ICRP 2011 Symposium Programme(as of September 7, 2011 – Subject to change)

Monday October 24, 2011
9:00-10:00
10:30-13:00
14:15 - 17:30

Opening Plenary
ICRP Programme of WorkThe System of Radiological Protection – Is it Fit for Purpose?

Tuesday October 25, 2011
8:30-10:10
10:40-12:20
13:50 - 15:30
16:00 - 17:40

Tissue Reactions: Low Dose Risks
Applications of Effective Dose
Radiation Effects: Modulating Factors and Risk Assessment
Radiation Protection in SpaceThe Scientific Basis for Reference Animals and Plants
Radiological Protection in Computed Tomography
Environmental Protection in PracticePrevention of Accidents in Radiation Therapy

Wednesday October 26, 2011
8:30-10:10
10:40-12:20
13:50 - 15:30
16:00 - 17:40

Dose Constraints and Reference Levels
Radiological Protection in NORM
Radiological Protection in Waste Management
Experience in Implementing ICRP Recommendations
Protection against Radon in Workplaces
Symposium Summary and Conclusions

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Opening Plenary
Chair: Claire Cousins, ICRP ChairMon
Oct 2409:00
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Welcome from the International Commission on Radiological Protection
Claire Cousins, ICRP Chair & Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
Welcome from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Gregory Jaczko, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA
Welcome from the Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency, USA
ICRP Strategic Plan
Claire Cousins, ICRP Chair & Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Scientific Program and Collaboration withICRP
Thomas Tenforde, President, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement, USA

ICRP Programme of Work
Chair: Christopher Clement, ICRP Scientific SecretaryMonOct 2410:30
to13:00

Radiation EffectsJulian Preston, ICRP MC and C1 Chair & Environmental Protection Agency, USADoses from Radiation Exposure
Hans Menzel, ICRP MC and C2 Chair, Switzerland
Radiological Protection in Medicine
Eliseo Vañó, ICRP MC and C3 Chair & Complutense University, Spain
Application of the Commission’s Recommendations
Jacques Lochard, ICRP MC and C4 Chair & Centre d'étude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le Domaine Nucléaire, France
Radiological Protection of the Environment
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The System of Radiological Protection – Is it Fit for Purpose?
Chair: Abel González, ICRP Vice-chair
UNSCEAR: The Basic Scientific Platform for the Work of ICRP
Malcolm Crick, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
MonOct 24
14:15
to17:30

The ICRP System of Radiation Protection: The Medical and Public Health Perspective
Maria Neira, Public Health and Environment Director, World Health Organisation
Emilie van Deventer, World Health Organisation
The System of Radiological Protection: Is it Fit for Purpose?
Jacques Repussard, Director, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, FranceRadiation Protection Issues on Preparedness and Response for a Severe Nuclear Accident: Experiences of theFukushima Accident
Toshimitsu Homma, ICRP C4 & Japan Atomic Energy Agency
The System Of Radiological Protection- Is it Fit For Purpose?
Willie Harris, Exelon Nuclear & WNA RP Working Group Chair, USA
A Regulatory Perspective
Michael Boyd, Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Panel Discussion

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Tues
Oct 2508:30
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Applications of Effective DoseChair: Julian Preston, ICRP MC and C1 Chair

Chair: John Harrison, ICRP C2Epidemiology
Mark Little, National Cancer Institute, USA

Effective Dose: A Radiation Protection Quantity
Hans Menzel, ICRP MC and C2 Chair, Switzerland

Radiobiology
Jolyon Hendry, ICRP C1, UK

Effective Dose: A Flawed Concept that Could andShould be Replaced
David J. Brenner, Columbia University Medical Center, USA

Cardiovascular Disease
Fiona Stewart, ICRP C1 & Netherlands Cancer Institute
Cataracts
Norman Kleiman, Columbia University, USA

Radiation Effects: Modulating Factors
and Risk Assessment

Effective Dose and Risks from Medical X-rayProcedures
Mikhail Balonov, ICRP C2 & Institute of Radiation Hygiene, Russia

Radiation Protection in Space
Chair: Hans Menzel, ICRP MC and C2 Chair

Chair: John Boice, ICRP MC
Tues
Oct 2510:40
to12:20

Overview
Richard Wakeford, ICRP C1 & University of Manchester, UK
Epidemiology
Sarah Darby, ICRP C1 & University of Oxford, UKModels
Suresh Moolgavkar, University of Washington, USA
Epidemiology & Radiation Biology
Alice Sigurdson, ICRP C1 & National Cancer Institute, USA

Uncertainty Analysis in Space Radiation Protection
Frank Cucinotta, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,USARadiation Transport Calculations for Cosmic Radiation
Akira Endo, ICRP C2 & Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Assessment of Radiation Exposure of Astronauts inSpace
Günther Dietze, ICRP C2, Germany

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Tues
Oct 2513:50
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The Scientific Basis for Reference
Animals and Plants

Radiological Protection in Computed
Tomography

Chair: Jan Pentreath, ICRP MC and C5 Chair

Chair: Eliseo Vañó, ICRP MC and C3 Chair

The Biological Basis for Protection of the Environment
Carl-Magnus Larsson, ICRP C5 & Australian Radiation Protection andNuclear Safety Agency

CT Scanning: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Fred Mettler, ICRP MC Emeritus, New Mexico Federal Regional
Medical Center, USA

Dosimetry for Reference Animals and Plants: Current
State and Prospects
Alexander Ulanovsky, ICRP C5 & Helmholtz Zentrum München,
Germany

ICRP and IAEA Actions on Radiation Protection in CT
Madan Rehani, ICRP C3 & International Atomic Energy Agency

Radiation Weighting Factors in the Context of Animals
and Plants
Kathryn Higley, ICRP C5 & Oregon State University, USA

Environmental Protection in Practice
Chair: Carl-Magnus Larsson, ICRP C5

Minimising Medically Unwarranted CT Scans
David J. Brenner, Columbia University Medical Center, USA
Paediatric CT
Pek-Lan Khong, ICRP C3 & University of Hong Kong, China

Prevention of Accidents in Radiation
Therapy
Chair: Madan Rehani, ICRP C3

Tues
Oct 2516:00
to17:40

Clarifying and Simplifying the Management ofEnvironmental Exposures under Different Exposure
Situations
Jan Pentreath, ICRP MC and C5 Chair, UK
Regulatory Experience in Applying a Radiological
Environmental Protection Framework for Existing andPlanned Nuclear Facilities
Steve Mihok, Canadian Nuclear Safety CommissionApplication of Radiological Protection Measures toMeet Different Environmental Protection CriteriaDavid Copplestone, ICRP C5 & University of Stirling, UKAccident Prevention in Day-to-day Clinical Radiation
Therapy Practice
Mario Baeza, ICRP C3 & Instituto de Radiomedicina, Chile
Impact of Complexity and Computer Control on Errors
in Radiation Therapy
Benedick Fraass, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
Prioritization of Quality Management Activities Basedon What is Reasonably Achievable and Optimally
Beneficial to Patients
M. Saiful Huq, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and MedicalCenter, USATools for Risk Assessment in Radiation Therapy
Pedro Ortiz Lopez, ICRP C3 & International Atomic Energy Agency

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Dose Constraints and Reference Levels
Chair: Jacques Lochard, ICRP MC and C4 Chair
Wed
Oct 2608:30
to10:10

Dose Constraints in Occupational Radiation Protection - Regulations and Practices
Anne McGarry, ICRP C4 & CRPPH Chair & Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
Global Nuclear Industry Views: Challenges Arising from the Evolution of the Optimization Principle in RadiologicalProtection
Sylvain St-Pierre, World Nuclear Association
Survey on the Use of Dose Constraints and Reference Levels Made in the Context of the European ALARA
NetworkStephen Fennell, Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland
Reference Levels in the Context of Fukushima
Kazuo Sakai, ICRP C5 & National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan

Radiological Protection in NORM
Chair: Peter Burns, ICRP C4
Development of a NORM Management Strategy for theOil & Gas Industry
Michael Cowie, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
WedOct 26
10:40
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The Management of NORM in Norway
Astrid Liland, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
The Situation of NORM in Non-uranium Mining in China
Liu Hua, ICRP C4 & National Nuclear Safety Administration, China
NORM in Argentina
Analia Canoba, Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Argentina

Radiological Protection in Waste
ManagementChair: Wolfgang Weiss, ICRP C4IAEA Safety Standards on Disposal of Radioactive
Waste
Magnus Vesterlind, International Atomic Energy Agency
Radioactive Waste Management in France, Safety
Demonstration Fundamentals
Gérald Ouzounian, Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets,
FranceNRC Regulations for Geological Disposal of Radioactive
Wastes
Timothy McCartin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USAReport of the ICRP TG 80 “Radiological Protection in
Geological Disposal of Long-lived Solid RadioactiveWaste”
Wolfgang Weiss, ICRP C4 & Federal Office for Radiation Protection,Germany

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Wed
Oct 2613:30
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Recommendations

Protection against Radon inWorkplaces

Chair: Jaiki Lee, ICRP MC

Chair: John Cooper, ICRP MC

Stakeholder Involvement with Development andImplementation of ICRP Recommendations: The NEAExperience
Ted Lazo, Nuclear Energy Agency

Radon: Evidence for Health Effects
Margot Tirmarche, ICRP C1 & Institut de Radioprotection et de SûretéNucléaire, France

IRPA's Perspective
Ken Kase, International Radiation Protection Association

Radon Dosimetry
John Harrison, ICRP C2 & Health Protection Agency, UKViews from the International Atomic Energy Agency
Renate Czarwinski, International Atomic Energy Agency

Radon and the System of Radiological Protection
Jean-Francois Lecomte, ICRP C4 & Institut de Radioprotection et deSûreté Nucléaire, FranceViews from the European Commission
Augustin Janssens, European Commission

Radiological Protection and Radon: An Industry View
John Takala, Cameco Corporation, CanadaViews from the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
Kunwoo Cho, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
U.S. NRC Discussion of Options to Revise Radiation
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Symposium Summary and Conclusions
Chair: Claire Cousins, ICRP ChairRadiological Protection of the Environment
Jan Pentreath, ICRP MC and C5 Chair, UKConstraints and Reference Levels, NORM and Waste
Jacques Lochard, ICRP MC and C4 Chair & Centre d'étude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le Domaine Nucléaire, FranceWedOct 26
16:00
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Radiological Protection in Medicine
Eliseo Vañó, ICRP MC and C3 Chair & Complutense University, Spain
Effective Dose & Radiological Protection in SpaceHans Menzel, ICRP MC and C2 Chair, Switzerland
Tissue Reactions & Modulating Factors and Risk Assessment
Julian Preston, ICRP MC and C1 Chair & Environmental Protection Agency, USA
Protection against Radon in Workplaces
John Cooper, ICRP MC & Health Protection Agency, UK
The System of Radiological Protection & Experience in Implementing ICRP Recommendations
Abel González, ICRP Vice-chair & Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Argentina
Symposium Closing Remarks
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