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Nuclear Science Symposium Medical Imaging Conference IEEE NUCLEAR SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM andMEDICAL IMAGING CONFERENCE HAWAII 2007 OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 3 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA me Hilton Hawaiin Village Beach Resort & Spa www.nss-mic.org/2007 welco The 2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS) and Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) is sponsored by: The Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers With generous contributions from PLATINUM SUPPORTERS: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Nonproliferation Research and Development US Department of Energy For support of scientific and education programs Siemens Medical Solutions For support of the MIC banquet GOLD SUPPORTERS: GE Healthcare For support of trainee travel grants Hamamatsu For support of conference bags ORTEC For support of conference bags Philips Medical Systems For support of trainee travel grants Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences For support of USB drive with abstracts SILVER SUPPORTERS: Merck Research Laboratories For support of trainee travel grants FRIENDS: Saint-Gobain For support of trainee travel grants In cooperation with: Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA California Institute of Technology, USA CEA-Saclay, France Duke University, USA The European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland The John Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA University of California, Los Angeles, USA Hilton Hawaiian Village® Beach Resort & Spa Mid-Pacific Conference Center POSTER PRESENTATION TENT Rainbow Tower Kalia Tower 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Conference Sponsors .................inside front cover Welcome From the Conference Chairs ..................... 2 Program Outline...................................... 3 Organizing Committee ................................. 9 Contents Registration Information............................... 11 Hotel Information ..................................12 IEEE Membership ..................................13 Message Board.....................................13 Computer Access ...................................13 Industrial Program ................................... 15 Exhibitor Technical Sessions ............................ 16 Publications ........................................ 17 Conference Record .................................17 Transactions on Nuclear Science (TNS)..................18 Comparison of Requirements .........................19 Transactions on Medical Imaging (TMI) .................19 Companion Program.................................. 20 Continuing Education Program ......................... 28 Nuclear Science Symposium (NSS)....................... 40 NSS Plenary Speakers ...............................40 NSS Luncheon Speaker ..............................44 NSS Program......................................45 NSS-MIC Joint Program.............................. 128 Medical Imaging Conference (MIC) .................... 130 MIC Plenary Sessions ..............................131 MIC Program ....................................131 Special Focus Workshops.............................. 186 Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors......................186 Workshop On Innovative Techniques For Hadrontherapy . .190 Special Session on Technology Transfer .................191 The Asian-Pacific Program ............................ 192 Acknowledgements . ................................. 195 NSS Conference Committee .........................196 MIC Conference Committee.........................203 List of Exhibitors ..................................210 Conference Timetable................................ 211 Registration Form ................................... 213 2008 NSS/MIC Announcement ..............inside back cover 2 3 WELCOME FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS PROGRAM OUTLINE Dear Colleagues: Saturday, October 27 loha! Welcome to this year’s IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium NSS Short Course, South Pacific I & II and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS-MIC), which will be 08:30 -17:00 Radiation Detection and Measurement Aheld at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. We chose Hawaii NSS Short Course, South Pacific III & IV for its location as a crossroad between the 08:30 -17:00 Nuclear Science for Homeland Security US mainland and the booming Asian-Pacific Program Outline Sunday, October 28 region. A major objective of this joint confer- ence is to attract and welcome new members NSS Short Course, South Pacific I & II from countries in this region to the IEEE 09:00 -10:35 Radiation Detection and Measurement Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS), NSS Short Course, South Pacific III & IV and to encourage more active involvement of 08:30 -17:00 Integrated Circuit Front Ends for Nuclear Pulse the members from this region in the NPSS. Processing We hope the conference will provide a unique opportunity to promote and foster closer Workshop on New Developments in the Micro-Pattern Benjamin M. W. Tsui Gaseous Detectors, Coral V interactions and collaborations between col- General Chair 09:00 -10:35 MP1: Time Projection Chamber Readout leagues in nuclear science and medical imag- ing from the Asian-Pacific countries and all 11:00 -12:40 MP2: Gaseous Photon Detectors and Neutron over the world, to further enhance its truly Detector Applications international character. In that spirit, we are 13:45 -15:05 MP3: Pixel Readout for Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors pleased to hold a special session organized by 15:30 -17:30 MP4: New MPGD Techniques: Production Processes our Asian-Pacific members. 17:45 -19:25 MP5: New MPGD Techniques: Applications The NSS-MIC joint conference offers an outstanding opportunity for scientists and Monday, October 29 engineers interested or actively working in NSS Plenary Sessions, Coral IV & V the fields of nuclear science, radiation instru- 08:15 -10:00 N01: NSS Plenary I mentation, software, and their applications, Ronald J. Jaszczak 10:30 -12:00 N02: NSS Plenary II to meet and discuss ideas with colleagues from around the world. The joint confer- Deputy General Chair NSS Luncheon, Tapa Ballroom ence presents state-of-the-art and up-to- 12:00 -14:00 the-minute scientific information through the regular oral and poster NSS Oral Sessions, Coral I presentations. There will be a number of the usual topical short courses 14:00 -15:30 N03: Analog and Digital Circuits I: Electronics for held before the meeting, and new refresher courses held during the Gamma and X-Ray Detectors meeting, to review current topics of special interest. There will also be 16:00 -18:00 N07: Solid State Tracking Detectors I a selection of special-interest workshops held in conjunction with the main conference. NSS Oral Sessions, Coral II 14:00 -15:30 N04: Astrophysics and Our scientific program chairs have organized an outstanding program Space Instrumentation I: Experiments I of oral and poster presentations. Because of the unexpectedly large number of submissions (~850 for NSS and ~650 for MIC, for a total 16:00 -18:00 N08: Data Acquisition and Analysis Systems I of ~1,500), the space limitations, and other considerations, we had to NSS Oral Sessions, Coral IV make the difficult choice to increase the rejection rate and to allow for 14:00 -15:30 N05: High Energy and Nuclear Physics Instrum- multiple simultaneous sessions. The program chairs have successfully entation I: Cherenkov and Scintillator Detectors addressed these complex scheduling issues, and we believe that you 16:00 -18:00 N09: High Energy and Nuclear Physics Instrum- will discover the same positive conference experience that you have entation II: Electromagnetic Calorimeters enjoyed in the past. NSS Oral Sessions, Coral V An excellent commercial exhibit, featuring state-of-art products and 14:00 -15:30 N06: Photodetectors and Radiation Imaging I services from a wide range of vendors, will take place during the main part of the meeting. Also, to encourage and foster interaction with 16:00 -18:00 N10: Instrumentation for Homeland Security I: your companions on this visit to the beautiful island of Oahu, our Neutron Detection companion program co-chairs have arranged a comprehensive tour NSS Refresher Course, Coral I program. We are confident that you and your companions will find the 19:00 -19:45 Improving Gaseous Detectors: Why and How selected activities varied, enjoyable and memorable. h The 2007 IEEE NSS-MIC joint meeting offers you a scientifically enlightening and socially appealing experience. We look forward to seeing all of you in Honolulu. Benjamin M. W. Tsui Ronald J. Jaszczak General Chair Deputy General Chair Welcome 4 5 MIC Short Course, Hibiscus Wednesday, October 31 08:30 -17:00 Physics and Design of Detectors for PET and NSS Refresher Course, Coral I SPECT 07:30 -08:20 GEANT 4: A Simulation Tool for MIC Short Course, Kahili Multi-disciplinary Applications 08:30 -17:00 Molecular Biology for Imaging Scientists NSS Oral Sessions, Coral I MIC Short Course, Lehua Suite 08:30 -10:00 N20: Solid State Tracking Detectors III 08:30 -17:00 Programming & Medical Appl. Using Graphics 13:30 -15:30 N25: Data Acquisition and Analysis Systems II Hardware Program Outline 16:00 -18:00 N29: Analog and Digital Circuits II: Electronics for Tuesday, October 30 High Energy Physics Detectors NSS Refresher Course, Coral I NSS Oral Sessions, Coral II 07:30 -08:15 Digital Design with FPGAs: Examples and Resource 08:30 -10:00 N21: Gaseous Detectors II Saving Tips 13:30 -15:30 N26: High Energy and Nuclear Physics NSS Oral Sessions, Coral I Instrumentation IV: Pixel Detectors 08:30 -10:00
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