The 21st LH Gray Conference (June 4-6, 2008)

C. M. L. West  Martin, C. J.¹  Sutton, D. G.²  Wright, E. G.² 

[1] Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow (United Kingdom);Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee (United Kingdom)

关键词: radiobiology;    radiation protection;   

DOI  :  10.2172/946127
RP-ID  :  Final Report
PID  :  OSTI ID: 946127
Others  :  Other: 0014089

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The 21st LH Gray Conference, organised by the LH Gray Trust with the Society for Radiological Protection, brought together international experts in radiobiology, epidemiology and risk assessment, and scientists involved in diagnostic and therapeutic radiation exposure. The meeting - held in Edinburgh, Scotland 4-6 June 2008 - aimed to raise awareness, educate and share knowledge of important issues in radiation protection. A distinguished group of speakers discussed topics which included: non-targeted effects of radiation, exposure to high natural background radiation, non-cancer effects in Japanese bomb survivors, lessons learnt from Chernobyl, radiation in the workplace, biokinetic modelling, uncertainties in risk estimation, issues in diagnostic medical exposures, lessons leant from the polonium-210 incidence and how the radiobiology-radiation oncology community is needed to help society prepare for potential future acts of radiation terrorism. The conference highlighted the importance, relevance and topicality of radiobiology today.