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[cdn-nucl-l] Call for papers: 4th LOWRAD Int. Conference

4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"THE EFFECTS OF LOW AND VERY LOW DOSES OF IONIZING RADIATION ON THE HUMAN
HEALTH AND BIOTA"

Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
25, 26, 27 & 28 June 2005
Co-organizers: McMaster Univrsity & LOWRAD (Low Radiation International
Center)

FOR MORE INFORMATION :
http://www.wonuc.org/lowrad/cconf_04.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS
The conference will address all aspects of occupational, medical and
environmental exposures to low and very low doses of ionizing radiation with
an emphasis on critical analysis of the strength of experimental and
epidemiological data in the dose range of interest to nuclear workers. The
conference will consist of invited lectures from world leaders in the field
of low dose radiation biology, medicine, physics and epidemiology. Proffered
papers and posters will be welcome.

Authors should submit one hard copy of a 400 word abstract in English for
January 31st, 2005. Include your name, title, company, university or
organization affiliation, phone, fax and E-mail. Send the abstract via mail,
fax or E-mail to :
Kristina Trollip
1280 Main Street West, NRB-104
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 4K1
Fax : 905-522-5982
email : wonuc@mcmaster.ca
The paper will be peer reviewed under the auspice of the Scientific
Committee, and notify of acceptance by February, 28th - 2005. The full paper
will be due April 29, 2005, by mail or e-mailed and CD (standard software).

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSONS
Pr Carmel E. MOTHERSILL
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Pr. Philippe DUPORT
University of Ottawa, Canada

MEMBERS
Pr. Emeritus John R. CAMERON.
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Pr. Emeritus Ludwig E. FEINENDEGEN
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
Pr. Emeritus Leonid ILYIN
State Research Center of Russia, Russia
Pr. Emeritus Ronald L. KATHREN
Washington State University, USA
Pr. Emeritus Maurice TUBIANA
Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France
Dr. S.M.R. AGHAMIRI
University of Shabid Beheshti, Iran
Pr. Dr. M.F. BARAKAT
N.C.N.S.R.C., Egypt.
Pr. Dr Klaus BECKER
Berlin, Germany
Dr. Antone BROOKS
Washington State University, USA
Pr. Christian CHENAL
Université Rennes1, France
Kazuhiko CHIKAMOTO
Environmental Risk Assessment Unit, Japan
Dr. Kun-Woo CHO
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Korea
Dr Monique COURTADE-SAÏDI
Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III, France
Pr. Firouz DARROUDI
Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Dr. Renate DOMEL
A.N.S.T.O., Australia
Pr. François ESCHWEGE
IGR, France
Dr. R. T. GEORGIEVA
N.C.R.R.P, Bulgaria
Dr. Zbigniew JAWOROWSKI
C.L.R.P., Poland
Dr. Jovan JOVANOVICH
University of Manitoba, Canada
Pr. Dr. Kenji KAMIYA
Hiroshima University, Japan
Dr. Beatriz KATZ
Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, Argentina
Dr. Jin Kyu KIM
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea
Pr. Emeritus Sohei KONDO
Osaka, Japan
Dr. Inna B. KORZENEVA
Russian Federal Nuclear Center, Russia
Pr. Gyorgy. J. KÖTELES
"F. Joliot-Curie" National Research Institute, Hungary
Dr. Mark LITTLE
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, UK
Dr. Sigurdur M. MAGNUSSON
Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute, Iceland
Pr. André MAÏSSEU
WONUC
Dr. Junko MATSUBARA
Nuclear Safety Commission, Japan
Dr. K.P. MISHRA
Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India
Dr. William F MORGAN
University of Maryland, USA
Dr. S.M.J. MORTAZAVI
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Dr Erlinda NATERA
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Philippines
Dr Ehud NE'MAN
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Dr Yanick NOUAILHETAS
Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Maria Helena de OLIVEIRA SAMPA
IPEN, São Paulo - BRAZIL
Dr. Hiroshi TANOOKA
C.R.I.E.P.I. Japan
Pr. Hubert THIERENS
Medical Physics, Gent, Belgium
Pr. Emeritus Tsutomu SUGAHARA
Emeritus Club, Kyoto, Japan
Prof. Dr. Hansruedi Völkle
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Pr. Masami WATANABE
Nagasaki University, Japan
Pr. Eric WRIGHT
University of Dundee, UK

MAIN TOPICS
Radiation risks in perspective
Radio-induced cancer among cancer risks
Epidemiological data
Effect on radiation on radiation workers
Medical cohorts
Models and controversies in radiation carcinogenesis
Variations in natural background irradiation throughout the world : from 1
to 100 mSv/year
Review of Radiation Exposure Limits - World Wide
Radiation protection
Low dose radiobiology
Radiation ecotoxicology
Bystander effects
Adaptive responses
Genomic instability
Individual susceptibility

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Kristina Trollip
1280 Main Street West, NRB-104
Hamilton, Ontario
L8S 4K1
Fax : 905-522-5982
email : wonuc@mcmaster.ca