Welcome and introduction to the Ninth Annual Beebe Symposium

Background on Radiation Exposures in Medical, Occupational, and Environmental Settings.
Speaker:
Joe Gray, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Session 1: Scientific Advances in Low-Dose Radiation Biology

Speakers:
William F. Morgan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, NYU Medical Center

Session 2: Scientific Advances in Low-Dose Radiation Epidemiology

Speakers:
Roy Shore, Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Ethel Gilbert, National Cancer Institute

Session 3: Panel Discussion

Discussion of key points from this morning's session

Session 4: Translating Radiation Biology and Epidemiology into Risk Estimates

Speaker:
Julian Preston, Environmental Protection Agency

Session 5: Using Low-Dose Radiation Biology and Epidemiology in Decision Making: Case Studies

Case Study 1: Setting a national action level for radon
Speaker:
Paul Locke, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Session 5 (Part 2)

Case Study 2: Establishing "Safe" or "Acceptable" levels for diagnostic radiation use
Speaker:
David Hoel, Medical University of South Carolina

Case Study 3: Setting radiation protection standards for civilian nuclear facilities
Speaker:
Ralph Andersen, Nuclear Energy Institute

Session 6: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks

Discussion of key points from this afternoon's sessions.
Closing Remarks