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Welcome!
Time: September 7th, 2008 through September 10th, 2008
Location: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
The aim of the meeting is to provide a venue for a discussion of the latest approaches for biodosimetry for unplanned
radiation exposures in a context that also provides the essential aspects of the problems and the institutional entities that
are involved in dealing with them. The overall aim and expectation is that the meeting will advance the state of biodosimetry
by providing the leading workers in the field with an assessment of the state of the art by other groups, critical feedback on
their approach to the problem, and enhancing synergistic further developments through cooperation and collaboration. This goal
will be greatly facilitated by interacting with experts and planners at levels ranging from the overall national and
international strategy for dealing with the problem to physicians who are attempting to develop the infrastructure and
expertise needed to deal at a local level with the medical problems that would result from such an event.
Meeting Information
Goals
The aim of the meeting is to provide a venue for a discussion of the latest approaches for biodosimetry for unplanned
radiation exposures in a context that also provides the essential aspects of the problems and the institutional entities that
are involved in dealing with them. The overall aim and expectation is that the meeting will advance the state of biodosimetry
by providing the leading workers in the field with an assessment of the state of the art by other groups, critical feedback on
their approach to the problem, and enhancing synergistic further developments through cooperation and collaboration. This goal
will be greatly facilitated by interacting with experts and planners at levels ranging from the overall national and
international strategy for dealing with the problem to physicians who are attempting to develop the infrastructure and
expertise needed to deal at a local level with the medical problems that would result from such an event.
This is a critical and currently unmet need in view of the potential threat of a major radiation incident instigated by
terrorists. The ability to measure the radiation dose received by individuals potentially exposed in such an event is essential
in order to deal effectively with the consequences of the event and to minimize its impact. There is a need to be able to
triage the population rapidly into at least three classes:
- Those whose exposure has the potential to lead to near term significant clinical effects but whose clinical course
could be positively affected by active medical treatment.
- Those whose exposure dose is unlikely to lead to near term life threatening consequences, and therefore these
individuals should not be entered into what undoubtedly will be a very over stressed medical system.
- Those whose exposure is at a level where there is no plausible expectation of effectiveness of medical intervention.
There also is a high and growing need, related in part to the threat of terrorism, for accurate retrospective dosimetry of past
exposures, down to the levels involved in carcinogenesis and other long term effects of ionizing radiation. Many of the
biodosimetric techniques used for acute exposures also are relevant for these needs, but there are some very important
differences that need to be considered.
The meeting should be especially well-timed, occurring two years after the previous meeting on the subject in a field in which
there has been a high level of interest, with the development of many unique and promising approaches for meeting an extremely
important and unsolved problem. The high level of interest and importance is indicated by the range of national and
international governmental agencies and organizations that are involved in the field and whose members have participated in the
prior meeting and have made commitments to participate in this meeting.
Program
Presentations will include invited overviews of key aspects, panel discussions by representatives of key national and
international agencies involved in the use of biodosimetry, invited keynote lectures, oral presentations selected from
submitted abstracts, and poster presentations.
The overall approach will be to have the initial sessions that describe needs for biodosimetry by both the agencies that are
involved and the users, with the latter ranging from central coordinating developments (Coleman) to organizers at the local
level (Gougelet). There will be panel presentations by the primary agencies that are involved in the development, funding, and
implementation of strategies to deal with radiation exposures under scenarios where there is likely to be a need for
biodosimetry (see draft program below for the names of the agencies). The representation will be international and will cover
the needs for dealing with both acute events and retrospective assessments. There will be additional presentations to provide
perspectives on additional needs, in particular the needs and challenges associated with combined injuries, partial body
exposures, internal radiation contaminants, and the possibility of having potential mitigaters of radiation available (which
are likely to be potentially toxic as well as effective, so should be directed only to the population with significant
likelihood of substantial exposure.
The balance of the meeting will focus on the latest scientific progress in this field, including assessments of current
limitations and the potential for progress. While this will be the largest part of the meeting and will include some overviews
as well as the latest research findings, the presenters will be determined after we have received the initial responses to the
announcements of the meeting and also on the basis of abstracts that are submitted. This will enable us to have the most
up-to-date material presented through special lectures, short oral presentations, and active poster sessions. There will be no
parallel sessions; our philosophy for this meeting is that both the overviews and the detailed research reports should be of
interest to most or all of the participants.
The meeting will be organized to facilitate informal scientific exchanges to compliment the formal sessions. That is the
primary rationale for including the meals as part of the program, for having extended breaks between some sessions, and for
arranging organized social events for most evenings in venues that will facilitate informal discussions.
Participants
The aim is to have widespread international participation by scientists involved in all types of biodosimetry and by agencies
that potentially utilize the results of biodosimetry. Special attention will be paid to secure a high level of international
participation (including provisions for support for participants who otherwise might not be able to attend) and of young
scientists.
Organization of the meeting
The meeting will be organized to facilitate discussion and personal interchanges. It will have many of the features of a Gordon
Conference in which the participants have opportunities to have meals and recreation together as well as having the
presentations in a setting and program that facilitates discussion. The participants will be based in a luxury hotel (the
Hanover Inn) that is owned by Dartmouth and offers a very substantial discount for Dartmouth-sponsored events so that the cost
per person per night for a shared room will be about $60. The conference and associated social events will be on or near
the Dartmouth campus in a region that is considered to be a prime four season recreational area. The meeting is timed to occur
during a period between classes that coincides with excellent weather and a respite from the usual high levels of tourism.
The cost of registration for the meeting will be minimized to facilitate participation and special arrangements will be
made to subsidize the participation of young scientists and scientists from regions with limited access to funds for attending
meetings. It is expected that the total cost of the meeting, including registration, shared housing for 4 nights, and all meals
will be less than $1,000.
The organizers previously have held more than 10 international meetings at Dartmouth, which have been regarded by the
participants as having outstanding opportunities for effective scientific exchanges and very pleasant social events.
Key Dates
| 05/10/2008 | • Abstracts received by this date will receive special consideration for inclusion in the oral program |
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| 05/14/2008 | • Early Registration Deadline (reduced rate of $550) |
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| 06/15/2008 | • Registration Deadline (Fee of $600. Registrations received after this date will be $675.) |
| | • Abstract Submission Deadline |
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| 07/15/2008 | • Notification of accepted abstracts |
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| 08/10/2008 | • Abstract Submission Deadline for Late-breaking Developments |
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| 09/07/2008 | • First Day of BioDose 2008 (Registration and Reception) |
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| 09/10/2008 | • Last Day of BioDose 2008 |
Committees
President - Biodose- 2008 - Harold M. Swartz
International Advisory Committee
George Alexander, HHS
Elena Buglova, IAEA
Zhanat Carr, WHO
Vadim Chumak, Scientific Centre of Radiation Medicine Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
Firouz Darroudi, U. of Leiden
Richard Hatchett, NIAID
Patricia K. Lillis-Hearne, AFRRI
David Lloyd, Health Protection Agency, UK
Viktor Meineke, Bundeswehr
Chad Mitchell, President, BioDose-2006
Dieter Regulla, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
Gen Suzuki, National Institute of Public Health, Japan
Tom Tenforde, NCRP
Anatoli Tsyb, Russian Academy of Sciences, Obninsk, Russia
Philippe Voisin, IRSN
Albrecht Wieser, GSF
Organizing Committee
William Blakely, AFRRI
Dave Brenner, Columbia University
Norm Coleman, HHS
Richard Hill, U. Toronto
Terry Pellmar, AFRRI/DoD
Narayani Ramakrishnan, NIAID
Alex Romanyukha, Naval Dosimetry Center
Dave Schauer, NCRP
Steve Simon, NCI
Anne Skinner, Williams College
Local Organizing Committee
Ann Flood, Community and Family Medicine
Roberto J. Nicolalde Flores, Radiology
Rob Gougelet, Emergency Services
Mark Israel, Director of the Cancer Center, Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Ted MacVeagh, Radiology
Joe Rosen, Surgery
Peter Spiegel, Chair of Radiology
Ben Williams, Radiology
Prior Meetings
The most recent meeting was help in Bethesda in July 2006. The website for that meeting is http://epr.usuhs.mil/BiodosEPR.htm.
This has the program and a complete description of many aspects of the meeting. The participation was quite good (more than
140, with excellent representation of both governmental agencies and active scientists in the field) and the participants were
very enthusiastic about the value of the meeting. The peer reviewed papers from the meeting have recently been published in the
journal Radiation Measurements.
Full Meeting History
| 1st International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry |
| Ube, Japan, 1985 |
2nd International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry |
| Munich, Germany, Oct 10-13, 1988 |
3rd International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry |
| Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, Oct 14-18, 1991
| 4th International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry |
| Munich, Germany, May 15-18, 1995
| 5th International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry
and 1st Joint International Conference on Biodosimetry |
| Obninsk, Russia, June 22-26, 1998 |
6th International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry |
| Campos do Jordao, Brazil, Oct 12-16, 2003
| 7th International Symposium on ESR Dating and Dosimetry
and 2nd Joint International Conference on Biodosimetry (BioDose - 2006) |
| Bethesda, Maryland, USA, July 10-13, 2006 |
Travel
Air Travel
There is a small airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire, about 7 miles from Hanover, but flights are limited to 3-4 flights/day to/from LaGuardia, NY.
We suggest you consider Manchester, New Hampshire with connections through Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The airport in Manchester has grown considerably and the rates are very competitive. Manchester is approximately 80 miles from Hanover, and bus service (Vermont Transit) and car rentals are available.
The third option is to use Logan Airport, located in Boston, Massachusetts. This is a large, international airport which serves the majority of airlines. There is excellent bus service (Dartmouth Mini Coach, see below) and numerous car rentals are available. Once you escape the maze of streets in Boston, the drive is straightforward and goes through beautiful country.
Transportation from Logan Airport (Boston, MA) to/from Hanover, NH
The Dartmouth Mini Coach provides a service that transports travelers to and from Logan Airport (Boston, MA) and Hanover, New Hampshire (in front of the Hanover Inn). The cost is $35 each way or $55 round trip. It departs Logan airport at two hour intervals between 8:55 AM and 8:55 PM
Reservations are not accepted and drivers will sell "cash fares" as you board the coach. You may make a credit card purchase at the South Station terminal or the Lebanon terminal.
For more information on fares, locations or frequently asked questions, visit the Dartmouth Coach website or call toll-free 800-637-0123.
Vermont Transit also provides some service to and from Logan airport in Boston, MA. The bus stops in White River Junction and then continues on to the Hanover Inn; on the return, the bus also stops at the Inn to collect those passengers staying in Hanover. Reservations are not accepted and drivers will sell "cash fares" as you board the coach. The phone number is 800-552-8737 or 800-451-3292.
Transportation from Manchester Airport (Manchester, NH) to/from Hanover, NH
Vermont Transit provides service to and from the Manchester airport in
Manchester, New Hampshire. The bus stops in White River Junction and then continues on to the Hanover Inn; on the return, the bus also stops at the Inn to collect those passengers staying in Hanover. The cost is $20/one way; reservations are not accepted and drivers will sell "cash fares" as you board the coach. The phone number is 800-552-8737 or 800-451-3292
Driving Instructions
From the Boston area (~2.5 hours):
Take I-93 north to I-89 north at Concord, N.H.
Get off I-89 at Exit 18 in Lebanon, N.H. onto Route 120. (A sign says that it is the exit for Dartmouth College.)
Bear right off the exit, heading north on Rt.120 into Hanover.
4.1 miles from the exit, Rt. 120 forks at a traffic light.
Bear right at the fork, following Rt. 120 one-half mile on South Park Street to the first traffic light.
Turn left at the light, onto East Wheelock Street.
Follow East Wheelock for two-tenths of a mile, when you will come to the Hopkins Center (left) and the Dartmouth Green
(right).
From Burlington, Vt. (~1.5 hours):
Take I-89 south to I-91 north in White River Junction, Vt. See following description.
From New York (~5 hours), southern New England and points south:
Take I-91 north to exit 13 at Norwich, Vt.
Bear right off the exit, across the Ledyard Bridge spanning the Connecticut River.
Continue up the hill (West Wheelock Street) to the top of the hill and to the traffic light in the center of town - nine-tenths
of a mile from the interstate exit.
To your left at the light is the Dartmouth Green; to your right is the Hanover Inn.
From Manchester, NH Airport (~1.5 hours):
Head northwest on Airport Rd toward Authorized Vehicle Ln
Slight right to stay on Airport Rd (signs for Long Term Parking/Airport exit)
Continue straight onto Brown Ave/RT-3A
Turn right to merge onto I-293 S/RT-101 E toward Portsmouth/Concord/Salem
Take the exit onto I-93 N/RT-101 E toward Portsmouth/Concord
Continue to follow I-93 N Partial toll road
Take the I-89 N exit toward White River Jct VT/Lebanon
Keep right at the fork to continue toward I-89 N and merge onto I-89 N
Take exit 18 for RT-120 N toward Hanover
Merge onto RT-120
Turn left at RT-10/E Wheelock St
Other Information
Car Rentals:
• ALAMO - 1-800 327-9633
• AVIS - 1-800 331-1212
• ENTERPRISE - 1-800-736-8222
• HERTZ - 1-800 654-3131
• NATIONAL - 1-800 328-4300
• THRIFTY - 1-800-847-4389
Accommodations
Hanover Inn
Main Street, Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603-643-4300 or 800-443-7024
Fax: 603-646-3744
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hanover Inn from Sunday, September 7- Wednesday, September 10, with a departure on Thursday, September 11th. for the conference. In order to receive the discount, all rooms must be reserved by contacting the organizers directly though email (Bio-Dose.2008@dartmouth.edu) or by phone (603-650-1784). Please indicate whether the want to share a room ($62/night) or have a private room ($124/night), and the nights for which you wish to have accomodations. The number of roooms still available is very limited, so early action is suggested. (Reservations made directly with the Hanover Inn will be charged at the regular rate of approximately $260 per room per night.)
NOTE: The daily parking rate for parking at the Hanover Inn for guests with vehicles is approximately $17 a day. This amount is not included in the conference accommodation fee.
Should you have any questions, email the conference coordinator, Dinny Carreiro, at Bio-Dose.2008@dartmouth.edu, with the subject "Accommodations Inquiry".
The Hanover Inn was originally established in 1780 as a tavern located on the site of the present facility. Located on the Dartmouth Green, the Inn is just steps away from downtown Hanover's many diverse shops. Owned and operated by Dartmouth, the Inn offers guest rooms individually decorated in a Colonial motif, with a private bath, cable TV, and air conditioning. All of the rooms are computer compatible. Visit their website.
| Refunds for Lodging Fees at the Hanover Inn |
| The deadline for refunds for lodging fees was July 15 and no refunds are possible |
Additional Lodging Options
There are other hotels in the area and you are welcome to make your own reservations directly through those hotels. Some of the hotels are:
• Norwich Inn, Norwich, VT (2 miles from Hanover): 802-649-1143
• Hampton Inn, White River Junction, VT (5 miles from Hanover): 802-296-2884
• Courtyard by Marriott, Lebanon, NH (3 miles from Hanover): 603-6435600
Accommodations
Hanover Inn
Main Street, Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603-643-4300 or 800-443-7024
Fax: 603-646-3744
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Hanover Inn from Sunday, September 7- Wednesday, September 10, with a departure on Thursday, September 11th. for the conference. In order to receive the discount, all rooms must be reserved by completing the form below. (Reservations made directly with the Hanover Inn will be charged at the regular rate of approximately $260 per room per night. )
Many of these rooms are doubles with two beds and thus can be shared. The cost per room with the discount is $124/night, so a shared room would be $62/night per person. Rooms are limited and are on a first come basis. Rooms must be guaranteed for the nights for which you wish to stay. We do have a few rooms available for the night of Saturday, September 6 in case some folks wish to arrive early and for Thursday night September 11 for those who may want to stay an extra night.
NOTE: The daily parking rate for parking at the Hanover Inn for guests with vehicles is approximately $17 a day. This amount is not included in the conference accommodation fee.
Should you have any questions, email the conference coordinator, Dinny Carreiro, at Bio-Dose.2008@dartmouth.edu, with the subject "Accommodations Inquiry".
The Hanover Inn was originally established in 1780 as a tavern located on the site of the present facility. Located on the Dartmouth Green, the Inn is just steps away from downtown Hanover's many diverse shops. Owned and operated by Dartmouth, the Inn offers guest rooms individually decorated in a Colonial motif, with a private bath, cable TV, and air conditioning. All of the rooms are computer compatible. Visit their website.
| Refunds for Lodging Fees at the Hanover Inn |
| Refund requested by July 15th | 100% of lodging fees refunded |
| Refund requested after July 15th | 0% of lodging fees refunded |
Additional Lodging Options
There are other hotels in the area and you are welcome to make your own reservations directly through those hotels. Some of the hotels are:
• The Norwich Inn, Norwich, VT (2 miles from Hanover): 802-649-1143
• Courtyard by Marriott, Lebanon, NH (3 miles from Hanover): 603-643-5600
• Hampton Inn, White River Junction, VT (5 miles from Hanover): 802-296-2800
Accommodation Preferences
Publication
We have completed arrangements for publication of selected papers from the meeting in a very prestigious and widely read journal, Health Physics. Our aim is to have a special issue that will be perceived as providing state-of-field information for several years. Participants are urged to consider strongly submitting papers for the special issues that will be devoted to the meeting. A separate mailing will go out shortly with more details on the process for publication.
Financial Assistance
Limited financial assistance will be available for young investigators and participants from economically disadvantaged countries. The usual assistance, when granted, will be a reduced registration fee. A very limited amount of additional assistance for costs of the meeting may be available. Requests for financial assistance should be made in the form of a letter describing the financial needs and the motivation for attending the meeting. Applicants submitting abstracts will be given preference. Early application is encouraged. Please send the information to: Bio-Dose.2008@dartmouth.edu
Government, Corporate & University Support
Government and other Agency Participation and/or Support
*National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
*National Cancer Institute (NCI)
*Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
*Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institutes/USUHS (AFRRI)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
European Union (EU)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC)
National Center on Radiation Protection (NCRP)
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REACTS)
* providing direct financial support for the conference
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1 R13 CA134194-01 from the National
Cancer Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by
speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health
and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations
imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Corporate Support
Clin-EPR
Bruker
Keycom, Inc.
Resonance Research, Inc.
University Support
Dartmouth Medical School
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Department of Radiology
Poster Guidelines
Authors of submissions that have been accepted for poster presentation will be notified by June 20 (except for late-breaking abstracts) .
Posters must be available for viewing by September 8 at 10 AM and will assigned to be defended in one of three poster sessions.
Use of poster pins is the preferred method to mount posters on the poster boards. Any posters not removed by 7 PM on September 10 will be discarded..
Poster Specifications:
The surface area of the poster board is 4 feet high and 4 feet wide (1.2m x 1.2m). You should have a poster headline 6 inches high
that runs across the top of the board up to the maximum 4-foot width of the poster. Poster widths less than 4-feet wide are acceptable.
On that headline, which can be separate or integral to your poster, you should list the title, the authors, and their affiliations in letters
in large type (i.e., at least 1 inch high).
Posters should be readable by viewers up to five feet away. Remember that people will be looking at your poster throughout the meeting, so your results and conclusion should be clear even when you are not present to provide an oral explanation.
Planning hints:
Decide on three or four key points and develop your poster around them. Too much information can diminish the impact of what you
present. Remember that your audience will be diverse, including many with specialties in very different fields, and that each person is
likely to read at least 15-20 posters in addition to yours. What you want is to make a strong, lasting, positive impression. Too much
text will hobble you in all three respects. Keep it brief and avoid abbreviations, acronyms and jargon that a nonspecialist might not
understand.
Move the text and figures around until you find an arrangement with pleasing internal proportions, logical flow, and visual balance.
The viewer's eye should be drawn smoothly through the design of the poster, usually down columns or along rows. Size attracts
attention, diverting the eye from its normal path. If necessary, you can use arrows, numbers and letters to redirect the viewer's eye and
help clarify the sequence of your ideas. If you use only a few illustrations, you will probably need to make them fairly large. Make
sure that the enlargement process does not make images too grainy.
Poster Essentials:
Goal:
State a single concept, idea, question, or hypothesis that best defines your research. If your research is hypothesis driven, then clearly
state the hypothesis (state hypothesis in abstract, introduction, and in conclusion).
Poster has:
- Title across the top
- 3-5 sentence introduction
- Conclusions at lower right
- Methods and results fill rest of poster
Title:
- Banner readable from 15-20 feet away
- First name of authors (optional)
- Middle initials and titles not necessary
- Abbreviations where possible
- City names and states can be dropped from institutional affiliations
Color:
- Muted colors, or shades of gray, are best for background.
- Use light background for darker photos, darker background for lighter photos
- Use a neutral background (gray) to emphasize color in photos, a white background to reduce impact of colored photos.
Graphics:
- Self-explanatory graphics should dominate the poster.
- A minimal amount of text material should supplement the graphic materials.
- Use regions of empty space between poster elements to differentiate and accentuate these elements.
- Graphic material should be visible easily from a minimum distance of 6 feet.
- Restrained use of 2-3 colors for emphasis is valuable; overuse is not.
Text:
- Double-space all text, using left-justification; text with even left sides and jagged right sides is easiest to read.
- Text should be read easily from at least 6 feet.
- Supporting text — (Intro text, figure captions, etc.); boldface, if appropriate
- Narrative details should be brief.
- If more detail is needed, come to session with handouts.
Additional Options:
- Use larger size font for the Conclusion text, and a smaller size for Methods text.
- Be consistent — one font throughout.
Abstract Submission
Submission
We would like all abstracts submitted for the BioDose 2008 to be uniform and ask that they be submitted in the format listed below.
The Abstract Submission Deadline for Late-breaking Developments is: August 10, 2008
Required Format
The Format is as follows:
- Placed on a single 8.5" by 11" page
- One inch margins
- Text Style: Times Roman
- Text Size: 12 point
- Presenting author name in bold
Below is an example of how the abstract should look, following the guidelines listed above (each abstract will be on a separate page in the abstract book).
Acceptable File Types
Please save the abstract for submission in one of the following formats (PDF format is not acceptable):
- Microsoft Word (Any Version, Mac or PC, .doc)
- Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Where to Submit
All abstracts must be submitted via an email attachment/enclosure.
Please send abstracts electronically to: Bio-Dose.2008@dartmouth.edu
Please put "Workshop Abstract" in the subject field and specify attachment/enclosure file type.
Manuscript Submission
Please view the powerpoint presentation if you are interested in submitting your manuscript to the BioDose 2008 proceedings issue in Health Physics.
Participant Registration
Under Development.
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Participant Registration
| Registration Fees |
| Registrations submitted by May 14th | $550.00 |
| Registrations submitted by June 15th | $600.00 |
| Registrations submitted after June 15th | $675.00 |
| Refunds for Registration Fees |
| Refund requested by June 25th | Full refund minus $50 processing fee |
| Refund requested by July 25th | 50% of registration fees refunded |
| Refund requested after July 25th | 0% of registration fees refunded |
IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT make hotel reservations at the Hanover Inn directly; we have obtained a block of rooms for the conference at the Hanover Inn at a special rate. In order to reserve rooms at the Hanover Inn, please submit your preferences on the Accommodations page.
Schedule of Events
For your convenience, here is a printable Schedule of Events.
Detailed Program Schedule
| Sunday, September 7th |
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| 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
WHO BioDoseNet 1st Coordination and Planning Meeting - by Invitation Only.
Wheelock Room (2nd floor) of the Hanover Inn
Contact Dr. Zhanat Carr, World Health Organization: carrz@who.int. or phone 41-22 791 3483 |
| Noon - 7:00PM |
Registration for the Bio-Dose 2008 meeting at the Hayward Lounge, Hanover Inn |
| 5:30PM - 8:30PM |
Reception at the Dartmouth Outing Club in Hanover (directions are in your packet - it is a 15 minute walk)
(a van will be available every half hour to take out of town participants to the Dartmouth Outing Club for those not wishing to walk) |
Monday, September 8th
WHAT ARE THE NEEDS FOR BIODOSIMETRY? |
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| 7:00AM |
Continental Breakfast outside of Filene Auditorium in the Moore Building (directions are in your packet)
Registration will continue in the Moore Building |
| Chairs: Mark Israel and Hal Swartz |
| 8:00AM |
Welcome by the President of BioDose 2008
- Hal Swartz |
| 8:10AM |
Greetings and Introduction from the Director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, DHMC (Hanover, NH)
- Mark Israel |
| 8:20AM - 9:00AM |
Overview of BioDose 2008 and the Needs for Biodosimetry
- Hal Swartz |
| 9:00AM - 9:30AM |
Improving Response to the Aftermath of Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism (Homeland & International Security LLNL, CA)
- Brooke Buddemeier |
| 9:30AM - 10:00AM |
Overview of the Current Use and Future Needs of Biodosimetry in Studies of Long Term Health Risk Following Radiation Exposure (National Cancer Institute, MD)
- Steve Simon |
| 10:00AM - 10:30AM |
Coffee Break |
| Chairs: Narayani Ramakrishnan and Patricia Lillis-Hearne |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM |
Overview of the Needs for Biodosimetry for Acute Events and the Role of Biodosimetry in Current Plans (NIH/NIAID, MD)
- Richard Hatchett |
| 11:00AM - 11:30AM |
Combined Injury: Factors with Potential to Impact Radiation Dose Assessments (AFRRI, MD)
- David Ledney |
| 11:30AM - Noon |
Evolving Role of Radiation Biodosimetry in the Context of Radiation Mitigators (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA)
- Eva Guinan |
| Noon- 1:00PM |
Lunch - Goldstein Occom Commons |
| Chairs: David Lloyd and Jim Smith |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM |
Biomarkers for Partial Body Irradiation and Organ Specific Injuries (AFFRI, MD)
- Terry Pellmar |
| 1:30PM - 2:00PM |
The View from the Trenches: Emergency Medical Response Plans (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center - NH)
- Rob Gougelet |
| ROUND TABLE - ROLES AND PERSPECTIVES OF AGENCIES |
| Chairs: Jerome Donlon and Alex Romanyukha |
| 2:00PM - 3:35PM |
• AFRRI (Terry Pellmar) - pdf
• CDC (Jim Smith) - pdf
• DARPA (Mildred Donlon) - pdf
• DOE (Mohandas Bhat) - pdf
• DTRA (Allan Reiter)
• HHS/BARDA (Bryan Moyer) - pdf
• NIH-NIAID-CMCR (Nariyani Ramakrishnan) - pdf
• NIH-NCI (Steve Simon) - pdf |
| 3:35PM - 3:50PM |
Coffee Break |
| Chairs: Bert Maidment and Phillippe Voisin |
| 3:50PM - 5:15PM |
• EU (Firouz Darroudi) - pdf
• FDA (Faison Tremel)
• IAEC (Laurence Roy) - pdf
• IRPA (Diana Dubner) - pdf
• RITN (John Chute) - pdf
• REACTS (Al Wiley) - pdf
• WHO (Zhanat Carr) - pdf |
| 5:15PM |
End of scientific program for the day |
| 5:40PM |
Vans and private cars available outside the Hanover Inn to take people to the evening reception |
| 6:00PM |
Reception and dinner at the home of Hal Swartz & Ann Flood, 278 River Road, Lyme, NH
(with the traditional strolling musicians and tethered ballon rides) |
| 8:30PM |
Vans begin to depart Lyme for the return trip to the Hanover Inn |
Tuesday, September 9th
BIODOSIMETRY FOR ACUTE EVENTS |
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| 7:00AM |
Continental Breakfast outside of Filene Auditorium in the Moore Building (directions are in your packet) |
| Invited and proffered reports on methods for acute dosimetry - Part I |
| Chairs: Zhanat Carr and Yuhchyau Chen |
| 8:00AM - 8:20AM |
Assessment of Radiation Damage - The Needs for a Multiparametric and Integrative Approach with the Help of both Clinical and Biological Dosimetry (Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology affiliated with the University of Ulm, Germany)
- Armin Riecke |
| 8:20AM - 8:40AM |
Overview of Physical and Biophysical Techniques for Radiation Accident Dosimetry (ISRN - France)
- François Trompier |
| 8:40AM - 9:00AM |
Multiple Parameter Radiation Injury Assessment using a Non-Human Primate Radiation Model - Biodosimetry Applications (AFRRI, MD)
- William Blakely |
| 9:00AM - 9:15AM |
Radiation Dose Prediction Using Time to Emesis Data in the Case of Nuclear Terrorism (Dartmouth College - NH)
- Eugene Demidenko |
| 9:15AM - 9:30AM |
Increasing Triage Scoring Capacity for Dicentric Chromosome Assay (Health Canada - Canada)
- Ruth Wilkins |
| 9:30AM - 9:45AM |
Needs for the Standardisation of Biological Dosimetry by Cytogenetics for Laboratories Requested to Provide Expert Dose Assessment and Population Triage (Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety - France)
- Phillippe Voisin |
| 9:45AM - 10:00AM |
Radiation Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory Automation and Inter-Laboratory Comparision of the Dicentric Assay (AFRRI - MD)
- Pellmar/Wilkins |
| 10:00AM - 10:20AM |
Coffee Break |
| Poster Session I |
| Chairs: Ann Flood and Oleg Grinberg |
| 10:20AM - 11:00AM
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2-minute oral summaries given in order by presenting author
Dose Estimation Software for Radiation Cytogenetics (Health Protection Agency, UK)
- Liz Ainsbury
Biodosimetry on Small Blood Volume Using Gene Expression Assay (Center for Applied NanoBiosciences - Arizona State University, AZ)
- Muriel Brengues
A Mathematical Morphology Based Metaphase Finder for the Biological Dosimetry by Chromosome Aberrations (National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan)
- Akira Furukawa
Characterization of the Radiation Response of Six Human Cell Lines for Development of an In Vitro Multi-cell Culture System
- Hillary Boulay Greene
Spectral Decomposition and Quantification in Fingernail/Toenail EPR Dosimetry (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Jiang Gui
Biological Dosimetry in Radiation Accidents. Dose-Response Curves by Dicentrics Analysis and Micronucleus Test (Nat'l Center of Radiobiology & Radiation Protection, Bulgaria)
- Valeria Hadjidekova
Investigation of the Mechanically Induced EPR Signals in Fingernails (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Xiaoming He
The Neutron Dose Conversion Coefficients Calculation for Human Tooth Enamel in Antropomorphic Phantom (Medical Radiological Research Center, Russia)
- Alexander Ivannikov
Method of Photo Stimulable Luminescence for Evaluation of Spatial Distribution of SR-90 in Calcify Macro Samples (Urals Res Ctr for Radiation Medicine, Russia)
- Viktor Krivoshchapov
The Impact of Hydration and Microwave Power on EPR Signals in Fingernails (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Hongbin Li
Portable Permanent Magnet Designs for In Vivo L-Band EPR Tooth Dosimetry (Resonance Research, MA)
- Kai-Ming Lo
Early Biological Dosimetry in Chernobyl Groups: Lessons Learned from Emergency Period (Institute for Medical Radiology AMSU, Ukraine)
- Nataliya Maznyk
EPR Spectroscopy for the Process of Triaging Mass Casualties after a Catastrophic Nuclear Event: A Simulated Exercise (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Javier Nicolalde
Finite Element Analysis of Surface Loop Resonators for EPR Dosimetry (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Jenna Pollock
Chromatid Paints: A New Method for Detecting Chromosomal Inversions (Colorado State University, CO)
- F. Andrew Ray
The Mechanism of CO2 Radicals Formation in Biological and Synthetic Apatites (Institute of Semiconductor Physics of NAS, Ukraine)
- V.V. Rudko
UV Effects in Tooth Enamel and their Possible Application in EPR Dosimetry with Front Teeth (Research Ctr of Radiation Medicine, Ukraine)
- Sergey Sholom
Multi-Turn CRC X-Band Resonator for In Vivo Finger-Nail Biodosimetry (Medical College of Wisconsin, WI)
- Jason Sidabras
Chromosomal Aberrations and the Sickness Rate in Chernobyl Clean-Up Workers Many Years After the Acciden (NRCERM EMERCOM of Russia, Russia)
- Natalia Slozina
2D Imaging ESR Using Microstripline Resonator (Keycom Corp., Japan)
- Hirosuke Suzuki
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Dosimetry of Drywall (McMaster University, Canada)
- Jeroen Thompson
ESR Dosimetry of Enamel and Dentin Taken from Victims of JCO Accident (Okayama University of Science, Japan)
- Shin Toyoda
Improvements of Cytogenetic Techniques to Detect the Chromosome Abnormalities for the Biological Dose Estimation (National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan)
- Mitsuake Yoshida
Estimation of Radiation Doses of Teeth Using In Vivo EPR Spectroscopy (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Ruhong Dong
Improvement of a Tunable Surface-Coil Resonator for L-Band EPR Tooth Dosimetry (Yamagata University, Japan)
- Hiroshi Hirata
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| 11:00AM - 1:15PM |
Poster Viewing in Conference Rooms (Moore Building)
Lunch - Goldstein Occom Commons |
| Invited and proffered reports on methods for acute dosimetry - Part II |
| Chairs: Francois Trompier and Gen Suzuki |
1:15PM - 1:30PM
1:30PM - 1:45PM
1:45PM - 2:00PM
2:00PM - 2:30PM |
Minisymposium on use of fingernails as dosimeters
Fingernail Dosimetry: Current Status and Perspectives (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - MD)
- Alex Romanyukha
Dosimetry Based on EPR Spectral Analysis of Fingernail Clippings (Dartmouth College - NH)
- Dean Wilcox
Ex Vivo Analysis of Irradiated Fingernails: Quantifying the Radiation-Induced Signal in Fingernails in the Presence of an Interfering Signal from Mechanically-Induced Radicals (University of Rochester - NY)
- Steve Swarts
Discussion of Fingernail Dosimetry |
| 2:30PM - 2:55PM |
In Vivo EPR Tooth Dosimetry (Dartmouth Medical School - NH)
- Ben Williams |
| 2:55PM - 3:10PM |
Coffee Break |
| Chairs: Bryan Moyer and William Blakely |
| 3:10PM - 3:25PM |
0.4 Gray and More Sensitive Compact ESR System for Irradiated Nail (Keycom Corp., Japan)
- Hirosuke Suzuki |
| 3:25PM - 3:40PM |
Proteomic Approach for Early-Response Radiation Exposure Dose Assessment in Triage Biodosimetery Applications (AFRRI - MD)
- Natalia Osseotrova |
| 3:40PM - 3:55PM |
Establishment of the Dicentric Assay and Production of a X-Ray Dose-Response Curve (Armed Forces Institute for Radiobiology in association with the University of Ulm - Germany)
- Christina Beineke |
| 3:55PM - 4:10PM |
Gene Expression Profiles Provide Accurate, Specific and Durable Biodosimetry in Mice and Humans (Duke University Medical Center - NC)
- Sarah Meadows |
| 4:10PM - 4:25PM |
Gene Expression Signatures for High-Throughput Minimally-Invasive Radiation Biodosimetry (Columbia University Medical Center - NY)
- Sally Amundson |
| 4:25PM - 4:40PM |
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) of Tooth Enamel and its Potential Use in Post-Exposure Triage (Oklahoma State University - OK)
- Stephen McKeever |
| 4:40PM - 4:55PM |
Optically stimulated luminescence and thermoluminescence characterization studies of dental enamel using procine teeth (Easterly Scientific - TN)
- Clay Easterly |
| 4:55PM |
End of scientific program for the day |
| 5:45PM |
Vans and private cars available outside the Hanover Inn to take people to the evening reception |
| 6:00PM |
Cocktails and Dinner at the Montshire Museum, Norwich, VT |
| 8:45PM |
Vans will begin departure from the Montshire Museum for the return to the Hanover Inn |
Wednesday, September 10th
ACUTE AND RETROSPECTIVE BIODOSIMETRY |
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| 7:00AM |
Continental Breakfast outside of Filene Auditorium in the Moore Building (directions are in your packet)
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| Invited and proffered reports on methods for retrospective dosimetry - Part I |
| Chairs: Sally Amundson and Steve Swarts |
| 8:00AM - 8:25AM |
Computer Assisted Severity of Effect Assessment of Hematopoietic Cell Renewal after Radiation Exposure Based on Mathematical Models (University of Ulm, Germany)
- Dieter Graessle |
| 8:25AM - 8:50AM |
Assessment of Low and High LET Radiation Induced Chromosomal Alterations Following Acute, Chronic, Whole and Partial Body Exposure: State of the Art for Biological Dosimetry Immediately and Retrospectively (Leiden Univ. Med. Ctr. - The Netherlands)
- Firouz Darroudi |
| 8:50AM - 9:15AM |
Application of EPR Dosimetry as a Gold Standard: The Role of Confounding Factors (Research Center of Radiation Medicine, Kiev, Ukraine)
- Vadim Chumak |
| 9:15AM - 9:30AM |
Application of Experimental and Numerical Methods for Estimation of Uncertaintities in EPR Tooth Dosimetry (URCRM - Russia)
- Victor Krivoshapov |
| 9:30AM - 9:45AM |
Comparison M-Fish - Fish 3 Painting Techniques for Low Doses (IRSN - France)
- Eric Gregiore |
| 9:45AM - 10:00M |
Mitochondrial Targeted Antioxidants Protect Against Total Body Irradiation Induced Hematopoietic Syndrome, and Mitigate Against Irradiation Induced Life Shortening (University of Pittsburgh - PA)
- Joel Greenberger |
| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Coffee Break |
| Poster Session II |
| Chairs: Ben Williams and Dean Wilcox |
| 10:15AM - 11:00AM
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AB-8
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2-minute oral summaries given in order by presenting author
An Attempt to Use Sweetners as a Material for Accident Dosimetry (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Oswaldo Baffa
Sensitivity comparison of two L-alanine doped blends to different proton energies (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Oswaldo Baffa
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Electronic Components by OSL (IRSN, France)
- Celine Bassinet
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Glass by TL and EPR Spectrometry (IRSN, France)
- Celine Bassinet
Dating of Brazilian Southern Megafauna by ESR Spectroscopy (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Luiz Carlos de Oliverira
In Vitro Radiosensitivity Test as One of the Prognostic Score Parameters for the Design of Therapeutic Strategies in the Cutaneous Radiation Syndrome (Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Argentina)
- Marina Di Giorgio
Lethal Total Body Irradiation is Accompanied by Endotoxemia and is Reduced by an Endotoxin Inhibitor (Children's Hospital, Boston, MA)
- Liat Stoler-Barak
90SR in Mammal Teeth from Contaminated Areas in Former Soviet Union Measured by Imaging Plates (Okayama University of Science, Japan)
- Yoshitsugu Hino
Radiation Event Medical Management: Teaching Biodosimetry to Responders (NIAID, MD)
- Joseph Kaminski
Possible Biomarkers for Low Dose Radiation Exposure and/or for Old Exposure (Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Korea)
- Chang-Mo Kang
Korean Radiation Biodosimetry Laboratories Network (Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Korea)
- Chang-Mo Kang
EPR Dosimetry Reconstruction of Dose Load Formed in Teeth by X-Ray Irradiation (Belarusian State Medical University, Belarus)
- Vladimir A. Kirillov
Evaluation of the Dose Distribution Gradient in the Close Environment of Brachytherapy Seeds Using Electron Paramagentic Resonance Imaging (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium)
- Philippe Leveque
Spin Density Distribution in Foodstuff After Irradiation or Heat Treatment Studied by EPR Imaging (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium)
- Philippe Leveque
Gradient Dose Distribution in Irradiated Bones Studied by EPR Imaging: A Feasibility Study (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium)
- Philippe Leveque
Patients Undergoing Total Body Irradiation and Chemotherapy for Myeloablative Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Demonstrate Endotoxemia and Deficiences of Endogenous Proteins that Inhibit Endotoxin-Induced TNF Production, Correlating with Post-Transplant Toxicities (Children's Hospital, MA)
- Liat Stoler-Barak
EPR Study of Radiation-Induced Radicals in Chitosan (Cario University, Egypt)
- Ahmed Maghraby
Proposed Triage Categories Using High Accuracy Retrospective Biodosimetry Methods (Dartmouth College, NH)
- Micheal Rea
Stablility of EPR Signals After Irradiation of Fingernail Samples (US Army, MD)
- Ricardo Reyes
Gene Expression Based Biodosimetry in Lymphocyte Subsets (undeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Germany)
- Armin Riecke
Instrumental Developments in Fingernail EPR Dosimetry (Dartmouth Medical School, NH)
- Andres Ruuge
A New Dating Proposal: Electron Spin Resonance Dating with Pleistocene Barnacles (Williams College - MA)
- Anne Skinner
Potential of Hair Root Cells for Dose Estimation in Partial Body Exposure (National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan)
- Yoshio Takashima
EPR Dosimetry in Recent Radiation Accident Cases (IRSN, France)
- Francois Trompier
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Plastics by EPR Spectrometry (IRSN, France)
- Francois Trompier
Nucleoplasmic Bridges are a Sensitve Biodosimeter of Asymmetrical Chromosome Abberrations in the Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus Cytome (CBMN Cyt) Assay
- Michael Fenech
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| 11:00AM - 1:15PM |
Poster Viewing in Conference Rooms (Moore Building)
Box lunches will be available outside Filene Auditorium. |
| Chairs: Ruth Wilkins and Oswaldo Baffa |
| 1:15PM - 1:40PM |
An Overview of the Relationship Between ESR Dating and Other Forms of Dosimetry (Williams College - MA)
- Anne Skinner |
| 1:40PM - 1:55PM |
Potential use of the Urine Proteome as a Biodosimeter (Medical College of Wisconsin - WI)
- Mukut Sharma |
| 1:55PM - 2:10PM |
Automated Micronucleus Analysis in Peripheral Reticulocytes for Radiation Biodosimetry (U of Rochester - NY)
- Yuhchyau Chen |
| 2:10PM - 2:25PM |
Identification of Persistent Serum Proteomic Changes that are Invoked Following Cranial Exposure to Graded Doses of HZE Particles and X-Rays, and are Associated with Neurocognitive Impairment (Eastern Virginia Medical School - VA)
- Ricard Britten |
| 2:25PM - 2:40PM |
Follow-up Studies of 17 Years on Chromosome Aberrations in the Victims of a 60Co-y Radiation Accident in Shanghai (Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine - China)
- Ying Chen |
| 2:40PM - 2:55PM |
Retrospective Biological Dosimetry in Chernobyl Groups (Institute for Medical Radiology of Academy of Medical Science of Ukraine - Ukraine)
- Natalie Maznyk |
| 2:55PM - 3:10PM |
A Follow-Up Cytogenetic Study of Workers Highly Exposed inside the Chernobyl Sarcophagus (Medical Radiological Research Center - Russia)
- David Lloyd |
| 3:10PM - 3:25PM |
Dental enamel EPR dosimetry: Comparative testing of the spectra processing methods for determination of the radiation-induced signal amplitude (Medical Radiological Research Center of RussianAcademcy of Medical Sciences - Russia)
- Alexander Ivannikov |
| 3:25PM - 3:40PM |
Coffee Break |
| Chair: Hal Swartz |
| 3:40PM - 4:40PM |
General Discussion on "Current State of Biodosimetry and Advances Needed for These to Meet Current Unmet Needs"
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| 4:40PM - 5:10PM |
Discussion of future meetings |
| 5:10PM |
End of scientific program |
| 6:00PM |
Vans available outside the Hanover Inn to transport guests to the evening reception and dinner |
| 6:15PM |
Reception and Closing Dinner at The Dartmouth Skiway, Lyme, NH |
| 8:45PM |
Vans will begin departure from the Skiway for the return to the Hanover Inn |
| Thursday, September 11th |
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