OREANDA-NEWS. August 15, 2008. The key topics of the fair are “Diagnostic Systems (positron emission, single-photon emission and magnet resonance tomography), “Isotope Medicine,” “Radiation Sterilization Technologies,” “Laser Medicine,” “Superconductivity in Medicine,” “Cryogenic Medicine.” This year the organizers are giving priority to inter-department and inter-discipline cooperation. That’s why they are inviting specialists of different departments and companies in the field of isotope and laser medicine and medical equipment production to take part in the organization of the fair.

The “pilot” sites for innovative projects are:

— Diagnostic centers – Semashko Central Clinical Hospital #2 of Russian Railways OJSC;
— Isotope Medicine Centers – the organizers are negotiating with several oncologic centers and clinics of Moscow and Moscow region;
— medical goods sterilization centers – Novovoronezh, St.Petersburg and Kazan.

The fair is to take place in the Congress Hall of Info-Space (1/4 Zachatyevsky Lane, Moscow) on Nov 18–19 2008.

The program of the fair includes roundtables on “Nuclear and Laser Medicine: Federal and Regional Aspects of the Development Program,” “Radiation Sterilization: Needs, Offers, Development Prospects,” “Isotope Medicine Centers: Achievements and Development Prospects,” etc. and a discussion of the achievements of nuclear medicine abroad with the participation of foreign experts.

For detailed information see http :// www . runtech . ru.

The organizing committee of the fair:

Address: 46 Warsaw Highway, Mosow, 115230
Phone: (495) 739–33–57 (+ ext.)
Fax: (495) 785–12–16.
E-mail: atommed2008@runtech.ru
Web-site: www.runtech.ru

Contacts:

• Pavel Balakiurev, general organization, project description (ext. 13–58);
• Daria Oleshkevich, project preparation (ext. 10–69);
• Olga Tretyakova, information partnership (ext. 13–89);
• Olga Voronina, sponsorship and partnership (ext. 11–62);