The EAN produces a regular ALARA Newsletter, widely distributed (especially in Europe), to provide a link between all those concerned with ALARA, mainly the health physicists, but also the managers, the radiation protection organisations, the research bodies, the regulatory bodies, the trade union representatives and the medical doctors. This Newsletter intends to reflect some major aspects of the ALARA life in Europe: evolution of regulations and judicial precedents, results of research, description of existing databases, analyses of dosimetric data, authorities and utilities ALARA programmes, available ALARA tools, need for ALARA improvements, lessons learnt from incidents, and recommendations to EC coming from the panel sessions of the EAN Workshops. Each issue includes one or two feature articles, as well as experts’ viewpoints and ALARA information.
The content of the Newsletter has mainly been provided by EAN Members. However, the EAN Newsletter Editorial Board has decided to also encourage recipients of the Newsletter to submit article for inclusion in future issues. Submitted articles should aim to fit the current ediotorial line and will be selected on that basis.
You are free to translate the Newsletter: As in many countries the English language is not understood by some of the potential addresses of the Newsletter, it has been suggested it should be translated into other languages (Flemish, Spanish, French…). The Network is not able to do this centrally but, as the objective of the Newsletter is to facilitate as wide as possible dissemination of the ALARA culture, every participating organisation may translate the Newsletter and publish it as a ‘common’ publication with the European ALARA Network. Moreover any journal can translate one or more articles in its own publication using its national language, providing the original article in the Newsletter and authors are referenced.
Authors are solely responsible for their publication in this Newsletter. It does not represent the opinion of the community. The community and the Editorial Board are not responsible for any use that might be made of the data appearing therein.
You can access here the 43th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter. This is a special issue on the challenges on ALARA in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on ALARA – Testimonies from EAN Members: Testimony from Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Mr. F. Kabrt, Mrs E. […]
You can access here the 42th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 8,5 Mo). Articles deal with: Decommissioning of Research Installations at CIEMAT Madrid, J. C. Saez et al., CIEMAT, Spain. Full System Decontamination under ALARA Point of View, Dr. M. Knaack, TÜV Nord, Germany. Decommissioning of Non-nuclear Facilities; Insight into the Process A. […]
You can access here the 41th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 4,5 Mo). Articles deal with: Occupational Radiation Protection Results in Germany – Results of the RP Register of the BfS, T. Rosentreter, U. Oeh, BfS, Germany ALARA Approach During the Dismantling of Hot-Cell M2 at CSK•CEN Mol.P. Antoine, M. Estas, F. Vermeersch, SCK•CEN, […]
You can access here the 40th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 3 Mo). Articles deal with: The Conclusions and Recommendations from EAN workshop 17 on the application of ALARA in emergency exposure situations, S. Andresz (CEPN, France), J. Morgan (PHE, United Kingdom), F. Vermeersch (SCK•CEN, Belgium), P. Croüail (CEPN, France). Justification, Optimisation and […]
You can access here the 39th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 7,5 Mo). Articles deal with: Management of Radon Risk in Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération in France, S. Lafage, T. Schneider, I. Netillard. Implementation of the National Radon Control Strategy for Ireland: Year 2 of the Strategy (April 2015 – June 2016), […]
You can access here the 38th issue of the European ALARA Network Newsletter (pdf, 4,7 Mo). Articles deal with: Significant Radiological Events in France during 2014 in Industrial Radiography The gammaPROX concept The Role of EFNDT in Radiation Protection ENETRAP III-Implications for Industrial Radiography? Radiation Protection of a novel Radiotherapy System for the Treatment of […]
You can download here the 37thissue of the EAN Newsletter (pdf, 2 Mo). Articles : The Radium Action Plan in Switzerland, Messrs. Nicolas STRITT, Sébastien BAECHLER, Christophe MURITH, Federal Office of Public Health, Bern, Switzerland The Use of Thyroid Shield in Dental Radiography, Mr. John HOLROYD, PUblic Health England, Leeds, United Kingdom Low Compliance with X-Rays Procedures, […]
You can download here the 36thissue of the EAN Newsletter (pdf, 678 Ko). Content : Results of the EAN Survey on the Regulatory Approach for the Radiological Protection of Aircraft Crew, Mr. Sylvain Andresz (CEPN), Mr. Pascal Croüail (CEPN) Industrial Radiography: Hand Injury from Exposure to X-Ray Beam (OTHEA incident) Radium Action Plan in Switzerland, Mr. […]
You can download here the 35thissue of the EAN Newsletter (pdf, 549 Ko). Content : PET CT – How much is too much?, Dr. Martin O’Connel, Mater Misericordia University Hospital, Dublin How do you know you work ALARA? Mr. Sylvain Andresz (CEPN), Mrs. Karin Fritioff (Vattenfall AB) 15th EAN/5th EUTERP Workshop : Education and Training in […]
You can download here the 34thissue of the EAN Newsletter (pdf, 570 Ko). Content : 6th EANNORM Workshop on « Alternatives in NORM Wastes Management » with EANNORM topical day « NORM in New BSS and Radon in NORM » a joint article by the members of EANNORM ICRP 2013: the 2nd International Symposium on Radiological Exposure, Abu Dhabi, M. Fernand […]