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Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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“Nuclear popcorn” study gives insights into strong nuclear force
A study published recently in the American Physical Society journal Physical Review C reveals new findings about the strong nuclear force, the mysterious fundamental force that holds together the protons and neutrons of the atomic nucleus. Experiments conducted at Argonne National Laboratory have shown how the round, heavy nuclei of the nickel-64 isotope (containing 28 protons and 36 neutrons, making it the heaviest stable Ni isotope) changed into one of two shapes—either like a doorknob or a football—depending on the amount of energy exerted on it. A summary of the research on the Phys.org website compares the nuclei shape change to popcorn kernels changing shape when heated in a microwave.
14th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Applications of Accelerators
Technical Session
Thursday, December 2, 2021|3:05–4:50PM EST |Jefferson
Session Chair:
Valeriia Starovoitova (IAEA)
Session Organizer:
Carol Johnstone
Student Assistant:
Jaden Miller
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Transformative Beam Technologies for FLASH Radiotherapy
3:10–3:30PM EST
Reinhard W. Schulte (Loma Linda University)
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A High-intensity, Low-energy Muon Beam User Facility
3:30–3:50PM EST
Carol Johnstone (Fermi National Accelerator Lab), T. Bouwens (Fermilab), A. Mazzacane (Fermilab), J. Rupsis (Fermilab)
Progress Towards a Rapid Radio-Frequency 3D Beam Scanner for Hadron Therapy
3:50–4:10PM EST
Emilio Nanni (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University), G. Bowden (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), V. Dolgashev (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), Z. Li (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), X. Lu (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), D. Palmer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), E. Snively (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), S. Tantawi (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), B. Faddegon (UCSF), J. Mendez (UCSF), R. Schulte (LLU)
Therapy, Experiments for Life Sciences and Radiation Hardness Tests at the HZB Cyclotron
4:10–4:30PM EST
A. Denker (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), J. Bundesmann (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), A. Dittwald (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), T. Fanselow (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), D. Hildebrand (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), G. Kourkafas (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), S. Seidel (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), J. Röhrich (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin), D. Cordini (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), J. Heufelder (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), R. Stark (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin), A. Weber (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
ESCORT: Energy Sweep Compact Rapid Cyclic Hadron Therapy
4:30–4:50PM EST
Leo Kwee Wah (Malaysian Nuclear Agency), Ken Takayama (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Toshikazu Adachi (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Tadamichi Kawakubo (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Tanuja Dixit (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research)
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