Session 1

• G. Eggermont et al, 50Y BVS-ABR – A Belgian Walk Through the History of Radiation Protection: Lessons Learned and Perspectives
• R. Coates, Radiation Challenges in the next decade – IRPA’s perspectives
• A. Janssens, Evolution of Legislation in the Near Future
• E. Vano, Challenges of Medical Developments for Radiation Protection

Session 2

• P. Smeesters, Societal issues in a context of radiation protection
• H. Vanmarcke, Perceived risk shapes human behaviour but can be influenced
• C. Turcanu et al, Risk Perception of Ionising Radiation among Hospital Personnel
• T. Perko et al, One risk – Many perceptions: Soft assessment of radiological risks in a light of safety
• C. Turcanu, On the need for Integration of Social Aspects into Nuclear Research: the case of risk perception and attitudes
• G. Meskens, Lecturing ethics in courses on Radiological Protection and Nuclear Engineering – Feedback on 10 years of experience and future outlook
• P. Depreter et al, Long-term safety of disposal of radioactive waste: radiation protection at the cross-roads of science and society

Session 3

• A. Liland, Lessons learned from incidents and accidents including Fukushima
• B. Lance et al, Post-Fukushima improvement of the Emergency Plan for the Tihange and Doel Nuclear Power Plants in Belgium – Focus on the Radiological Aspects
• C. Vandecasteele et al, A Better Understanding for an Improved Emergency Response – Recent developments and way forward
• M. Sonck et al, The Modernisation of the TELERAD Network
• H. Janssens et al, Education and Training for the RPE/RPO in Belgium in a European Context
• M. Coeck, Results of the ENETRAP projects on European training standards for radiation protection experts and officers
• F. Tondeur et al, CHERNE – A Network to promote the interest of younger generations in radiation protection in radiological and nuclear engineering
• F. Vermeersch, EAN – The European ALARA Network

Session 4

• S. Ebdon-Jackson, Radiation protection and safety in medical applications
• R. Bogaerts, In vivo Patient Dose of Dental Cone Beam CT
• L. Struelens et al, Evaluation of the radiation dose delivered to premature new-borns in the Belgian Neonatal Intensive Care Units
• W. De Wever et al, Radiation dose to the radiologist during continuous CT-Fluoroscopy-Guided Lung biopsy using different HandCARE options: how safe is it?
• P. Covens, Skin dose rate conversion factors after contamination with radiopharmaceuticals: influence of contamination area, epidermal thickness and percutaneous absorption
• F. Stichelbaut et al, Radiation Protection Studies for Proton Therapy Centres
• S. Lelie et al, BEL d’ART-2: Moving towards safer radiotherapy
• L. Struelens, Eye lens doses for medical staff performing interventional procedures
• P. Jacob et al, Implications of cardiovascular disease risk for radiation protection?

Session 5

• H. Vandenhove et al, Challenges for radioecology for the next 20 years
• J. Vives i Batlle, Dynamic modelling of the radiological impact of the Fukushima accident on marine biota
• V. Massaut et al, The new radioprotection implications of fusion reactors
• W. Schroeyers et al, The new BSS: towards practical radiation protection in the NORM and building industry?
• S. Pepin et al, Regulatory approach to the issue of NORM residues in Belgium
• A. Poffijn et al, Environmental monitoring of NORM sites in Belgium
• M. Monsieurs et al, Ghent University Research Reactor THETIS: Unloading and Conditioning of Spent Fuel
• I. Meirlaen et al, Waste Management at Decommissioning of the Ghent University Research Reactor THETIS

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First announcement

Committees

Scientific Committee

• Chair: Frank Hardeman
• IRPA: Renate Czarwinski
• SFRP: Alain Biau, Valérie Chambrette, Henri Métivier
• NVS: Yuri Franken, Peter de Jong
• FS: Jan-Willem Vahlbruch
• BVS-ABR: Gilbert Eggermont, Augustin Janssens, Pierre Kockerols, Jean-Paul Samain, Patrick Smeesters and Hans Vanmarcke

Local Organising Committee

• Chair: Mark Loos
• Members: Andrzej Polak, Michel Sonck, Hans Vanmarcke, Claire Stiévenart, Véronique Mertens and Frank Hardeman

Key Note Lectures

• Member of the BVS-ABR          50 years of Radiation Protection: a look-back
• Augustin Janssens, EC                Evolution of legislation in the near future
• Prof. Eliseo Vano, Spain             Challenges of medical developments for Radiation Protection
• Jacques Lochard, France            Challenges for Radiation Protection in a Changing Society
• Renate Czarwinski, IRPA           Regulatory challenges in various contexts
• Steve Ebdon-Jackson, UK         Radiation Protection and Safety in Medical Applications
• Astrid Liland, Norway                Lessons Learnt from incidents and accidents including Fukushima
• Patrick Smeesters, Belgium        Societal issues in a context of radiation protection

Symposium Topics

The evolution of guidance and regulations in a changing society

In a near future, both the European Commission and the IAEA will publish their new Basic Safety Standards. This will now cover all exposure situations, including emergencies and existing exposure situations resulting from natural radiation sources.

Societal issues in radiation protection

In many countries, ionising radiation and radioactivity are perceived negatively by the population, which at the same time sees no harm in their use for medical applications and is not aware of the exposure to natural radiation sources. The evolution of nuclear energy production is country-dependent, and the perception of radioactive waste remains an issue. Topics open for debate: stakeholder involvement, ethics, perception and decision making, communication and information, transparency

The impact of medical applications of ionising radiation, present situation and future trends

Medical exposures to ionising radiation are increasing worldwide. One may wonder whether the justification and optimisation approaches are systematically implemented in daily practice. New issues such as patient doses from hybrid imaging systems, eye lens doses received by medical staff etc. also merit discussion and debate.

Lessons learnt from incidents and accidents (medical and nuclear sectors)

The lessons learnt from Fukushima and from the Chernobyl contaminated areas, more than 25 years after the accident, are of significance to policy makers. Less known are accidents in the industry, mainly in radiography, and in medical therapy. What lessons can be learnt? How to avoid accidents? How to deal with contaminated areas?

How to raise interest of young people for radiation protection?

In many countries, the interest of youngsters in scientific studies is limited, and multidisciplinary sciences such as radiation protection have even more problems to attract people. How to make radiation protection attractive? What Education/Training is needed?

Guided Visits

A choice of 3 guided tours are proposed, each one visiting a historical and cultural city of Belgium. The tours will be organised on Monday 8^th April 2013 in the afternoon. Participants interested in one of these tours will have to arrange for their transport to the meeting point, which will be announced later on, and back. 

The registration form allows you to express your interest in one of these tours. The visits will only be organised if there is sufficient interest. Participants who have expressed their interest for any of the tours will be informed by email whether or not the tour of their interest will be organised. Participation will only be effective after confirmation.

Guided walk through the old city centre of Ghent 

Ghent combines medieval views with architecture and art evolution over 8 centuries. Particularities are the Cathedral (the Mystic Lamb however is in restoration and replaced by a replica), the Belfry, the town hall, the castle and a riverside walk with numerous old houses of former professional corporations and restored market places.
Ghent is an important artistic and academic centre with festivals and museums.
Practical: Ghent can be easily reached from Brussels by train (approximately 30’).

Guided tour of Brussels’  architectural heritage

Brussels is a melting pot of many different architectural styles. Think of Art Deco, Art Nouveau (Horta) and Modernism, but also Gothic, Baroque and Neo-classicism. Many examples of these styles will be discovered, walking through the centre of Brussels.

Guided tour of the historical city of Mons

In the heart of Europe, at about 50 km from Brussels, Mons is able to show a lot of priceless art treasures, accumulated since thousand years.
From the Castle Square you can have a look on the whole old town. From the Collegiale Sainte-Waudru (gothic style), through the ancient streets (Spanish House) and the gardens, you arrive on the Grand-Place and go into the Town Hall from the fifteenth century.
In the vicinity of Mons you find the house where Van Gogh lived as well the Neolithic flint-mine of Spiennes.
Practical: Mons can be easily reached from Brussels by train (approximately 45’).