Agenda de l'environnement

description de l'évènement: The objective of the IAEA programme in human health is to enhance the capabilities in Member States to address needs related to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems through the application of nuclear techniques. The mandate arises from Article II of the IAEA's Statute: “the Agency shall accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to health, peace and prosperity throughout the world”.

Accurate measurements in radiation dosimetry are vital in a wide range of medical and industrial applications where the results of measurements are critical in decisions relating to human health and safety of radiation workers and members of the public.

The development of IAEA-CN-182 standards by primary dosimetry laboratories followed by their dissemination to secondary standards dosimetry laboratories and to end-users ensures traceability of measurements to the international system of units (SI). Dosimetry codes of practice (or protocols) are used in conjunction with the dosimetry standards to ensure optimized use of radiation in medicine. Uniformity is equally important in dosimetry, especially for collaborative multi-centre studies or clinical trials.

The major goal of the symposium is to provide a forum where advances in radiation dosimetry during the last decade, in radiation medicine and radiation protection can be disseminated and scientific knowledge exchanged. It will include all specialties in radiation medicine and radiation protection dosimetry with a specific focus on those areas where the standardization of dosimetry has improved in the recent years (brachytherapy, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine). It will also summarize the present status and outline future trends in medical radiation dosimetry and identify possible areas for improvement. Its conclusions and summaries should lead to the formulation of recommendations for the scientific community.

Organized by the

International Atomic Energy Agency

In cooperation with the

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
Asia-Oceania Federation of Organization for Medical Physics (AFOMP)
Latin American Association of Medical Physics (ALFIM)
International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)
European Commission (EC)
European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (EFOMP)
European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Inc (ICRU)
International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP)
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB)