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Title: The 21st LH Gray Conference (June 4-6, 2008)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/946127· OSTI ID:946127
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  1. Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
  2. Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee (United Kingdom)

The 21st LH Gray Conference, organised by the LH Gray Trust with the Society for Radiological Protection, brought together international experts in radiobiology, epidemiology and risk assessment, and scientists involved in diagnostic and therapeutic radiation exposure. The meeting - held in Edinburgh, Scotland 4-6 June 2008 - aimed to raise awareness, educate and share knowledge of important issues in radiation protection. A distinguished group of speakers discussed topics which included: non-targeted effects of radiation, exposure to high natural background radiation, non-cancer effects in Japanese bomb survivors, lessons learnt from Chernobyl, radiation in the workplace, biokinetic modelling, uncertainties in risk estimation, issues in diagnostic medical exposures, lessons leant from the polonium-210 incidence and how the radiobiology-radiation oncology community is needed to help society prepare for potential future acts of radiation terrorism. The conference highlighted the importance, relevance and topicality of radiobiology today.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-08ER64543
OSTI ID:
946127
Report Number(s):
Final Report; 0014089
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English