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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Five companies, five bases: The Army’s Janus Program takes shape
Between the Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses and Nuclear Energy Launch Pad programs, August has already been a busy month for federal partnerships with the nuclear industry.
That trend continues: On Wednesday, the Department of the Army announced that it has selected five nuclear reactor developers—Antares Nuclear, BWXT Advanced Technologies, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Radiant Industries, and Westinghouse Government Services—each paired with a different military installation, for its Janus Program.
This week, the nuclear community descended on Dallas, Texas, for the second annual Nuclear Energy Conference and Expo, the premier industry-focused nuclear conference cohosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute. Among the plenary panelists was Jeff Waksman, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy, and environment. Waksman has been closely involved in the development of the Janus Program, and the morning before the program’s new selections were unveiled, he provided insights on its ultimate goals at NECX 2026.
Technical Session|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 326
Session Chair:
Aamer A. Bashir (Penn State University)
Alternate Chair:
Roman D. Samulyak (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Jonathan B. Balog (Penn State University)
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Dosimetric Effect of 2 vs 3 Treatment Fields in Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer
10:15–10:35AM EDT
Shereen Aissi (Univ. California, Berkeley), Shannon O'Reilly (Univ. Pennsylvania)
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Gadolinium-Based Nanoparticles Enhance Radiation Therapy of Lung Carcinoma In Vitro
10:35–10:55AM EDT
Mriganka Mandal (MIT), Zeinaf Muradova (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), Ross Berbeco (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School), Toby Morris (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell), Lena Carmés (NH TherAguix)
Analyzing Induced Radon Exposure via Attachment to Electronic Cigarette Aerosol
10:55–11:15AM EDT
Ian S. Clark (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Isaac T. McAdams (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Gabriel W. Neura (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Robert W. Johnson (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), John D. Lankford (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Development of In Situ Dosimetry for FLASH Proton Radiotherapy via Organic Scintillating Fibers
11:15–11:35AM EDT
Codey Olson (Univ. Utah), Jacob M. Strong (Univ. Utah), Adam Paxton (Univ. Utah), Geoff Nelson (Univ. Utah), Edward J. Cazalas (Univ. Utah)
