AUGUST 2008 Issue

IMRP 2008 - London - September 21-25, 2008
GEX hopes to visit with any customers planning to attend this upcoming meeting. GEX will be attending the sessions and we will have a booth in the exhibition area. Please stop by and say hello or introduce yourself if we have not had the pleasure of meeting you before. We will be arranging private demonstrations and times for personal consultation with our clients - find out more information at our exhibition booth.

For more information on IMRP 2008 please visit www.imrp2008.com

Upcoming GEX Dosimetry Workshops
We have scheduled April 7-9, 2009 for our next 3-day Hands-on Dosimetry Workshop at our offices in Centennial, CO USA. Please find more information by visiting our webpage http://www.gexcorp.com/GEX_educ.html

A few customers have expressed interest in attending a workshop before the end of 2008. If you or a colleague would be interested in a workshop before April 2009, please contact Mike Pageau at mpageau@gexcorp.com to formally express your interest and we may set a date for a post IMRP 2008 workshop if there are at least 4 potential participants.

Our 2008 spring workshop (see photo) was a success, participants and trainers both had a good time! This last workshop was the first with a shortened 3 day schedule. Thank you to our attendees for valuable comments on the new format!

Harry Farrar IV Tribute Dinner
There was a celebratory dinner in honor of our dear late friend Harry Farrar IV the night of June 23rd at Maggiano's Restaurant during the last ASTM E10.01 committee meeting in Denver, CO. Friends and colleagues of Harry were joined by his wife Sharon and his son Bruce to share stories and laughs in remembrance of Harry. A new Committee E10 award in honor of Harry's dedication was introduced and the first award was ceremoniously given to Sharon. The award reads:

"This award will be given to someone who has accomplished a seemingly insurmountable goal or achievement for Committee E10 through persistence and hard work in a timely manner. This individual possesses not only the mindset and determination to achieve the goal but also has the ability to motivate and encourage others to assist them in accomplishing their goal."

We have lost our lion, but you can still hear his roar!

ASTM 6th International Workshop on Dosimetry for Radiation Processing
ASTM subcommittee E10.01 has announced the next dosimetry workshop will be held September 6-10, 2009 in Ettlingen, Karlsruhe, Germany. This workshop is held approximately every 4 years and we expect it will be very well attended. GEX encourages those who are interested to register early! For more information, please visit the following link http://www.astm.org/MEETINGS/COMMIT/e10wkshp0909.htm

R.A.D. Review
Newsletter Archive:

Aug 2002 - First Issue! New Temperature Indicators.

Sept 2002 - Radiation Indicators and more.

Oct 2002 - Dosimetry Workshops

Nov 2002 - New Version of WINdose for Excel

Dec 2002 - Happy Holidays!

Jan 2003 - Worldwide Support

Feb 2003 - Special NIST Workshop

March 2003 - Polystyrene reference monitoring position holders

June 2003 - Product alert for Genesys 20 replacement lamp

Aug 2003 - GEX introduces new products RisøScan and B3DoseStix

Nov 2003 - GEX and Risø Dosimetry Workshop dates.

March 2004 - RisøScan officially released

August 2004 - RPSMUG, NIST CIRMS meeting

June 2005 - Risø Transfer Standard Alanine dosimeters

Feb 2006 - Radiation industry meetings

Oct 2006 - Kishor Mehta's new book Radiation Processing Dosimetry

Aug 2007 - New! P4900 Micro Incubator

Jan 2008 - Education opportunities