Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2019
Keywords:
Action 5 - Performance indicators for radiation protection management, Action 9 - Facilitation of research in advanced topics of radiation protection, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, CT, Radiation safety, Education and training
Authors:
J. Damilakis, C. Hoeschen
DOI:
10.26044/esi2019/ESI-0119
Background/introduction
The European Alliance for Medical Radiation Protection Research (EURAMED) was established by five medical associations involved in the application of ionising radiation in medicine,
namely the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM),
the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP),
the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS),
the European Society of Radiology (ESR),
and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO).
EURAMED’s goal is to improve medical care and promote medical radiation protection through research efforts.
Since October 1,
2017,
EURAMED has been a non-profit organisation registered in Austria.
EURAMED is currently presided over by Prof.
John Damilakis from Heraklion,
Greece,
who took over leadership from Prof.
Christoph Hoeschen from Magdeburg,
Germany,
who orchestrated the development of EURAMED prior to its establishment as legal entity.
EURAMED’s management is conducted by the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR).
Fig. 1: EURAMED
References: EURAMED
EURAMED complements existing European platforms in several other fields of radiation protection,
such as:
- the Multidisciplinary European Low Dose Initiative (MELODI)
- the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS)
- the European Platform on Preparedness for Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Response and Recovery (NERIS)
- the European Radioecology Alliance (ALLIANCE)
EURAMED’s overall vision is to lead the European research activities in medical radiation protection and to assume an umbrella function for the harmonisation of practice with the goal of advancing the European radiation protection safety culture in medicine.
Specifically,
EURAMED’s mission is:
- to improve medical care through research in medical radiation protection;
- to identify common areas for research in a common strategic research agenda;
- to serve as a platform for medical radiation protection research,
linking researchers and clinicians,
adopting a harmonised approach to lobbying at European level to influence the European research funding landscape; and,
- to develop aligned approaches and responses to European research calls.
EURAMED seeks to achieve this by promoting research and teaching and by publication of scientific and professional information,
especially its strategic research agenda for the field of medical radiation protection research.
Through this work,
EURAMED is increasing the scientific basis for medical radiation protection.
EURAMED co-operates with relevant national,
European and international scientific organisations and,
in particular,
with national and international bodies promoting medical radiation protection research.
Additionally,
EURAMED intends to work with patient organisations and the public at large.