Main Topics
Radiological Protection and Safety in healthcare including the safety of patients, workers and members of the public. The following topics will be addressed:
- Justification of medical exposures;
- Optimization (DRLs, dose audits, QA&QC, among others);
- External radiotherapy;
- Brachytherapy;
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (including theranostic applications);
- Radiopharmcology and Radiopharmacy – impact in the patients, professionals and environment;
- Interventional image-guided procedures (intervention cardiology, other interventional procedures);
- Diagnostic radiology procedures (e.g. CT, CBCT, hybrid modalities, mammography/tomosynthesis, dental radiology);
- Pediatric medical exposures;
- Procedures performed outside the imaging service;
- Radiation safety culture;
- Education, training, qualification and certification in radiological protection;
- Radiobiology and low doses of ionizing radiation: impact in the medical applications;
- Imaging in pregnancy and fetal exposure;
- Computational applications in radiological protection and dosimetry;
- Methodologies and systems of dose assessment (patient and personnel);
- Heatlh effects from radon exposure.
Additionally, the following topics will be discussed in sessions by keynote speakers, break-out sessions, panel discussions or refresher courses:
- Implementation of DRLs –examples of their use and usefulness;
- Directive 2013/59/EURATOM: contents, impact and consequences;
- Horizon 2020 Programme: opportunities and funded topics;
- The future system of radiological protection;
- Dose recording (medical exposures);
- Informed Consent;
- Conclusions of the CIPRaM conference (Madrid, October 2016);
- "Bonn Call for Action" – implementation and follow-up in Portugal (including presentations from the IAEA, OMS and associations and professional societies);
- Radiation risk communication and risk/benefit dialogue;
- Patient, family/carer and community engagement;
- Prevention and management of radiological incidents and accidents in medical applications;
- Requirements and licensing of radiation practices and medical installations.