The European Commission has organised annual scientific seminars on radiation protection related issues since 1997. The seminars are listed chronologically and include programmes, presentations and other related material.
2023: Radiation protection issues in modern external beam radiotherapy
- FLASH therapy (Pelagia Tsoutsou)
- Proton therapy - Specific radiation protection issues (Agnieszka Szumska)
- Intraoperative radiotherapy / Radiosurgery (Domagoj Kosmina)
- Radiation protection of specific patient categories & associated uncertainties (such as children, pregnant women) (Liliana Stolarczyk)
The presentations were followed by a round table discussion, in which the speakers, invited additional experts and the group of experts discussed potential policy implications and research needs
- Ion therapy (Carbon, Helium ions...) (Oliver Jäkel)
- Broadening of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Linear Accelerator (MRI-LINAC) (Thierry Gevaert)
- Accelerator based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) (Liisa Porra)
- Combined radiotherapy with hyperthermia (Alessandro Lascialfari)
- European Commission perspective (Michael Hübel)
The November 2023 programme gives an overview of the seminar. The proceedings will be published in the radiation protection series of the European Commission.
2022: Radiological protection considerations for fusion reactors
- Basic radiation protection issues in future fusion reactors (Elisa Mancia)
- Radiological inventories and source terms (Walter Shmayda)
- Occupational Radiation Exposure (Sandro Sandri)
- Environmental Releases and public exposure in normal and accidental situations (Pierre Cortes)
The presentations were followed by a round table discussion, in which the speakers, invited additional experts and the group of experts discussed potential policy implications and research needs
- Issues with tritium (Christian Grisolia)
- Dosimetry (Lee Packer)
- Radioactive waste issues (Lewis Simmons)
The November 2022 programme gives an overview of the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar have been published in the radiation protection series of the European Commission as RP200.
2021: Advances/Innovations in individual dosimetry
- New dosimetry techniques – an overview (Including eye-lens dosimetry) (Filip Vanhavere)
- Aircrew and space crew dosimetry (Werner Rühm)
- Dosimetry in pulsed fields and mixed fields (including radiation protection of personnel in proton therapy facilities) (Marco Caresana)
- Computational dosimetry and use of AI (Hans Rabus)
The presentations were followed by a round table discussion, in which the speakers, invited additional experts and the group of experts discussed potential policy implications and research needs
- ICRU/ICRP report on the new operational quantities in radiation protection (Thomas Otto)
- Impacts of the ICRU/ICRP report relevant to dosimetry (Phil Gilvin)
The November 2021 programme gives an overview of the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar have been published in the radiation protection series of the European Commission as RP197.
2020: “Radiosensitivity” of children - Health issues after radiation exposure at young age
- Individual Response to Ionising Radiation – Radiosensitivity of Children (Andrzej Wojcik)
- Cancer risks after radiation exposure of children – overview of epidemiological studies (Richard Wakeford)
- Neurocognitive effects after radiation exposure of children (Simonetta Pazzaglia)
- Dosimetry and dosimetric challenges in paediatric radiology and radiotherapy (George Kagadis)
The presentations were followed by a round table discussion, in which the speakers, invited additional experts and the group of experts discussed potential policy implications and research needs
- Cumulative doses in medicine – risks for children – WHO (Maria Del Rosario Perez)
- Dosimetry challenges of radiation dose estimation – unwanted doses (Roger Harrison)
- Combined effects of ionising radiation and other environmental/chemical factors as a function of age (Per Eriksson)
The December 2020 programme gives an overview of the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar have been published in the radiation protection series of the European Commission as RP196.
2019: Developments in nuclear medicine – new radioisotopes in use and associated challenges
- Radionuclide therapy in nuclear medicine – developments and challenges (Michael Lassmann)
- Production and regulation of radiopharmaceuticals – regulatory issues (Olivier Neels)
- Dosimetry and dosimetric tools in radionuclide therapy (covering also the results of the European survey)
- Radiation protection issues in radionuclide therapy – workers (medical staff), third persons, waste management
- Evaluation of risks of radionuclide therapy (Mark Konijnenberg)
The presentations were followed by a round table discussion, in which the speakers, invited additional experts and the group of experts discussed potential policy implications and research needs
- Nuclear medicine: policy implications and research needs – WHO(Maria Del Rosario Perez)
- Policy Implications and research needs - 3 IAEA resources - (Miroslav Pinak)
The November 2019 programme gives an overview of the seminar. The proceedings of the seminar have been published in the radiation protection series of the European Commission as RP194.
Previous scientific seminars (2018-1997)
All other reports from 1997 to 2018 are available in the dedicated CIRCABC.