Awards – RAD 2014 Conference and SEERAS Symposium

The winners are awarded by not paying the conference fee for the next RAD Conference. Moreover, a Certificate will be given to the winners at the next RAD Conference.

Since we had two events with a large number of participants and a lot of high-quality papers, we have decided to give 5 awards – 2 for the best oral contributions, 1 for the best poster contribution and 2 for the best student contributions (one for oral and one for poster).

Awards for the best oral contribution go to:

Jorge Sampaio
for the contribution:
J. Sampaio, Mª. Conceição Abreu, P. Sousa, Scatter fraction with simulations. revisiting radiation scatter in x-ray imaging
and
Mikhail Zhukovsky
for the contribution:
M. Rogozina, M. Zhukovsky, A. Ekidin, M.Vasyanovich, Thoron decay products size distribution in Monazite Storage Facility

Award for the best poster contribution goes to:

Dimitrije Maletić
for the contribution:
D. M. Maletić, V. I. Udovičić, R. M. Banjanac, D. R. Joković, A. L. Dragić, N. B. Veselinović, J. Filipović, Correlative and multivariate analysis of increased radon concentration in underground laboratory

Awards for the best student contribution go to:

Karolina Krefft
for the contribution:
K. Krefft, B. Drogoszewska, J. Kamińska, M. Juniewicz, G. Wołąkiewicz, I. Jakacka, B. Ciesielski, Application of EPR dosimetry in bone for verification of doses in radiotherapy patients
and
Ziyafer Gizem Portakal
for the contribution:
Z. G. Portakal, C. Tunali, A comparative treatment planning study of intensity modulated radiotherapy and 3-d conformal radiotherapy for head & neck cancer

We congratulate to all the nominees and to all the awarded contributions and participants, and are looking forward to see you at the next RAD Conference!

Nominations for:

I – Best oral contribution

1. T. Wysokinski, G. Okada, G. Belev, C. Koughia, A. Edgar, L. D. Chapman, J. Ueda, S. Tanabe, S. Kasap, QA dosimetry for the biomedical imaging and therapy facility at CLSI
2. A. Y. Kilcar, F. Z. Biber Muftuler, H. Enginar, E. I. Medine, V. Tekin, P. Unak, A novel brain imaging agent including Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis potential: ^99MTC-BIOQUIN-HMPAO
3. A. Esposito, B. Caccia, C. Andenna, GEANT4 simulation of a helical tomotherapy unit
4. G. Žauhar, S. Jurković, Đ. Smilović Radojčić, D. Dobravac, Testing of ultrasound trasducers by use of thermocromic tile
5. B. Obryk, P. Bilski, K. Hodyr, P. Mika, High-level TL dosimetry for high-temperature environment
6. M. Ćujić, J. Petrović, M. Đorđević, R. Dragović, S. Dragović, The radiological hazard due to naturally occurring radionuclides in soil around thermoelectric power plant
7. Ch. Nguyen Dinh, M. Gargul, Determination of very low content of radium isotopes in drinking and mineral waters
8. V. Maslyuk, I. Megela, T. Okunieva, J. Pekar, V. Pekar, Specific features of the influence of high-current high-energy electron beams on the luminescent properties of undoped and NB, FE-doped AL₂O₃ crystals
9. J. Sampaio; Mª. Conceição Abreu; P. Sousa, Scatter fraction with simulations. revisiting radiation scatter in x-ray imaging
10. T. Paunesku, S. Raha, B. Wanzer, G. E. Woloschak, Investigation of micro RNA (miR) expression in archival animal samples
11. B. Dehandschutter, The contribution of geological information to establish radon action plans
12. M. Rogozina, M. Zhukovsky, A. Ekidin, M.Vasyanovich, Thoron decay products size distribution in Monazite Storage Facility
13. A. Moskalev, M. Shaposhnikov, E. Plyusnina, L. Shilova, N. Zemskaya, D. Peregudova, A. Danylov, E. Dobrovlskaya, A. Kudryavtzeva, Mechanisms of radiation hormesis on Drosophila model

II – Best poster contribution

1. A. Gajta, I. Malaescu, C. N. Marin, Photokeratoconjunctivitis caused by different light sources
2. Y. N. Kim, S. K. Kim, K. Jeong, S. H. Park, Application of respiration data to evaluate the radiation dose for 4-dimensional radiotherapy
3. D. Petrenyov, The delayed activation of tissue macrophages is an untargeted effect of exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
4. I. Pucić, K. Kavkler, B. Mihaljević, Radiation treatment of aged model textile samples
5. P. Otahal, K. Johnova, Radioactive aerosol concentration determination by surface contamination monitor
6. J. Samac, O. Ciraj-Bjelac, Assessment of absorbed and effective dose for patients after parathyroid gland scintigraphy using 99MTC-MIBI
7. J. Ajtić, Đ. Stratimirović, V. Đurđević, D. Todorović, J. Nikolić, Wavelet spectral analysis of teleconnection indices and activities of beryllium-7 and lead-210 in ground level air in Belgrade, Serbia
8. L. Kessarinskiy, D. Boychenko, A. Nikiforov, Linear and switching DC-DC converters’ TID hardness investigation
9. D. M. Maletić, V. I. Udovičić, R. M. Banjanac, D. R. Joković, A. L. Dragić, N. B. Veselinović, J. Filipović, Correlative and multivariate analysis of increased radon concentration in underground laboratory
10. M. Janik, Y. Omori, H. Yonehara, Influence of environmental conditions to radon and thoron exhalation rate from building materials
11. J. Nikolov, N. Todorović, I. Jakonić, I. Bikit, M. Vesković, Determination of 222Rn in water by low-level liquid scintillation counter

III – Best student contribution

1. K. Kosno, I. Janik, D. Pogocki, Estimation of antioxidative properties of nicotine using pulse radiolysis
2. Z. G. Portakal, C. Tunali, A comparative treatment planning study of intensity modulated radiotherapy and 3-d conformal radiotherapy for head & neck cancer
3. M.S. Martínez-García, F. Simancas, A.J. Palma, M. Lallena, J. Banqueri, M.A. Carvajal, Commercial pMOS as radiation sensor for IORT
4. K. Krefft, B. Drogoszewska, J. Kamińska, M. Juniewicz, G. Wołąkiewicz, I. Jakacka, B. Ciesielski, Application of EPR dosimetry in bone for verification of doses in radiotherapy patients
5. S. Kaya, A. O. Cetinkaya, A. Aktag, E. Yilmaz, Effects of gamma-ray irradiation on interface states and series-resistance characteristics of Si3N4 MOS capacitors
6. K. Uhrhan, F. Sudbrock, A. Drzezga, The patient as a radioactive source - An intercomparison of survey-meters for measurements in nuclear medicine