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Present Your Research to the World! The World Congress 2009 on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - the triennial scientific meeting of the IUPESM - is the world's leading forum for presenting the results of current scientific work in health-related physics and technologies to an international audience. With more than 2,800 presentations it will be the biggest conference in the fields of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in 2009! Medical physics, biomedical engineering and bioengineering have been driving forces of innovation and progress in medicine and healthcare over the past two decades. As new key technologies arise with significant potential to open new options in diagnostics and therapeutics, it is a multidisciplinary task to evaluate their benefit for medicine and healthcare with respect to the quality of performance and therapeutic output. Covering key aspects such as information and communication technologies, micro- and nanosystems, optics and biotechnology, the congress will serve as an inter- and multidisciplinary platform that brings together people from basic research, R&D, industry and medical application to discuss these issues. As a major event for science, medicine and technology the congress provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth, first-hand information on new developments, advanced technologies and current and future applications. With this Final Program we would like to give you an overview of the dimension of the congress and invite you to join us in Munich! Olaf Doessel Congress President Wolfgang C.

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Is the MOSFET Dosimeter Feasible at Diagnostic X-Ray Energies for Interventional Radiology?.- Doses to Patients from Photo-Neutrons Emitted in a Medical Linear Accelerator.- Correlation between Radiation Sensitivity and Body Weight.- Simulation of Human Eye for Ophthalmic Brachytherapy Dosimetry Using MCNP-4C Code.- Radioprotective Effects of Hesperidin against Genotoxicity Induced by Gamma Irradiation in Human Lymphocytes.- Iranian doctor's knowledge about received dose by patients in diagnostic radiology.- Biological Effect of Single, Very Large Dose Fractions as Used in Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT).- Molecular Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Second Cancers.- Diagnostic Reference Levels in Computer Tomography at IPOCFG, EPE.- Estimation of External Natural Background Gamma Rays Doses to the Population of Caspian Coastal Provinces in North of Iran.- Patient Dosimetry and Image Quality in Conventional Diagnostic Radiology: A Practical Optimization Experience from a Serbian Hospital.- The Effect of Spatially Nonuniform Electromagnetic Field and Antitumor Drug on Growth of Maglinant Tumor.- Prevention of Overexposure by Means of Active Protective Reactions and Magnitude of Temporary Blinding from Visible Laser Radiation.- Dose Distribution in Pediatric CT Abdominal Examination: Phantom Study.- Ionization Effects Produced by Neutron Interaction Products in BNCT Field.- Criteria for Acceptability for Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Equipment - Part 4: Nuclear Medicine Equipment.- Criteria for Acceptability for Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Equipment - Part 3: Radiotherapy Equipment.- Half-Value Layer Measurement for Effective Energy, Using Radiochromic Film and Step-Shaped Aluminum Filter.- Influence on Erythropoiesis and Blood Catalase Activity Low Intensity Electromagnetic Millimeter Radiation.- Quality Assurance in Digital Volume Tomography.- Dicom Dose: CAPTURE AND REPORTING.- CT Quality Assurance Protocol and Its Validation in Various Ministry of Health Hospitals in Oman.- Precise Mapping of Skin Dose to Avoid Further Radiation-Induced Epilation.- The Comparative Analysis of Various Methods of CT Effective Doses Estimation.- Criteria for Acceptability for Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Equipment - Part 1: Introduction and Methodology.- Radiation Exposure to Critical Organs in Orthopantomography.- First Report of Radiation Dose to Pediatric Patients Arising from Diagnostic Chest and Abdomen Examination.- Dental Treatment with Fluoride at Various Stages of Tumor Therapeutic Irradiation.- Electron Absorbed Fractions in Skeletal Soft Tissues Based on Red Bone Marrow Segmentation at Runtime in ?CT Images of Human Trabecular Bone.- Patient Dose Reduction in Some Routine Radiographic Examination in Iran.- A Study of Maternal and Foetal Doses Arising from V/Q and CTPA Scanning during Pregnancy.- Study and Analysis of Radiation Level at Different Hospitals in Nepal.- Radiation Protection in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories: Non-shielded Parts of the Body Contribute Significantly to the Effective Dose of the Operator.- Calculation of Normalized Organ Doses for Pediatric Patients Undergoing CT Examinations on Four Types of CT Scanner.- Preview of a Series of Adult Human Phantoms for Radiation Protection Dosimetry.- Optical Enhancement of DNA-Base Radio-Resistivity.- Radiology Workload Analysis - Role and Relevance in Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology.- Use of Active Personal Dosemeters in Interventional Radiology: A Systematic Study in Laboratory Conditions.- Diagnostic Reference Levels in Cardiology and Interventional Radiology.- Compensator for Advanced Radiation Field Homogeneity.- Differences in Gamma-H2AX Foci Formation after Irradiation with Continuous and Pulsed Proton Beams.- Diagnostic Reference Levels in Computed Tomography in Switzerland.- A New Method to Measure Shielding Properties of Protective Clothing Materials.- Radiation Response of Normal Tissues and Tumors to Carbon Ion Irradiation.- The Impact of the 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in Medical Applications.- Estimation of Patient Doses from Interventional Radiology Procedures in Pakistan Result of IAEA Project RAS /9/047.- Inhibiting Survivin Expression Increases the Radiosensitivity of Human Hepatoma HepG2 Cells to High-LET Carbon Ions.- Extremity and Eye Lens Doses of the Staff during Interventional Radiology Procedures - First Results.- GafChromic (R) Film Measurements for Microbeam Radiation Therapy (MRT).- Application of the New ICRP Reference Phantoms to Internal Dosimetry: Calculation of Specific Absorbed Fractions of Energy for Photons and Electrons.- Dose-Area-Product to Effective Dose in Interventional Cardiology and Radiology.- The Reference Computational Phantoms Adopted by ICRP and ICRU.- Indoor Radon Measurement in Some Apartments of Mashhad City (Iran).- Mammodos - In-Vivo Dosimetry in Mammography.- Investigation of the Specific Absorption Rate for a 7 Tesla T/R Body Array.- Lessons Learned from 25 Years in Exploring Norwegian Radiology Practices from a Radiation Protection Point of View.- Calibration of Semiconductor Detectors for Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology.- Charge Recombination Correction in the Dosimetry by Means Ionization Chambers of a High Dose-per-Pulse Electron Accelerator for Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT).- Doses to Patients in Interventional Cardiology.- Criteria for Acceptability for Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Equipment - Part 2: Radiology Equipment.- TL Response Study at Dosimetry of 106 Ru/Rh Ophthalmic Applicator.- The Exposure Assessment of Pulsed Magnetic Fields - A Comparison between Physiological Backgrounds and Guidelines.- Accelerated Hypo-Fractionation by Biological Equivalent DVH for Patients Affected by Gastric Carcinoma in Postoperative Concomitant Radiochemotherapy.- Reducing Non-uniformity Error of Radiochromic Film in the Diagnostic Range by Ultraviolet Exposure: Preliminary Study.- Investigation of Acceptance Criteria for the gamma-index in Scanned Carbon Ion Radiotherapy.- Feasibility of Polycrystalline Alanine-in-Glass Tubes as Gamma-Ray Dosimeters.- The Risk for Secondary Cancers in Patients Treated for Prostate Carcinoma - An Analysis with the Competition Dose Response Model.- Evaluating the Dosimetric Effect of Lack of Side-Scatter Volume for Measurements of Large Fields with an Integration Diode Array.- Radon Measurement in Drinking Water Samples of Mashhad City in Iran.- Water-Equivalent Calibration of 192 Ir HDR Brachytherapy Source using MAGIC Gel Polymer.- Doses to patients for computed tomography in Sarajevo.- Biological Effects of Densely Ionizing Radiation.- Track Structure and Biological Effects of Densely Ionizing Radiation.- Patient Radiation Doses during Cardiac Angiography and Implantations of Cardiac Resynchronization Devices. Deriviation of Local DRLs.- Protection of Human Health and the Environment by Means of Predisposal Management of Medical Solid Radioactive Waste.- The Effect of Activated Water on Staphylococcal Infection in Vivo in Animal Model and in Vitro on Staphylococcus Aureus Culture.- Evaluation of SAR in a Finite Element Human Body Model Imposed to Magnetic Fields Generated by a MRI Bird Cage Coil.- Exploring the Use of the Tarmed Coding System for Establishing the Annual Frequency of Medical x-Ray Examinations in Switzerland.- Simulation of Beta-Emitters for Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry using Voxel Phantoms and Monte Carlo Calculations.- Characterization of a Radiochromic Solid Polymer Dosimeter According to Its' Composition.- Radiosensitizing Effect of IUdR Combined with Co-60 ? Radiation on Malignant Glioma Spheroids.- The Use of Radiobiological Parameters and the Evaluation of NTCP Models. How Do They Affect the Ability to Estimate Radiation Induced Complications?.- Simulating Dose and Cancer Risk due to Low-Dose Neutron Background in Proton Beam Therapy.- Characterization of Barite and Crystal Glass as Attenuators in x-Ray and Gamma Radiation Shielding.- Population Exposure from Medical X-Rays in Germany: Time Trends - 1996 to 2005.- Paediatric Organ and Effective Doses in Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography.- Why No One Believes Us: Cognitive Neuroscience and Radiation Risk.- Numerical Estimation of Peak/Average SAR Ratio for Different Thorax Models.- The Lower Detection Limit of GR-200A and MCP-100D Thermoluminescence Dosimeters at Different Readout and Annealing Temperatures.- Air Kerma-Area Product in Pediatric X-Ray Examinations of Paranasal Sinuses: An Indirect Method of Assessment.- Dosimetry Studies on a Fetus Model Combining Medical Image Information and a Synthetic Woman Body.- Use of a Standard Ionization Chamber at Different Distances in Diagnostic Radiology Beams.- Implementation of Tube Current Modulation in CT Dose Computations with Voxel Models.- Trends in Dosimetry at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.- Evaluation of the Radiological Risk for Premenopausic Women in a Breast Cancer Early Detection Program.- Study on Local Maximum Skin Doses to Patients Undergoing Cardiac Procedures.- Validation of a MC Code to Assess Patient Doses from Cone Beam CT in Dentistry.- Design of an Experimental Set Up for MRI Induced Heating Measurement on Biomedical Implants.- Approved Personal Dosimetry for Medical Personnel using Direct Ion Storage Dosimeters.- Simulating Mammographic Absorption Imaging and Its Radiation Protection Properties.- Dosimetry and Quality Control in Medical Imaging Applications.- Patient Dose Measurements in Full Field Digital Mammography and Comparison with Dose to the Standard Breast.- Implementation on Methodology for TLD Postal Dosimetry Audit of Radiotherapy Photon Beams in Non-reference Conditions in Cuba.- A Tissue-Equivalent Radioluminescent Fiberoptic Probe for In-Vivo Dosimetry Based on Mn-Doped Lithium Tetraborate.- Applicability of Imaging Plates for Individual Monitoring.- Evaluation of Radiation Doses Inside a Phantom of Mammography Utilizing Compton Spectrometry.- Comparison of Dose Distribution of Ionizing Radiation in a Water Phantom with Frequency of Cytogenetic Damage in a Human Bronchial Cells.- Comprehensive Evaluation of On-position Leakage from Source Head of Bhabhatron-II Telecobalt Unit.- Patient Exposure from Interventional Cardiology Procedures in Slovenia.- Measurement of Entrance Skin Dose Due the Imaging Systems for Treatment Planning of Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Arteriovenous Malformations.- Gamma Dose Rate Measurement and Dose Rate Calculation of Sensitive Organs in the Vicinity of Hot Springs in Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran.- Effect of Varying Phantom Size in Dosimetry of Iridium-192: A Comparison of Experimental Data with EGSnrc Monte Carlo Calculation.- Validating Methodologies for Evaluation of Patient Doses Submitted to Chest X-Ray Examinations.- Scattering Medium Depth and Cell Monolayer Positioning with Respect to Beam Field Affect Cell Viability.- Effect of Modulated Microwave Exposure on Spectral Asymmetry of Human EEG.- Trigger Levels to Prevent Tissue Reaction in Interventional Radiology Procedures.- Absorbed Dose Enhancement Caused by Gold Particles in Polymer Gels.- Assessment of the Self-Developing Films Usefulness in Interventional Radiology.- Biology of High Dose-High Precision Radiotherapy - Experience from Brachytherapy of Cervix Cancer.- Evaluation of Dose Dependent Structural Changes in 3D Brain Micro-Vasculature in Response to Heavy Particle Radiation Exposure.- Simultaneous Measurements of Electrical and Optical Properties of Radiochromic Films Exposed to UV Radiation as a Function of Temperature.- Linear Accelerator Direct Shielded Doors - An Approach for Calculating the Specialized Shielding Required Adjacent to the Door.- Database MAMOLIT for Mammography Screening Patients in Lithuania.- The Effects of Hydrogenous Medium on MRI Image of MAGICA Gel Dosimeter.- Overview of Dosimetry and Self-shielding Models in Ultraviolet Phototherapy.- Low Cost Alternative to Lead Glass Shielding in PET/CT Control/Scanner Room Window.- Magnetic-Resonance-Imaging Based Polymer Gel Dosimetry: Methodology, Spatial Resolution, Applications.- Effective Dose Contribution of Cone-Beam CT Acquisition during Uterine Artery Embolization: A Phantom Study.- Evaluation of Effective Patient Dose in Paranasal Sinus Imaging: Comparison of Cone Beam CT, Digital Tomosynthesis and Multi Slice CT.- Exploring the Techniques for Radiation Leakage Measurements of a Telegamma Machine.- Measurements and EGSnrc Monte Carlo Simulations for Thimble Ion Chambers with Various Metal Caps at 60Co Beams.- Monte Carlo calculations of the perturbation factor pcav for various Air cavities and guard ring widths in clinical electron beams.- The ORAMED Project: Optimisation of Radiation Protection for Medical Staff.- Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals.- Alanine Dosimetry - A Versatile Dosimetric Tool.- Three Dimensional Dose Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiosurgery Using Polymer-Gel Dosimetry.- RADEM - recombination ambient dose equivalent meter for neutron dosimetry around medical accelerators.- How Far Old Technology and Practices Are in Use in Radiology?.- Effective Dose - A Flawed Concept That Could and Should Be Replaced.- Status of Radiation Protection of Patients in Developing Countries.- Training of Doctors Using Fluoroscopy.- WHO's Role in the Assessment of Medical Radiation Exposures and Devices.- Laser Particle Acceleration for Radiotherapy: A first radiobiological characterization of laser accelerated electrons.- Medical Exposure Issues in the Revision of the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionization Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources.- A Kinetic Model for Tumor Survival Curves: Its Relation to the Linear-Quadratic Model.- Induction of DNA doublestrand-breaks along the tracks of low energy protons.- New Materials for Radiation Protection Buildings Monte Carlo-Simulations and Measurements for X-rays Protons and Carbon Ions.- Fetal Dose Evaluation in X-Ray Radiotherapy in Cases of Advanced Gestation.- Neutron spectrometry and determination of neutron ambient doses in radiotherapy treatments under different exposure conditions.- First Results of a Multi Centre Study about Reduction of X-ray Exposure due to Surgical Navigation for Pedicel Screw Placement in Spine Surgery.- Patient Doses in Latin American Countries.- Slowing the increase in the collective dose resulting from CT scans.- Patient Doses in CT and Radiography in Africa.- Melatonin modulates the expression of "vascular endothelial growth factor" gene in irradiated rat cervical spinal cord.- Comparison of Lead-free and Conventional x-ray aprons for Diagnostic Radiology.- Regulatory Aspects in Industrial Gamma Radiography in Iran.- Relation between Childhood Leukemia and High Power Lines in Tehran - Iran.- Survey of Image Quality and Patient Dose in Simple Radiographic Examinations in Madagascar: Initial Results.- In-Phantom Peripheral Organ Doses from Prostate Irradiation Using 18 MV External Beam Radiotherapy Measured with 6LiF:Mg,Cu,P & 7LiF:Mg,Cu,P Glass-Rod TLDs.- Optimization of radiation protection in mammography in Lithuania.- Patient Dose and Image Quality Evaluation in Common Radiographic Examinations in Sudan.- Spectra Determination for a Cone Beam Computed Tomography System through the Employment of a CdTe Detector.- Informed Consent: Communicating Radiation Risk.- Calculation of Radiation Dose from a Cloud of Radioactive Iodine Using Voxel Phantoms and Monte Carlo Methods.- Towards higher level of patient safety and control of medical exposure in Bulgaria.- Establishment of In-vitro 60Co Dose Calibration Curve for Dicentrics in National Biodosimetry Laboratory of Malaysia.- A Simple Temperature Measuring Device for a Calorimeter System for Adsorbed Dose Measurements.- Effect of Modulated Microwave Radiation on Brain Electrical Oscillations.- Dosimetric impact of accidental irradiations on radiotherapy facility workers and considerations on personal monitoring.- What Are the Radiation Risks to Communicate?.- Initiatives of IRPA in Risk Communication.- Investigation of Image Quality and Patient Doses in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology in Zimbabwe.- Convenient Method of Thermal Neutron Measurement Using Imaging Plates in Proton Therapy.- Dosimetric Evaluation of Movement of Tumor Target Using Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Lung Cancer Patients.- Indoor Radon Concentration in the City of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.- A Placebo-Controlled Study of Far Infrared Ray Applied to 'Phantom Limb'.- Identification of Neutron-Induced Isotopes in Varian LINAC System.- Estimation of Core Temperature Elevation in Humans and Animals for Radio-Frequency Exposures.- Mammography Services in Malaysia: Review of Patient Dose Surveys in Mammography.- Surveys of image quality and patients doses in simple radiographic examinations in Armenia.- Evaluation of Average Glandular Doses in UAE Hospitals.- Patient Individual Equivalent Dose Calculations for CT Examinations.- Monitoring Patient Peak Skin Doses in Interventional Cardiology by Means of XR-RV2 Gafchromic Films.- Survey and Reduction of Patient Doses in Computed Tomography.- Evaluation of Patient Doses from Verification Techniques in Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT).- Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation-with Special Emphasis on Low Level Doses.- Quality and Radiation Doses in Mammograms: Brazil Sampling Data.- Patient Dose Versus Image Quality in Digital Mammography at Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Coimbra (IPOC) - Portugal.- Image Gently: An International Education and Communication Campaign in Radiology to Promote Radiation Protection for Children.- Digital image quality indexes for CIRS SP01 and CDMAM 3.4 mammographic phantoms.- Residual Radiation of Medical Linear Accelerators: Special Radiation Protection Aspects.- Measurement of Orthovoltage X-Ray Intensity with a Lithium Niobate Transducer.- Survey of Image Quality and Radiographic Technique of Pediatric Chest Examinations Performed in Brazil.- Effect of Different Ultrasonic Duty cycle and Exposure Duration on the Amyloid-? 25-35 Induced PC-12 Apoptosis.- Study of Entrance Surface Skin Dose in Veterinary Radiology.- Uranium and radon in the Italian Western Alps.- Tube Housing Leakiness Radiation and Patient Related Radiation Protective Measures - Gonads Radiation Exposure from Panoramic Radiography.