EURAMED – The European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research

Congress:

EuroSafe Imaging 2017

Poster Number:

ESI-0053

Type:

EuroSafe Imaging

Keywords:

Safety, Radiation safety, PET, CT, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Action 13 - Stakeholder engagement and collaboration, Action 9 - Facilitation of research in advanced topics of radiation protection, Action 12 - Cooperation with international radiation protection initiatives and other stakeholders including IAEA, WHO, ICRP, HERCA, European Commission, Action 10 - Improved communication and collaboration of health professionals in radiation protection, Action 7 - Medical radiation protection research: MELODI, EURAMED, Dosimetric comparison, Quality assurance, Radiotherapy techniques

Authors:

C. Hoeschen, J. Damilakis, W. Doerr, G. Frija, G. Glatting, H. Langendijk, K. Muylle, G. Paulo, W. Stiller, V. Tsapaki, J. McNulty

DOI:

10.1594/esi2017/ESI-0053

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/esi2017/ESI-0053

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Background/Introduction

For the first time, five medical societies within Europe, the European Society of Radiology together with the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP), the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), have joined forces and agreed on a collaboration to improve the safe application of ionising radiation in medical care by developing and exploring common research strategies and by actively promoting the translation of results into clinical practice....

Description of activity and work performed

The first major step to overcoming the fragmentation and lack of visibility for radiation protection in the medical field was the development of a common strategic research agenda (SRA). To achieve this, representatives of the medical associations dealing with ionising radiation worked together to identify the most important topics in radiation protection research in medical applications. The most important research topics for effective medical care and radiation protection are summarised in five main themes: 1. Measurement and quantification in the field of medical applications of...

Conclusion and Recommendations

The long-term goal of EURAMED is to establish an independent and sustainable platform in order to increase its visibility and become eligible for participation in European and international projects. Establishing EURAMED as a legal entity is considered important in order to facilitate and coordinate European research activities in the area of medical radiation protection. This will allow it to assume an umbrella function for the harmonisation of practice, ensuring an improvement in the European radiation protection safety culture within medicine. The mission of EURAMED is...

Personal/Organisational information

The EURAMED Working Group (as of December 2016) comprises: Christoph Hoeschen (Uni Magdeburg/DE, Chair) John Damilakis (EFOMP) Wolfgang Dörr (ESTRO) Guy Frija (ESR) Gerhard Glatting (EANM) Johann Langendijk (ESTRO) Kristoff Muylle (EANM) Graciano Paulo (EFRS) Wolfram Stiller (ESR) Virginia Tsapaki (EFOMP) Jonathan McNulty (EFRS) Monika Hierath (EIBIR, Support)

References

[1] Council of the European Union. Council directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation, and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom. In: Official Journal of the European Union, 2014; 13 [2] Council of the European Union. Council Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare. In: Official Journal of the European Union, 2011;...