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Dear Colleagues,
The Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS), Medical Imaging Conference
(MIC), Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems (SNPS) and 14th International
Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma-Ray Detectors
(RTSD) will be held for the first time in Italy, in the prestigious
city of Rome, on October 16-22, 2004. This Conference represents
a unique opportunity for scientists and engineers from all over
the world to participate and present their original work in a variety
of subjects related to nuclear science and medical imaging.
The Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) offers
an outstanding occasion for scientists and engineers interested
or actively working in the field of nuclear science, radiation instrumentation,
software and their applications to meet and network with colleagues
from around the world. Instruction on specialized topics will also
be available through the Short Course program. Authors are invited
to submit papers describing original, previously unpublished work
in the topic areas listed below:
- Analog and Digital Circuits
- Astrophysics and Space Instrumentation
- Data Acquisition and Analysis Systems
- Environmental Health and Safety Instrumentation
- Gaseous Detectors
- High Energy Physics Detectors
- New Radiation Detectors
- Nuclear Measurements and Monitoring Techniques
- Photodetectors and Radiation Imaging
- Radiation Damage Effects
- Scintillation Detectors
- Solid State Tracking Detectors
- New Solid State Detectors
- Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation
- Trigger and Front-End Systems
- Instrumentation for Medical and Biological Research
- Nuclear Physics Instrumentation
- Accelerators and Beam Line Instrumentation
- Computing and Software for Experiments
For information concerning the NSS Program, please
contact:
Fabio Sauli
NSS Program Chair
Phone: +41 22 7673670
Fax: +41 22 7677100
E-mail: fabio.sauli@cern.ch
EP Division
CERN
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
Archana Sharma
NSS Deputy Program Chair
Phone: +41 22 7678969
Fax: +41 22 7679050
E-mail: archana.sharma@cern.ch
EP Division
CERN
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Switzerland
The Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) is one of the most
productive international scientific meetings on the physics, engineering,
and mathematical aspects of nuclear medicine based imaging. In addition,
significant contributions in X-ray and other imaging modalities
involving ionizing radiation are an emerging area of the MIC. Authors
are invited to submit papers describing original and innovative
technical contributions to the general field of medical imaging
in the following list of topics:
- Emission Tomography Instrumentation (PET, SPECT)
- Multimodality Systems
- High Resolution and Animal Imaging Systems
- Image Reconstruction Methods
- Intra-operative Probes and Portable Imaging Systems
- Modeling of Medical Imaging Systems
- Evaluation of Imaging Systems and Reconstruction Methods
- Dynamic Data Acquisition and Processing Methods
- Quantitative Image Processing Methods
- Application of New Detector Materials and Technologies to Medical
- Imaging
- X-ray Computed Tomography
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Optical Imaging Technology and Processing
- Other Imaging Modalities: Ultrasound, Synchrotron Radiation,
- Impedance/ Biomagnetic/Bioelectric Imaging
For information concerning the MIC Program, please contact:
Sibylle Ziegler
MIC Program Chair
Phone: +49 89 41404579
Fax: +49 89 41404841
E-mail: s.ziegler@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
Nuklearmedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik
Technischen Universität München
Ismaninger Str. 22
D-81675 München
Germany
Michel Defrise
MIC Deputy Program Chair
Phone: +32 2 4774611
Fax: +32 2 4774613
E-mail: mdefrise@minf.vub.ac.be
Division of Nuclear Medicine
University Hospital AZ-VUB
Laarbeeklaan 101
B-1090 Brussels
Belgium
The Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems (SNPS) will again
be held in conjunction with the Nuclear Science Symposium. The technical
paper sessions on nuclear power systems cover subjects of current
major interest to the operation of nuclear power stations and supporting
services and suppliers, including:
- Upgrading Digital Technology for Reactor Protection and Other
Applications
- Reliability-based Maintenance and Plant Modernization
- New Aspects on Equipment Qualifications
- Plant Life Extension with Cost Effectiveness
- A Special Annual Overview Report of Major Importance to Nuclear
Power Utilities
- Risk Informed Regulation - Panel Session
For information concerning the Symposium on Nuclear Power Systems,
please contact:
Jay Forster
SNPS Chairman
GE Nuclear Energy, M/C 334
175 Curtner Ave., San Jose, CA 95125
Telephone: (408) 925-5090
Fax: (408) 925-5312
Email: jayforster@gene.ge.com
The 14th International Workshop on Room Temperature Semiconductor
X- and Gamma- Ray Detectors (RTSD) represents the largest forum
of scientists and engineers working to develop new solid-state radiation
detectors and imaging arrays. The training program for early stage
researchers offers a great opportunity to increase knowledge and
professional skills. Room temperature semiconductor radiation detectors
are finding increasing application in such diverse fields as astrophysics,
nuclear medicine, national security, and environmental remediation.
The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion
of the latest results to advance the state-of-the-art of this technology.
To provide a comprehensive review, oral and poster presentations
representing a broad spectrum of research activities emphasizing
either device or materials understanding are sought. Authors are
encouraged to submit abstracts on original, unpublished work in
the following areas:
- Wide Band-gap Semiconductor Materials for Radiation Detection
Strip, Pixel and Discrete Semiconductor Arrays
- Crystal Growth and Materials Characterization
- Properties of Electrical Contacts and Internal Field Distributions
- Radiation Damage, Long-Term Stability and Environmental Effects
- Scintillator/Semiconductor Array Hybrids
- Semiconductor Neutron Detectors
- Detector/ASIC Hybridization and Interconnects
- Spectrometer Systems for Nuclear Inspections Safeguards, Portal
Monitoring and International Security
- Imaging Systems for Medical, Astrophysics and Cargo Monitoring
Applications
For questions concerning the International Workshop, please contact:
Ralph James
RTSD Program Co-Chair
Phone: +1 631 3448633
Fax: +1 631 3445584
E-mail: rjames@bnl.gov
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 460
Upton, NY 11973
USA
Eugenio Perillo
RTSD Program Co-Chair
Phone: +39 081 676113
Fax: +39 081 676346
E-mail: perillo@na.infn.it
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche
University di Napoli “Federico II”
Complesso Univ. di Monte S. Angelo
Via Cintia I-80126 Napoli
Italy
The venue of the Conference is the Ergife Palace Hotel, one of
the largest exhibition and conference centers in Europe. Its complex
is unique, combining one of the largest hotels in Italy with extensive
exhibition facilities on the same site. It provides a relaxed atmosphere
far from the hustle and stress of the city, making the conference
activities pleasant and time effective. The Ergife Palace Hotel
is located in a residential area of the capital city in a key position
near S. Pietro Cathedral and within a short distance from the historical
center of Rome. It is only 4 kilometers from the main Ring Road,
and 26 kilometers from Fiumicino’s Leonardo da Vinci International
Airport. It is within walking distance of the subway (‘Metro’)
station. Regular bus services provide connections with all of the
important cultural sites and commercial centers in Rome. Taxi services
are constantly available to guests and a shuttle service is provided
by the hotel on demand. I look forward to meeting you in the splendid
city of Rome and wish you a pleasant and fruitful stay.
Alberto Del Guerra
General Chairman
E-mail: IEEE-Rome2004@df.unipi.it
Phone: +39 050 2214942
Fax: +39 050 2214333
Department of Physics “E. Fermi”
University of Pisa
Via F. Buonarroti, 2
I-56127 Pisa
Italy
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