• 19th EAN Workshop: Innovative ALARA tools

    • Nov 26, 2019 - Nov 29, 2019

    Organised by EAN, in collaboration with the PODIUM Project

    Congress Center of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos

    The 19th workshop of the European ALARA Network (EAN) will be a joint meeting with the PODIUM (Personal Online Dosimetry Using Computational Methods) project consortium. It will be hosted by the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) in Athens, Greece from 26th to 29th of November 2019. The first day of the joint workshop (26th November 2019) will be dedicated to presenting the main results of PODIUM (project funded through the H2020 CONCERT Programme), while the following days (27th -29th November 2019) will be dedicated to the EAN workshop on innovative ALARA Tools.

    Purpose and Scope
    Innovations in instrumentation, computing and information technology have provided numerous tools for improving our day-to-day lives. In the same way, new and innovative approaches to radiation protection (RP) could also be developed in particular in the ALARA process. However, as with most new technologies, issues and challenges need to be identified and tackled. The PODIUM Project and the European ALARA Network have come together to organize a joint workshop to present PODIUM results, innovative ALARA tools and discuss broadly their use in advancing RP and ALARA.
    The main aim of the PODIUM project is the development of an online dosimetry application based on computer simulations without the use of physical dosemeters. Real movements of exposed workers captured by tracking tools have been used together with Monte Carlo simulations for the development of the application. The methodology has been applied in two crucial workplaces where improvements in dosimetry are urgently needed: neutron and interventional radiology workplaces. The availability of advanced online dosimetry applications such as these in the radiation protection field will increase awareness among workers and should improve the implementation of the ALARA principle. Therefore, during the workshop emphasis will be given on how exposed workers can be trained by using real-time dose results to effectively apply the ALARA principle.

    The main objectives of the European ALARA Network workshop are:

    • to present and review recent and emerging innovative “ALARA Tools” used in the different steps of the ALARA process;
    • to investigate the benefits of the tools and identify potential limits and obstacles in their application;
    • to disseminate the knowledge on “ALARA Tools” in support of the ALARA process;
    • to investigate how innovative “ALARA Tools” and innovation may (re)shape the ALARA process for the next years: evolution or revolution?

    The workshop is addressed to a variety of stakeholders, including Radiation Protection Experts (RPEs), Medical Physics Experts (MPEs), Radiation Protection Officers (RPOs), as well as occupational health services, dosimetry services and regulators. The workshop will give the opportunity for these stakeholders to meet, be informed on the latest developments in the field and brainstorm on how innovation can shape the future of radiation protection.

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    https://www.eu-alara.net/index.php/activities/workshops.html

    26-11-2019 29-11-2019 Europe/Brussels 19th EAN Workshop: Innovative ALARA tools Congress Center of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos Organised by EAN, in collaboration with the PODIUM Project