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