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16th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-
and Gamma-Ray Detectors (RTSD) represents the largest forum of scientists
and engineers developing new solid-state radiation detectors and
imaging arrays. Room-temperature semiconductor radiation detectors
are finding increasing applications in such diverse fields as medicine,
homeland security, astrophysics and environmental remediation. The
objective of this workshop is to provide opportunity for discussion
of the state-of-the-art of material development, characterization,
device technology, electronics and applications. To provide a comprehensive
review, oral and poster presentations representing a broad spectrum
of research activities emphasizing either device or materials understanding
will be offered.
• Semiconductor Materials for Radiation Detection
• Crystal Growth, Materials and Defects Characterization
• Strip, Pixel and Discrete Semiconductor Detectors
• Properties of Electrical Contacts and Device Technology
• Radiation Damage, Long-Term Stability and Environmental
Effects
• Scintillator/Semiconductor Array Hybrids
• Semiconductor Neutron Detectors
• Detector/ASIC Hybridization, Interconnects and Electronics
• Spectrometer Systems for Homeland Security, Nuclear Inspections
Safeguards and Portal Monitoring
• Imaging Systems for Medical, Astrophysics, Non-Destructive
Testing and Cargo Monitoring Applications
For further information on the scientific program, please contact
Michael Fiederle
RTSD Co-Chair
Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum
Stefan-Meier-Straße 21
79104 Freiburg , Germany
E-mail: michael.fiederle@fmf.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: +49 (0) 761 203 4775
Fax: +49 (0) 761 203 4700
Ralph B. James
RTSD Co-Chair
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 460
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973, USA
E-mail: rjames@bnl.gov
Phone: +1 631 344 8633
Fax: +1 631 344 5584
Short Course Program
In depth half, full or two-day courses on topical subjects in nuclear
science and medical imaging will be offered prior to the Conference.
The topics include:
NSS Courses
1. Basics of Particle and Radiation Detection (Two-day course)
2. Silicon Detector Applications in Medicine, Biology, Safety and
Astrophysics (Half-day course)
3. Simulation Techniques using GEANT4 (Full-day course)
4. Front-End Electronics Systems for Particle Detection and Imaging
(Full-day course)
5. How to use the Grid for physics and medical applications (Full-day
course)
MIC Courses
6. Image Quality in Adaptive and Multimodality Imaging (Full-day
course)
7. The Monte Carlo Method and its Applications in Medical Imaging
(Full-day course)
8. Ion Beam Therapy: Principles and Quality Assurance (Half-day
course)
9. Image Reconstruction (Full-day course)
10. PET Pharmacokinetic Course (2.5 day special course)
Organiser: Jörg van den Hoff, Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf;
Assisted by A. Lammertsma, Amsterdam; A. Willemsen, Groningen; N.
Leenders, Groningen; P. Maguire, Groton, USA; R. Carson, Yale, USA;
R. Gunn, London; V. Cunningham, and W. Müller-Schauenburg,
Tübingen.
Jörg van den Hoff is professor of positron emission tomography
at the medical faculty of the Technical University Dresden and head
of the Department of Positron Emission Tomography in the Institute
of Radiopharmacy of the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD).
Prof. van den Hoff studied physics at the University of Bonn where
he worked in nuclear spectroscopy (hyperfine interactions and g-factor
measurements using perturbed angular correlation) and obtained his
PhD in experimental nuclear physics in 1991. In 1991 he moved to
the PET center in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Medical
School Hanover. Here, he was mainly engaged in the development and
implementation of quantification procedures for PET investigations
using tracer kinetic models. In 1999 he obtained his postdoctoral
lecture qualification (“Habilitation”) in Experimental
Nuclear Medicine. In 2002 he took over his current position in Dresden.
Besides the continuing interest in tracer kinetic modeling, Prof.
van den Hoff’s group is working principally on algorithms
and procedures for accurate list-mode based movement correction
as well as reliable volumetric evaluation of PET investigations,
especially for integration of PET into radiation treatment planning.
Richard Carson graduated from the University of California, Los
Angeles, in 1983. After spending more than 20 years at the National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, he joined Yale University in
2005, as a Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Biomedical Engineering.
He is also the Director of the Yale PET center and the section head
of YALE PET imaging.
His research uses Positron Emission Tomography (PET) as a tool to
noninvasively measure a wide range of in vivo physiology in human
beings and laboratory animals. He mostly focuses on the development
and applications of new tracer kinetic modeling methods and algorithms
and on research in PET image reconstruction and image quantification.
A primary focus of his more biological applications is the measurement
of dynamic changes in neurotransmitters. He has published more than
150 peer-reviewed papers. The course aims at explaining the relevant
techniques used for extracting quantitative information from positron
emission tomography investigations.
This course, developed over the last 15 years, comprises substantial
computer exercises (necessitating a rather large number of tutors)
and provides a 100-page manual. The course covers basic concepts
such as permeability, extraction, blood flow, local blood volume,
perfusion, volume of distribution, tracer principle, linear tracer
kinetics, compartment modeling, parametric images and techniques
for accelerating the computations (such as avoiding nonlinear least
squares fitting even if the model contains parameters in a nonlinear
way), receptor ligand techniques, etc. Some of the techniques have
more recently drawn attention for evaluating dynamic contrast enhanced
CT or MRI investigations, thus the concepts and the mathematical
techniques are also of interest with respect to other tomographic
techniques beyond PET.
For more information on the short courses, please contact the co-chairs:
Claus Grupen
Short Course Co-Chair
Siegen University
Department of Physics
Emmy-Noether-Campus
Walter-Flex-Straße 3
57068 Siegen, Germany
E-mail: grupen@hep.physik.uni-siegen.de
Phone: +49 (0) 271 740 3795
Fax: +49 (0) 271 740 3886
Irène Buvat
Short Course Co-Chair
Imaging and Modeling in Neurobiology and Cancerology Lab
UMR 8165 CNRS Orsay, France
E-mail: buvat@imnc.in2p3.fr
Phone: +33 (0) 1 69 15 36 40
Fax: +33 (0) 1 69 15 71 96
Industrial Program
The IEEE NSS/MIC Industrial Program provides attendees with ample
opportunities to meet the different exhibitors on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday, 21 to 23 October. More than 40 companies from all
around the world will be present to meet conference attendees and
to demonstrate their latest products. These represent state-of-the-art
in detectors, pulse processing instrumentation, imaging, software,
and other associated areas. The three-day exhibition is complemented
by a series of seminars and technical presentations, which will
allow an in-depth exchange of information between attendees and
exhibitors on existing products, future developments and needs.
On Tuesday evening, the exhibiting companies will be hosting the
Exhibitor Reception. An Exhibitor Program brochure will be available
at the meeting with full details on the exhibitors and the seminar
program.
Interested vendors should contact the Industrial Program and Exhibit
Chair:
Friedrich Wulf
Exhibitor Program Chair
Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin
Department WTE
Glienicker Straße 100
14109 Berlin, Germany
E-mail: wte-office@hmi.de
Phone: +49 (0) 30 8062 2379
Fax: +49 (0) 30 8062 2096
Publications
All papers presented at the NSS, MIC and Workshops will be published
in the Conference Record. In addition, all authors are encouraged
to submit their papers to the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
(TNS). Authors of medical imaging papers may alternatively choose
to submit their manuscripts to the IEEE Transactions on Medical
Imaging (TMI). All Transaction papers will be subject to a formal
review process. Detailed information on paper publication will be
provided to authors of accepted papers.
Tours and Companion Program
Dresden and its surroundings offer a broad variety of cultural,
historical and natural attractions. The Companion Program for the
2008 NSS-MIC Conference offers 20 different tours including several
motor coach and walking tours, e.g. to the Church of Our Lady and
Semper Opera, to the Green Vault, a museum tour to the old masters
gallery, a tour to Pillnitz castle including a steamboat ride and
a tour to the beautiful surroundings of Dresden, called “Saxon
Switzerland.” For some of the tours, a Japanese-speaking guide
is available upon request.
Merry Keyser
Companion Program Chair
Phone: +1 865 607 2908
E-mail: Rmkeyser@aol.com
Christine Bohnet
Companion Program Co-Chair
Phone: +49 (0) 351 260 2450
E-mail: c.bohnet@fzd.de
Carolyn Hoffman
Companion Program Co-Chair
Phone: +1 310 471 1464
E-mail: Carolyn.Hoffman@verizon.net
Registration
It is necessary to register electronically for the conference through
the conference web site at www.nss-mic.org/2008
via the link to the Hotel Reservation and Conference Registration.
Here participants can register for the Conference, Short Courses,
Workshops, Tours and Companion Program, as well as all social events
and can request hotel accommodations via the links to the hotel
websites.
Traveling to Dresden, Germany
A formal letter of invitation for visa purposes can be requested
and more information on Dresden, Germany, hotel accommodations and
general travel information can be found on the conference website
www.nss-mic.org/2008.
For additional information contact:
Uwe Bratzler
General Chair
Phone: +41 (0) 22 76 71309
E-mail: Uwe.Bratzler@cern.ch
Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
CERN & TMU
Roger Gearhart
Deputy General Chair
Phone: +1 209 369 6702
E-mail: ragearhart@comcast.net
Christoph Ilgner
Publicity/Press Chair
Phone: +41 (0) 22 76 72969
E-mail: Christoph.Ilgner@cern.ch
Technische Universität Dortmund
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