The basis for the scientific programme is the Congress Theme: Encouraging Sustainability in Radiation Protection
The congress will focus on aspects needed to make sure that we have, and will continue to have, adequate equipment, staff and resources to protect human health and our environment against the adverse effects of ionising and non-ionising radiation. Therefore, the programme guarantees sufficient time/space to share practical and theoretical knowledge, highlight new challenges and how to handle these optimally at all times with the sustainability in radiation protection in focus.
| Programme Sunday June 3rd 2018 | |
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| 14.00 - 18.00 hrs | Registration desk open |
| Programme Monday June 4th 2018 | |
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| 08.00 - 19.00 | Registration and information desk open |
| 08.00 - 08.30 | Welcome coffee |
| 08.00 - 19.00 | Posters |
| 09.00 - 12.00 | Associate Societies Forum (Room Europe 1/2) - for agenda click here |
| 08.30 - 09.30 | Refresher courses: |
| Refresher course: How to write a scientific paper by: Adrie J.J. Bos | |
| Refresher course: Patient dose & diagnostic reference levels by: Prof. Hilde Bosmans | |
| Refresher course: Radioactive sources - security culture by: Dr. Chris Englefield | |
| Refresher course: Identification of NORM cases and existing regulatory context by: Bugoslaw Michalik | |
| 09.45 - 10.45 | Refresher courses: |
| Refresher course: History, evolution and rationale of the RP system and in particular dose restrictions by: Jean-Francois Lecomte | |
| Refresher course: Procedures for monitoring the dose of the lens of the eye, the skin and the extremities by: Dr. Mercè Ginjaume | |
| Refresher course: Radioactive source security - mitigating the insider threat by: Pierre Legoux | |
| Refresher course: NORM characterisation and Applied Metrology by: Dr. Leo van Velzen | |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Refresher courses: |
| Refresher course: The young generation in radation protection: current situation, possibilities and challenges by: Sylvain Andresz | |
| Refresher course: Computational dosimetry and modelling in support of radiation protection by: Prof. Pedri Vaz | |
| Refresher course: Enhancing radiation safety culture in older nuclear installations (by: Ir. Folkert Draaisma) | |
| Refresher course: The presence of radon in indoor air by: Prof. Hans Vanmarcke | |
| Refresher course: Medical surveillance with emphasis on surveillance of the eye lense by: Bart Goessens | |
| 12.00 - 14.00 | Lunch break |
| 12.45 - 13.15 | Opening Ceremony |
| Hielke Freerk Boersma, Congress President - Welcome address | |
| Prof. Pim van Gool, President of the Health Council of the Netherlands | |
| Mr. Jan van den Heuvel LLM, Chairman of the board of the Authority for Nuclaer Safety and Radiation Protection | |
| Dr. Carolien Leijen, President of the Dutch Society for Radiation Protection | |
| Dr. Roger Coates OBE, IRPA President | |
| 13.15 - 15.15 | Keynote speakers and highlighted sessions |
| Radiation Protection in the European Union by: Stefan Mundigl | |
| New ways to optimization of radiation exposure in radiology by: Hilde Bosmans | |
| New evidence on cancer risk from medical radiation by: Michael Hauptmann | |
| Radiological protection from Norm in industrial processes: IRCP TG76 working progress by: Jean-Francois Lecomte | |
| 15.15 - 15.45 | Break |
| 15.15 - 15.45 | Poster pitches: |
| Classification, Monitoring & Decommissioning | |
| Physics, chemistry and biology | |
| 15.45 - 17.05 | Scientific presentations |
| Protecting Skin and Eye Lens | |
| Regulations, NORM (exposure) | |
| Nuclear Emergency Management | |
| Regulation & Legislation | |
| 17.05 - 17.35 | Break |
| 17.05 - 17.35 | Poster pitches: |
| Detection & Clean-up | |
| Regulation & Legislation | |
| 17.35 - 18.55 | Scientific presentations |
| Medical radiation therapy | |
| Environet & NORM project | |
| Eye lens Protection and Risk Assessment | |
| Communication and radiation protection challenges | |
| 19.00 - 20.30 | Welcome reception |
| Programme Tuesday June 5th 2018 | |
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| 06.45 - 07.45 | Guided jogging track |
| 08.00 - 18.15 | Registration and information desk open |
| 08.00 - 08.30 | Welcome coffee |
| 08.00 - 18.15 | Posters |
| 08.30 - 09.50 | Scientific presentations |
| Medical training | |
| Building material & exposure | |
| Radon & UV | |
| 09.50 - 10.15 | Break |
| 10.15 - 12.15 | Keynote speakers and highlighted sessions |
| Medical (topic not known yet) by: Willi Kalender | |
| Challenges for radiation protection in support of the safe decommissioning of nuclear facilities by: Horst Monken Fernandes | |
| NIR: non-interesting radiation? Not according to ICNIRP by: Eric van Rongen | |
| World Health Organization by: Emilie van Deventer | |
| 12.00 - 14.00 | Lunch break |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Poster pitches: |
| Medical | |
| Communication & risk management | |
| 12.45 - 13.45 | Young professional get together (invited only) |
| 13.00 - 13.30 | Poster pitches: |
| Medical dose & Biodosimetry | |
| Modelling & Measuring | |
| 14.00 - 16.00 | Scientific presentations |
| Emergency preparedness | |
| Indoor Radon: implementation of EU BSS | |
| Equipment & software | |
| Communication & risk management | |
| Radon & Thoron | |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Break |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Poster pitches: |
| Radon | |
| Occupational | |
| 16.30 - 18.10 | Scientific presentations |
| Harmonisation, Quality Control & Justification | |
| NORM, Radon & Waste | |
| Physics, chemistry & biology | |
| Education & training | |
| Programme Thursday June 7th 2018 | |
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| 06.45 - 07.45 | Guided jogging track |
| 08.00 - 18.00 | Registration and information desk open |
| 08.00 - 08.30 | Welcome coffee |
| 08.00 - 18.00 | Posters |
| 08.30 - 09.50 | Scientific presentations |
| Emergency preparedness | |
| Radiological protection challenges by the decommissioning of nuclear and non-power generating facilities both large and small | |
| Dose estimation | |
| Education & training | |
| 09.50 - 10.20 | Break |
| 10.20 - 12.50 | Keynote speakers and highlighted sessions |
| NORM: EU directive implications beyond EU borders by Nick Tsurikov | |
| Emergency preparedness: advancement and still open gaps in Europe by Wolfgang Raskob | |
| A talk about the sustainability of the ICRP recommendations issues for improvement & clarification by Chris Huyskens | |
| The ethics of radiological protection: from core values to practical wisdom by Jacques Lochard | |
| Radiation protection and sustainability: a view of safety from the IAEA by Andrew Orrell | |
| 12.00 - 14.00 | Lunch break |
| 12.55 - 13.25 | Poster pitches: |
| Education | |
| Radon, Restoration & Waste | |
| 13.30 - 15.30 | Young Professional Award - Session I |
Improving personal dosimetry of medical staff wearing radioprotective garments: design of a new whole-body dosimeter using Monte Carlo simulations by Clarita Saldarriaga Vargas (BVS/ABR) |
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| Comparison of peripheral doses from different radiation treatment modalities and design of shieldings to reduce the foetal dose by Cristian Candela-Juan (SEPR) | |
| Influence of low doses X-ray radiation exposure on human stem cells by Daria Yu Usupzhanova (Russian Society) | |
| Dose reduction with dual energy CT for proton therapy by Joanne van Abbema (NVS) | |
| Monte Carlo modelling and experimental measurement methodologies to support decommissioning plans of biomedical cyclotrons by Sara Vichi (AIRP) | |
| Development of a badge for the simultaneous measurement of the personal dose equivalent Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) with TL-DOS by Marion Piepenbrock (FS) | |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Break |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | Poster pitches: |
| Radioecology | |
| Occupational | |
| 16.00 - 17.40 | Young Professional Award - Session II |
| Application of an artificial neural network for evaluation of activity concentration exemption limits in NORM industry Hannah Wiedner (ÖVS) | |
| Fetal radiation dose in three common CT examinations during pregnancy Anna Kelaranta (Nordic Society) | |
| Lock up your daughters - an alternative method of radon hazard remediation Alex Nicholson (SRP) | |
| Contribution of macro and micro-dosimetry in alpha therapy Nadia Benabdallah (SFRP) | |
| Relative biological effectiveness in a proton spread-out Bragg peak formed by pencil beam scanning mode Anna Michaelidesová (Czech Society) | |
| 17.45 - 19.15 | IRPA Young Generation Network Session |
| 19.30 - 22.30 | Congress Diner |
| Programma Friday June 8th 2018 | |
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| 08.00 - 15.00 | Registration and information desk open |
| Welcome coffee | |
| 08.00 - 14.00 | Posters |
| 08.30 - 09.50 | Scientific presentations |
| Regulation & legislation | |
| NORM & Decommissioning | |
| Waste management | |
| 09.30 - 11.40 | Public Understanding of Radiation Risk |
| Work of the IRPA TG on Public Understanding of Radiation Risk and Towards Guiding Principles for IRPA Communication and Engagement with the Public by: Tanja Perko (Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK∙CEN) | |
| Experiences of engaging with 'non-RP specialist' cohorts with regards to the UK Nuclear New Build Programmes by: Pete Bryant (UK Society for Radiological Protection) | |
| Engaging with School Children – Experiences from the SRP Schools Outreach Programme by: Pete Cole (University of Liverpool) | |
| Panel discussion and Q&A | |
| 09.50 - 10.20 | Break |
| 10.20 - 11.40 | Scientific presentations |
| Security | |
| Environmental & exposure | |
| Miscellanious | |
| 11.40 - 12.10 | Break |
| 12.10 - 14.00 | Keynote speakers and highlighted sessions Closing ceremony |
| New developments in the production of radionuclides by: A. Denkova | |
| Advances in personal dosimetry by: Filip Vanhavere | |
| Closing session: summary on the topic of the congress by: Roger Coates | |
| Closing ceremony: | |
| IRPA 15 by: Mr. Kim | |
| IRPA 2022 | |
| Young Professional Award by: Alfred Hefner | |
| YP Public Award and Farewell by: Hielke Freerk Boersma | |