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13th EAN Workshop on « ALARA and the Medical Sector »

18 juin 2010

13^th European ALARA Network Workshop, Norway 7-10 June 2011

“ALARA AND THE MEDICAL SECTOR”

Download the Conclusions of the Workshop

With increases in patient doses, associated increase in occupational exposures, development of new technologies and the occurrence of serious incidents and accidents, the radiation protection challenges are mounting in the medical sector.

The aim of the Workshop is to consider how the ALARA principle can be effectively implemented with regard to both patient and staff exposures in diagnostic and therapeutic uses of ionising radiation.

The Workshop was a platform, bringing together relevant European medical professionals, networks and other stakeholders working with the ALARA principle, to exchange practical ideas and experiences and to identify further improvements related to better implementation of the optimisation principle in the medical sector.

Working Group Topics

Challenges for the optimization of patient and staff radiation protection in the medical sector
Keywords: Parameters for ALARA benchmarking, high-dose diagnostic and therapy procedures, socio-economic factors, reward systems, unnecessary exposure, etc.
Policies and tools for implementing the ALARA principle in the medical sector
Keywords: Referral criteria, recommendations, standards and guidelines, audits, inspections, justification issues, DRLs, etc.
Education, training and communication to improve ALARA in the medical sector
Keywords: ALARA culture, multi-disciplinary and multi-media approach, key competences, harmonization issues, exchange of knowledge, networking, etc.
Technical developments and quality assurance in the implementation of the ALARA principle in the medical sector
Keyword: Effective quality control, conception of equipments, costs, evidence base for new technology, hybrid systems, justification issues etc.

13th EAN Workshop – « ALARA and the medical sector »

18 juin 2010

The 13th EAN Workshop took place at the Oscarborg Fortress in the Oslofjord (Norway) from 7th to 10th of June 2011. It dealt with « ALARA and the medical sector ». The PowerPoint presentations are downloadable in the Workshop section. NEW: The PPT files reporting the discussions of the Working Group are also downloadable. They are the […]

Survey on radon exposure management

19 mars 2010

Between September 2009 and January 2010, EAN performed a survey on the national management of radon exposure. In total, answers from the 17 following countries were received: Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK. The detailed results of this survey can be found […]

Radon exposure management

19 mars 2010

Between September 2009 and January 2010, EAN performed a survey on the national management of radon exposure. The 5 following questions were sent to the participants to the network.

Is there a specific radon policy in your country?
If so, when was it implemented?
Have action levels (ICRP 60) or reference levels (ICRP 103) been fixed? For workplaces? For domestic dwellings?
How far is this policy implemented?
We would also be interested in documentations related to this policy (even if it is not in English).

In total, answers from the 17 following countries were received: Armenia, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK.

Download the results of the survey (pdf)

ALARA Newsletter 26

25 février 2010

The 26th issue of the EAN Newsletter has now been published and can be read in the Newsletter section. You can also download it as a PDF document.

ALARA Newsletter – Special Issue 1

25 février 2010

EAN publishes the first Special Issue of the ALARA Newsletter. This Special Issue is dedicated to the 12th EAN Workshop on "ALARA Issues arising for Safety and Security of Radiation Sources and Security Screening Devices". This Special Issue can be downloaded here as a PDF document.

Special Issue 1 – February 2010

25 février 2010

Download the 1st Special Issue of the EAN ALARA Newsletter (PDF format) For the first time, EAN publishes a Special Issue of the ALARA Newsletter. This Issue is specifically dedicated to the 12th EAN Workshop on « ALARA issues arising for Safety and Security of Radiation Sources and Security Screening Devices », which was held in Vienna […]

The « European Medical ALARA Network (EMAN) » project

16 février 2010

The EMAN project, supported by the European Commission, has been launched by the end of 2009. This project aims at establishing a sustainable European Medical ALARA Network (EMAN) where different stakeholders within the medical sector will have the opportunity to discuss and to exchange information on different topics related to the implementation of the ALARA […]

Issue 26 – February 2010

4 février 2010

Download the 26^th issue in PDF format

Editorial – EAN is moving forward!

In a brainstorming seminar in 2009, a number of colleagues reflected on the work done and the results achieved by EAN in the last 5 years as well as on future challenges and activities.

Consensus has been achieved on the values shared by those actively involved in the network on the effectiveness of cooperation and networking to improve the practical implementation of the ALARA principle. However, there is still room for improving the dissemination of experience and for better harmonisation in radiation protection policies and practical procedures with regard to the ALARA principle.

New challenges for ALARA are emerging: ICRP is reinforcing the role of optimisation in the implementation of the radiation protection system; new initiatives to maintain the high level of competence and expertise in the radiation protection field are developing on the national, European and international level (see the report on the ETRAP Conference in this Newsletter); the practical implementation of the ALARA principle in the medical sector (see paper Ginjaume et al. on the ORAMED project), as well as in existing exposure situations, in particular for radon and NORM (see paper Wichterey et al. on the 2^nd EAN NORM Workshop), is gaining momentum and is seen more and more as a priority. The same is true for developing the ALARA approach to radiation protection culture and the dissemination of the ALARA values through education and training in all sectors. New technologies are arising in different fields which need our attention, for example, the reinforced use of ionising radiation for non-medical purposes (e.g. for security purposes). Among other topics, this has been an issue which was discussed at the 12^th EAN Workshop in Vienna (see Summary and recommendations in the Newsletter).

Feedback from the 2nd EAN-NORM Workshop

4 février 2010

Authors: K. Wichterey (BfS, Germany), H. Schulz (IAF, Germany), A. Schmitt-Hannig (BfS, Germany) The 2nd EAN-NORM Workshop, organised and hosted by IAF, was held from 24-26 November 2009 in Dresden. More than 50 experts from 17 different countries, coming from leading European and international organisations, authorities, universities, research institutes and industry representatives shared their experiences […]

The European ALARA Network

13th European ALARA Network Workshop, Norway 7-10 June 2011

Working Group Topics

13^th European ALARA Network Workshop, Norway 7-10 June 2011