A survey of the use of dose constraints across Europe

Stephen Fennell, Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, Chaiperson, ERPAN Introduction The concept of a dose constraint was established by ICRP in Publication 60 [1] and included in the 1996 European Basic Safety Standards Directive [2] (1996 BSS) which defined it as “a restriction on the prospective doses to individuals which may result from a defined […]

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4th EANNORM Round Table Workshop on « Transportation of NORM, NORM Measurements and Strategies, Building Materials »

Hartmut Schulz (IAF – Radioökologie GmbH, Germany), Astrid Schellenberger (IAF – Radioökologie GmbH, Germany), Sonja Schreurs (NuTeC – XIOS Hogeschool Limburg, Belgium), Wouter Schroyers (NuTeC – XIOS Hogeschool Limburg, Belgium) The 4th EANNORM – Workshop, organised and hosted by NuTeC – XIOS Hogeschool Limburg in cooperation with IAF – Radioökologie GmbH, was held from 29th […]

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Experience feedback from the report of an interventional radiology event at the Strasbourg Academic Hospitals

Carole Rousse (Deputy Head ASN Ionising Radiation and Health Department, France) Introduction On March 20, 2009, the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) was informed by the Strasbourg Academic Hospitals (HUS) of reports of patients presenting adverse reactions, of unusual intensity, consisting of hair loss over a large surface area and/or cutaneous erythema. These patients received […]

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