VINČA ECE LAB. ADVANCED RESEARCH THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP - THE NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THORON SURVEY AND DOSIMETRY, WILL BE HELD FROM JUNE 6 TO JUNE 10, 2005, IN NISKA BANJA, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO. THE WORKSHOP IS EXPECTED TO STIMULATE ALREADY ESTABLISHED EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS >

 

 

 

 

  PROGRAM OF THE SECOND ECE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
     

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June 5, 2005 – SUNDAY

 

ARRIVAL to Niška Banja and accomodation

 

14:00

Lunch

 

June 6, 2005 – MONDAY

 

07:00

Breakfest

 
08:30
REGISTRATION

 

10:30

Opening
Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of the Workshop
H.E. Ruichy Tanabe, Ambassador of Japan
Director General of Vinča, Dr. Zlatko Rakočević

 
11:00
Coffee break

 

11:30

Rakesh Chand Ramola, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Tehri Garhwal, India (INVITED lecture)
Environmental Radon, Thoron and Their Health Consequences

 
12:00
Cristina Nuccetelli, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
Thoron and its sources: a review of activities in Italy and other countries

 

12:15

Janja Vaupotič, "Jožef Stefan" Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
First measurements of indoor air thoron concentration in Slovenia

 

12:30

Norbert Kávási, University of Veszprém, Veszprém, Hungary
Radon and thoron measurements by nuclear track detectors

 
12:45

Predrag Ujić, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Indoor thoron gas measurement in selected rural parts of Balkan region

 

13:00

Pawel Gaca, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
232Th and 228Th equilibrium in mineral samples

 

13:30

Lunch

 

15:30

Francesco Bochicchio, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy (INVITED lecture)
Epidemiologic studies on radon exposure at home: recent results

 

16:15

Vladimir Lezhnin, Institute of Industrial Ecology, Ekaterinburg, Russia
System Analysis in Evaluating the Contribution of Indoor Radon to Lung Cancer

 

16:30

Veikko Oeser, Sarad GmbH, Dresden, Germany
Thoron & Instrumentation

 

16:45

Kryszstof Kozak, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
Proposal of the radon and thoron field measurements procedure

 

17:15

Coffee break

 

17:45

Z.S. Žunić, K. Kryszstof
Field Work Plan for Soil measurements

 

19:00

Z.S. Žunić
Photogallery – opening at Villa Marko
Flamenco music

 

20:30

Supper

 
June 7, 2005 – THUSDAY

 

07:00

Breakfast

 

08:45

FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN SITU I (Radon and thoron in soil gas )

 

13:00

Lunch

 

15:30

FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN SITU I – continuation

 

19:00

Supper

 

21:00

Blues Concert: Terrace of Hotel Partizan

 
June 8, 2005 – WEDNESDAY

 

07:00

Breakfast

 

09:00

Michael Zhukovsky, Institute of Industrial Ecology, Russia (INVITED lecture)
Advanced Approach to Radon Measurements in Epidemiological Studies

 

09:30

Zora S. Žunić, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
The Rationale for and the Importance of Indoor Radiation Exposure Assessments in Niška Banja Radon Spa

 

09:45

Aleksandar Demajo, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Geogene origin of high-level natural indoor radiation exposure at Niška Banja Radon Spa in the southern-eastern part of Balkan region

 
10:00

Igor Čeliković, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Indoor Radon and Thoron Contemporary Concentrations Distribution in Niška Banja Spa Using Discriminative Passive Radon UFO Type Detectors

 

10:15

Barbara Obryk, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
Monitoring of the Environmental Radiation in High Radon Spa by MCP N (Li;Mg,Cu,P) Thermoluminescent Detectors

 

10:30

Coffee break

 

11:00

Jadwiga Mazur, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
Field work in Niška Banja – methods and preliminary results of soil

 

11:15

Janja Vaupotič, "Jožef Stefan" Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Diurnal variation of indoor air thoron concentration in dwellings in Niška Banja , Serbia , Serbia and Montenegro

 

11:30

Thomas Streil, Sarad GmbH, Dresden, Germany
Continuous Measurement of Radon and Thoron in Water

 
11:45

Mirosław Janik, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
Assessment of dose for Niška Banja population based on the field measurements

 

12:00

Coffee break

 

12:30

Zora S. Žunić, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Retrospective Radon Assessment in the Radon Spa town of Niška Banja in Southern Serbia

 

12:45

Naomi Harley, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA (INVITED lecture)
Exposure Assessment at a Former U Processing Facility in the U.S. : Measurements and Calibration of a Miniature Passive Thoron and Radon Detector

 

13:30

Lunch

 
15:30

Shinji Tokonami, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan (INVITED lecture)
An Intercomparison exercise of thoron concentrations between NYU and NIRS

 

16:00

Krzysztof Kozak, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
Test measurements of thoron concentration using two ionization chambers AlphaGUARD vs. radon monitor RAD7

 

16:15

Dragoslav Nikezić, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro
Behavior of 218Po in diffusion chamber for radon measurements

 

16:30

Constantin Cosma, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Thoron Progeny Implantation in Glass and Others Materials

 

16:45

Coffee break

 
17:30
Zora S. Žunić, Krzysztof Kozak
Field Work Plan: Field Work Plan for WATER measurements
 
18:30
Zora S. Žunić
Photogallery – opening
 
20:00
Supper
 
June 9, 2005 – THURSDAY

 

07:00

Breakfast

 

08:30

FIELD MEASUREMENTS IN SITU II (Radon and thoron in water )

 

14:00

Lunch

 

15:15

MEDIJANA – archeological site

 

18:00

FREE TIME

 

20:00

Supper

 
June 10, 2005 – FRIDAY

 

07:00

Breakfast

 

09:00

Luigi Tommasino, The Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services, Rome, Italy (INVITED lecture)
Pinocchio, Tengu and Trolls are very able to measure thoron

 

09:30

James Mc Laughlin, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Thoron investigations in Ireland

 

09:45

Ganesh Prasad, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Tehri Garhwal, India
Measurements of Radon and Thoron Level in Soil, Water and Indoor Atmosphere of Budhakedar in Garhwal Himalaya, India

 

10:00

Tetsuo Ishikawa, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
Calculation of Dose Conversion Factors for Thoron Decay Products

 

10:30

Coffee break

 

11:00

Dušica Vučić, University of Niš, Leskovac, Serbia and Montenegro
Influence of the relevant biological human lung parameters on the radon progeny absorbed dose

 

11:15

Aleksandar Žigić, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Using Adaptive Digital Signal Processing for Stationary Characteristics Optimization of a Preset Time Count Rate Meter

 

11:30

Aleksandar Žigić, Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINČA, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Optimization of Dynamic Characteristics of a Preset Time Count Rate Meter Using Adaptive Digital Signal Processing

 

12:30

Lunch

 

14:30

Jerzy W. Mietelski, The Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN (INVITED lecture)
Thorium isotopes activity ratios for living species

 

15:00

Krishan Kant, KLMehta Dayanand College for Women, Faridabad, India
Radon monitoring in Indian Dwellings and Workplaces

 

15:15

Aleksandar Birovljev, Radonlab Ltd, Oslo, Norway
Remediation of high radon buildings

 

15:30

Coffe break

 

16:00

Panel discussion and conclusions

 

17:00

Closing of the Workshop

 

18:00

Barbeque party

 
June 11, 2005 – SATURDAY

 

07:30

Breakfast

 

09:00

DEPARTURE BY BUS