Vancouver call for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide
-
Published:2023-04-25
Issue:2
Volume:62
Page:175-180
-
ISSN:0301-634X
-
Container-title:Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
-
language:en
-
Short-container-title:Radiat Environ Biophys
Author:
Rühm W.ORCID, Cho K.ORCID, Larsson C.-M.ORCID, Wojcik A.ORCID, Clement C.ORCID, Applegate K.ORCID, Bochud F.ORCID, Bouffler S.ORCID, Cool D.ORCID, Hirth G.ORCID, Kai M.ORCID, Laurier D.ORCID, Liu S., Romanov S.ORCID, Schneider T.ORCID
Abstract
AbstractIonising radiation has been used for over a century for peaceful purposes, revolutionising health care and promoting well-being through its application in industry, science, and medicine. For almost as long, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has promoted understanding of health and environmental risks of ionising radiation and developed a protection system that enables the safe use of ionising radiation in justified and beneficial practices, providing protection from all sources of radiation. However, we are concerned that a shortage of investment in training, education, research, and infrastructure seen in many sectors and countries may compromise society’s ability to properly manage radiation risks, leading to unjustified exposure to or unwarranted fear of radiation, impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of our peoples. This could unduly limit the potential for research and development in new radiation technologies (healthcare, energy, and the environment) for beneficial purposes. ICRP therefore calls for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide through: (1) National governments and funding agencies strengthening resources for radiological protection research allocated by governments and international organisations, (2) National research laboratories and other institutions launching and sustaining long-term research programmes, (3) Universities developing undergraduate and graduate university programmes and making students aware of job opportunities in radiation-related fields, (4) Using plain language when interacting with the public and decision makers about radiological protection, and (5) Fostering general awareness of proper uses of radiation and radiological protection through education and training of information multipliers. The draft call was discussed with international organisations in formal relations with ICRP in October 2022 at the European Radiation Protection Week in Estoril, Portugal, and the final call announced at the 6th International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection of ICRP in November 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.
Funder
Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Environmental Science,Radiation,Biophysics
Reference13 articles.
1. Cho K, Imaoka T, Klokov D, Paunesku T, Salomaa S, Birschwilks M, Bouffler S, Brooks AL, Hei TK, Iwasaki T, Ono T, Sakai K, Wojcik A, Woloschak GE, Yamada Y, Hamada N (2019) Funding for radiation research: past, present and future. Int J Radiat Biol 95:816–840. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2018.1558303 2. Covello VT (2011) Risk communication, radiation, and radiological emergencies: strategies, tools, and techniques’. Health Phys 101:511–530. https://doi.org/10.1097/hp.0b013e3182299549 3. IAEA-WHO (2012) Bonn Call-for-Action: 10 actions to improve radiation protection in medicine in the next decade. International Atomic Energy and Agency (IAEA), Vienna and World Health Organisation (WHO), Geneva. https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/documents/rpop/bonn-call-for-action-statement.pdf. Accessed 21 Apr 2023 4. Laurier D, Rühm W, Paquet F, Applegate K, Cool D, Clement C, on behalf of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) (2021) Areas of research to support the system of radiological protection. Radiat Environ Biophys 60:519–530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-021-00947-1 5. Linet M, Applegate KE, McCollough CH, Bailey JE, Bright C, Bushberg JT, Chanock SJ, Coleman J, Dalal NH, Dauer LT, Davis PB, Eagar RY, Frija G, Held KD, Kachnic LA, Kiess AP, Klein LW, Kosti O, Miller CW, Miller-Thomas MM, Straus C, Vapiwala N, Wieder JS, Yoo DC, Brink JA, Dalrymple JL (2022) A multimedia strategy to integrate introductory broad-based radiation science education in us medical schools. J Amer Coll Radiol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2022.08.010
Cited by
7 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献
|
|