Venue:  Post Graduate Center Classroom 2, KFSH&RC  Coordinator: Ghazi Alsbeih, MD, PhD, KFSH&RC, Riyadh Faculty: David Lloyd, Ghazi Alsbeih, Najla Al-Harbi, Khaled Al-Hadyan, Muneera Al-Buhairi, Sara Al-Qahtani, Sara Elewisy, Nikki Venturina. Prerequisite Course: CEC14 entitled “Radiobiology & Radiation Safety/Protection”

Target Audience:

Professionals, Students, Trainees and Technologists in Radiology, Oncology, Radiotherapy, Dosimetrists, Scientists, Researchers, Radiotherapists and radiation workers who need practical knowledge in radiobiology, biodosimetry

Learning Objectives:

Familiarize attendees with biological and health effect of radiation with hands-on demonstrations of techniques of radiobiology and biodosimetry. It will also bring attendees up-to-date with the developments in this field.

Workshop Description:

Familiarize attendees with biological and health effect of radiation with hands-on demonstrations of techniques of radiobiology, radiation protection and biodosimetry. It will also bring attendees up-to-date with the developments in this field. The practical show-and-tell part consists of 2 workshops:

• Demonstration of Radiobiological dose-effect relations and factors capable of modifying their shape
• Cell survival curves, chromosomal aberrations, determination of radiosensitivity and bio-mathematical models
• Molecular biology techniques to study genetic predisposition to radiation damage
• Questions and answers in radiobiology and health effects of ionizing radiation.
• Explain the principle of biological dosimeters and their beneficial application in accidental radiation over-exposure
• Demonstration of technical procedures and techniques
• Construction of the dose-response calibration curve
• Estimating accidental radiation doses received