WORLD CONGRESS ON ##### # ##### ##### # #
MEDICAL PHYSICS AND # # # # # # # # #
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ##### # # # ##### #####
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL # # # # # # #
21-26 AUGUST 1994 # # # ##### # #
International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
International Organization for Medical Physics
ANNOUNCEMENT
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The RIO'94 World Congress on Medical Physics will be held in
RIO de JANEIRO, BRAZIL, from 21 - 26 August 1994 and is planned
to cover virtually all aeras in Medical Physics and Biomedical
Engineering. It is the first World Congress to take place in a
developing country and will certainly bring a major contribut-
ion to the growth of these fields in the whole world, and spec-
ially in Latin America. We invite You to come and share your
scientific work with colleages from the four corners of the
world. We are shure you will enjoy becoming acquainting with
the latest developments in the two specialities and basking in
the warm hospitality of Rio.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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The Scientific Program includes Oral and Posters presentations
and special sessions such as Tutorials, Round-Tables and State-of
-the-Art presentations.
PAPER COMPETITION : "Young Investigators Award" for participants
being 32 years old, or less, and "Latin American Student Award",
for students whose work has been conducted in a Latin American
Institution.
SATELLITE MEETINGS:
PRE-CONGRESS COURSE : Medical Image Processing.
POST-CONGRESS MEETING: IAEA - Seminar for Latin America
EXHIBITION
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A large technical exhibition will take place during the World
Congress focusing medical equipment and new developments in
research on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics. Exhibits
are invited from manufacturers, product and service suppliers,
research groups and other organizations.
TOPICS FOR ABSTRACTS
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1 artificial organs and assist devices
2 automatic and adaptative control
3 biomagnetism and electromagnetic interactions
4 biomaterials
5 biomechanics
6 biomedical optics
7 brachytherapy
8 cardiovascular mechanics
9 cardiovascular system
10 cellular engineering
11 clinical engineering
12 computers in medicine
13 diagnostic in radiology
14 dosimetry
15 electrocardiology
16 electrophysiology
17 expert decision and support systems
18 external radiation therapy
19 health information systems
20 hyperthermia / hypothermia
21 instrumentation
22 medical imaging
23 modeling and simulation
24 monte carlo and analytical techniques
25 mri / mrs
26 nuclear medicine
27 oriental and altenative medicine
28 perinatal technology
29 physiological measurements
30 professional issues in be and mp
31 radiation metrology
32 radiation protection
33 radiobiology
34 rehabilitation protection
35 respiratory system
36 signal processing
37 technology assessment
38 ultrasound
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS : 20 DECEMBER 1993
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For further information please contact:
GENERAL SECRETARIAT
CONGREX DO BRASIL S/A
RUA DO OUVIDOR, 60/414
20040-030 RIO DE JANEIRO RJ BRAZIL
PHONE : +55-21-224-6080
FAX : +55-21-231-1492
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