Fall 2018 Colloquium Series

Translating high-resolution radiation detection technology to head-and-neck imaging (design, instrumentation, and performance)

By Berkeley Engineering | September 10, 2018

SPEAKER: SHIVA ABBASZADEH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR, PLASMA, AND RADIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DATE/TIME: MON, 09/10/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: Current head and neck cancer diagnosis and treatment planning suffers from poor spatial resolution of whole-body positron emission tomography (WB-PET) scans. In the neck, where…

Lessons learned from severe accidents in nuclear reactors

By Berkeley Engineering | August 27, 2018

SPEAKER: GARY JOHNSON DATE/TIME: MON, 08/27/2018 – 4:00PM TO 5:00PM LOCATION: 3105 ETCHEVERRY HALL Fall 2018 Colloquium Series Abstract: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) defines severe accidents as “Accident conditions more severe than a design basis accident and involving significant core degradation”. Fukushima-Daiichi, Chernobyl, and Three Mile Island are well known examples, but there have actually been at…