Euramed eu EURAMED will be well represented at the 2022 European Radiation Protection Week at the Estoril Congress Centre in Estoril, Portugal on October 9–14! EURAMED members will chair 2 sessions of abstract presentations on medical applications of ionising radiation plus host a session of invited speakers on hot topics in clinical medicine using ionising radiation. In … Read more
The PIANOFORTE project begins in 2022 with the aim of effecting an integrated approach in the field of radiation protection to support the EU and national authorities take up new knowledge, innovative methods, technologies and skills to address societal concerns and emerging issues. Under this project, funding is provided for a first round of travel … Read more
A new article describing the results of the recently concluded MEDIRAD project has been posted on the EU’s CORDIS website. The results come after nearly 5 years of project work to analyse the health impact of ionising radiation and propose new tools for safer medical radiation clinical practice. The article also provides a link to … Read more
As part of the SINFONIA project, a four-year research project developing tools for comprehensive risk appraisal for detrimental effects of radiation exposure, 5 partners across Europe will hold courses in line with the project’s key objectives in September and October. Various topics, from personalised dosimetry to radiation biology to machine learning, will be addressed. Course, … Read more
Medical radiation protection will be a major theme at the 2022 European Congress of Vienna, with many sessions on ongoing projects related to the work of EURAMED. The conference will take place in a hybrid format, allowing onsite participation in Vienna as well as online. A guide to the relevant sessions, with links to the … Read more
A workshop on individual response to radiation will take place in Stockholm at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on 1–2 September 2022. Because the workshop is intended to be a brainstorming meeting, it is not planned to be conducted as a hybrid event. The event page linked above contains links to speaker information, the … Read more
The multidisciplinary low-dose research platform MELODI has announced two 1-year stipends of €30k each, meaning €2.5k per month, to support Ukrainian scientists undertaking research related to the MELODI SRA. Eligible applicants must be of Ukrainian citizenship, aged under 65, living either in Ukraine or having fled the war to any country (except Russia and Belarus). … Read more
This call aims to achieve a review and analysis of the transposition and implementation of the basic safety standards (BSS) provisions for radiation protection experts (RPEs), radiation protection officers (RPOs), and medical physics experts (MPEs) in EU Member States. The Euratom Treaty empowers the European Atomic Energy Community to establish uniform basic safety standards to … Read more
This new call intends to achieve a SAMIRA study on reporting and learning from patient-related incidents and near misses in radiotherapy, interventional cardiology, nuclear medicine and interventional and diagnostic radiology. This work is part of the SAMIRA actions in the area of Quality and Safety of medical applications of ionising radiation. It will contribute to … Read more
For EANM’s new Multidisciplinary Days, bringing you CME-accredited symposia in cooperation with a range of expert partners, EURAMED will present with the EANM Radiation Protection Committee: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Medicine – Clinical Impact and Impact on Radiation Protection. Experts from the EANM, IAEA and WHO will address the question of communicating radiation protection issues … Read more