ISORD-10

The 10th International Symposium on Radiation Safety and Detection Technology (ISORD-10), which was held in Taiyuan on July 16-19, has rung down the curtain. I would like to, on behalf of China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) and other co-sponsors and co-organizers, extend our most heartfelt gratitude to all our participants.

ISORD-10 has concluded as a success thanks to the active participation of our colleagues from home and aboard. During the past few days, we commemorated the history of ISORDs together, and discussed some common topics in the field of radiation safety and detection technology. I hope you’ve enjoyed both the symposium and the Dragon City, Taiyuan.

Our sincere gratitude also goes to the sponsors of the symposium, including Tohoku University and Hanyang University, and the supporting organizations including China Society of Radiation Protection, China Institute of Atomic Energy and Tsinghua University. And also our special thanks shall go to my colleagues who’ve been working as the secretariat of ISORD-10 and volunteers that have devoted so much to this symposium.

May we cherish this unforgettable experience in Taiyuan, and look forward to the next ISORD which will be held in Busan, Korea, in 2021.

     On behalf of the China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) and other co-organizers and co-hosts, it is our privilege to invite you to the 10th International Symposium on Radiation Safety and Detection Technology (ISORD-10), July 16-19, 2019, in Taiyuan, China!

   The ISORD symposium was jointly invented by the Tohoku University (Japan), Hanyang University (Korea) and China Institute for Radiation Protection in 2001. Since its 1st conference in Seoul, it has been successfully held 9 times alternatively in Korea, Japan and China, and one in Malaysia. ISORD symposium in 2019 is the 10th ISORD and it is the third time that this international conference has been held in China. As a natural continuation, the upcoming ISORD-10 is expected to bring together about 300 outstanding scientists and technical experts in radiation safety and detection, industry executives, governmental officials from all over the world. It is committed to providing a platform for exchanging scientific and technical achievements in radiation safety and detection, exploring business cooperation, showcasing products and services, discussing challenges radiation protection faces and highlighting future developments.

   As the host, CIRP will follow the principle of being academic and international to make ISORD-10 a symposium of high academic standards, wide audience and solid results. ISORD-10 have extended invitations to many high-profile experts and scholars, including that of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), University of Michigan, CEA in France, INFN in Italy. We also invited outstanding young scientist speakers from Japan, Korea and China radiation protection societies. By collaborating with the Chinese Society of Radiation Protection (CSRP), accepted full papers of the ISORD-10 will be recommended to be published on the official journals of CSRP-Radiation Protection (ISSN: 1000-8187), and on Health Physics (organized by the Health Physics Society in the United States) in abstracts. Besides, to demonstrate CIPR's commitment to its social responsibilities and to encourage the active participation of students and young scientists (under age of 30) in ISORD-10 by submitting high quality technical paper, winners of best student paper will be awarded for special prize.

Taiyuan, known as Bing State, is also called "Dragon City". It lies on the Fen River, surrounded by exquisite mountainous scenery on its three sides. Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi, the province that cradled the 5000 year's traditional Chinese culture and boasts eighty percent of surface cultural relics of the country, that really deserve your exploring!

We extend the warmest welcome to all, and hope to receive you in Taiyuan, China!