Conveners
A01: Trends in Radiation Science and Technology
- Natesan Ramamoorthy (Retiree from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and IAEA)
- TSec Joao Alberto Osso Junior
Mr
Piotr Ulański
(Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland)
24/04/2017, 11:15
RADIATION SYNTHESIS AND MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS
Oral
One of the most rapidly developing fields of nanotechnology is nanomedicine. Creation of nanoscale materials which could be transported via the cardiovascular system, penetrate cellular membranes and selectively target specific tissues or organs opens a new range of possibilities for controlled drug delivery, gene therapy, radiotherapy, etc. Important class of nanoparticles for medicine are...
Mr
Lixin Shen
(China Atomic Energy Authority (DDG), China)
24/04/2017, 11:35
COUNTRY REPORT/REVIEW
Oral
As an emerging strategic industry supported by the Chinese government, application of radiation science and technology has seen rapid development in recent years and is now at its golden age of fast development. The annual output of the industry in China has exceeded 300 billion RMB yuan (approximately 46 billion USD) in 2016, which is expected to maintain an annual growth of 15% to 20%....
Mr
Bart Croonenborghs
(Sterigenics, United States of America)
24/04/2017, 11:55
IRRADIATION FACILITIES
Oral
Since the installation of the first gamma irradiators for sterilization of single-use healthcare products in the 1960’s, this application of ionizing radiation has evolved into a mature industry where now roughly 40% – 50% of all single-use healthcare products are radiation sterilized.
With the development of ever more complex healthcare products, new challenges for developing – establishing...
Ms
Lucille Abad
(Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines)
24/04/2017, 12:15
RADIATION SYNTHESIS AND MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS
Oral
Radiation processing of kappa carrageenan by either gamma or e-beam irradiation produces low molecular weight fragments that can induce growth promotion effects on plants. The fragments that are produced have an average molecular weight (MW) of less than 10 kDa. These low MW kappa carrageenan increases yield in Pechay plants when applied either by foliar spraying or in hydrophonics condition....
Mr
James Wishart
(Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States of America)
24/04/2017, 12:35
FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED RADIATION CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
Oral
Recent developments in instrumentation have opened up new vistas for radiation research using pulse radiolysis techniques. Picosecond pulse radiolysis has become a routine technique in several countries, and new techniques are under development to further expose physical events occurring at very short times following radiolysis. Optical fiber-based “single-shot” methods providing...
Mr
Pablo Vasquez
(Nuclear and Energy Research Institute – IPEN/CNEN/SP, Brazil)
24/04/2017, 12:55
MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Oral
Brazil is a multicultural South American country has had the influence of the pre-Columbian native civilizations, the Portuguese and African colonization and lately the European colonization especially from Germany and Italy, not to mention that Brazil is home to the largest Japanese population outside Japan. In addition other factors, this situation makes the country own a vast variety...
