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One day National Workshop on Health hazards of Radiation and Advancements in Radiation Shielding Methods HRA 2019, Dr NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 27th February 2019
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- Event Type:
- Venue/Offline Mode
- Start Date :
- 27th February 2019
- End Date :
- 27th February 2019
- Location :
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Organizer :
- Dr NGP Institute of Technology
- Category :
- Workshop
About Event
Over the past years a great deal of concern has been expressed about the toxicity of lead. Human lead toxicity in children as well as adults is well documented. There are also reports on the need for corrective measures due to corrosion of lead sheets when lead is used for structural shielding. These shocking facts steered researchers to look for alternative anti-radiation materials. Other materials such as steel in paraffin/poly-ethylene, hydrogen, silicon or carbon, boron and depleted uranium were proposed for anti-radiation protection. These materials are not easy to be processed, relatively expensive and not abundant; some others are expected to cause cancer like depleted uranium. Based on the above mentioned facts, production of cheap environment friendly non-toxic lead-free radiation shields which provide less weight compared to conventional lead-based shields remains a challenging issue in radiation protection.
Events
Introduction of Radiation
Gravity and Cosmology
Sources of Radiation
Approach to disaster management
Causes and Effects of Radiation
Chemical analysis of Shielding ingredients
Different methods for shielding
Performance of High Density concrete in Shielding
Advantages of RST over Conventional Concrete
Workshops
The objectives of radiation protection are to minimize the health effects due to radiation. Before formulating the appropriate countermeasures, we have to understand the biological effects of ionizing radiation.
Biological effects of radiation are mainly classified into "Deterministic Effect" and "Stochastic Effect". For the former, a threshold level of absorbed dose exists, above which the radiation will bring detrimental effect to the health. For the stochastic effect, a threshold does not exist, but the probability of having detrimental effect is proportional to the dose absorbed.
Event Guests
Dr.R.N.Uma
Professor & Head, Civil Engineering
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
Dr. C. Gajendran
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
Karunya University, Coimbatore
Dr.P.Magudeaswaran
Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
Dr.N.G.P. Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
Departments:
CivilHow to reach Dr NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
Near to Coimbatore International Airport
Event Sponsors in Coimbatore
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Human Resource Development Group
New Delhi -110012