Bernard Rabin
(Psychology/UMBC)
18/10/2012, 17:15
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (invited speaker)
On exploratory class missions, such as a mission to Mars, astronauts will be exposed to types and doses of radiation (cosmic rays) that are not experienced in low earth orbit where the space shuttle and International Space Station operate. Cosmic rays are composed of alpha particles, protons and particles of high energy and charge (HZE particles), such as 56Fe and 16O. Exposure to HZE...
Ms
Sophie Jacob
(IRSN, PRP-HOM/SRBE/LEPID)
18/10/2012, 17:45
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (invited speaker)
Interventional cardiologists are exposed to X-rays during their occupational activity and may be at risk to develop early cataracts known as radiation-induced eye lens opacities. The O'CLOC study (Occupational Cataracts and Lens opacities in interventional Cardiology) was performed in France to quantify this risk.
O’CLOC study is a cross-sectional multicenter study including an exposed group...
Dr
David Goukassian
(Tufts University School of Medicine)
18/10/2012, 18:15
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (15 minutes)
Astronauts are exposed to space radiation (IR). It is important to evaluate the effect of cosmic radiation on cardiovascular (CV) system. Approximately 41% of space radiation is predicted to be HZE particles with 13% being from 56Fe particles. We hypothesized that (1) low-dose space IR-induced biological responses may be long-lasting and are IR type-dependent; and (2) IR may increase CV risks...
Mr
Nicolas Joly-Tonetti
(Université Claude-Bernard Lyon1, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5534)
18/10/2012, 18:30
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (15 minutes)
Understanding the mechanisms of cutaneous radiosensitivity is an important issue since skin is the most exposed organ to ionizing radiations and among the most sensitive. Recent publications describe microRNAs (miRNAs), a group of short non-coding RNAs that negatively regulate gene expression, as potential modulators of cellular response to ionizing radiation (IR), both in vitro and in vivo in...
Dr
Tamara Azizova
(Southern Urals Biophysics Institute)
18/10/2012, 18:45
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (15 minutes)
Chronic respiratory diseases are widely spread among the general population. In recent decades, there has been a steady growth of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts that this disease will become the third most common cause of death by 2020. The epidemiological studies of the Japanese A-bomb survivors, patients medically exposed to radiation...
Ms
Charlotte Rombouts
(SCK-CEN/Ghent University)
18/10/2012, 19:00
Non-Cancer Effects
oral (15 minutes)
High radiation doses (> 5 Gy) are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, epidemiological data support the fact that lower radiation doses increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases as well (cfr. Atomic bomb survivors). However, lack of statistical power in the epidemiological studies requests a better understanding of the underlying biological and molecular...
