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November 2011
ICRP News: ICRP 2011 Symposium presentations now available to download
http://www.icrp.org/page.asp?id=142
A special issue of the journal Radiation Protection Dosimetry containing many lectures and proffered papers presented at the International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine, 1-3 September 2010 in Varna, Bulgaria, is now published. The download is free at
http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/content/current
October 2011
Presentation given by EFOMP vice-President at the 9th International Conference on Medical Physics at Kaunas, Lithuania
August 2011
"Implementation of the International Code of Practice on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology (TRS 457): Review of Test Results", IAEA Human Health Reports No.4. The full text can be downloaded from the IAEA Publication web page: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1498_web.pdf
"Quality Assurance Programme for Digital Mammography” IAEA Human Health Series No. 17.
http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1482_web.pdf
June 2011
European survey on existing and required imaging facilities
http://www.eurobioimaging.eu/content-news/euro-bioimaging-survey-online-now
2nd finalised edition European Core Curriculum Medical Physics
MPE surveys
One of the issues EFOMP is dealing with is our relatively limited knowledge about the way in which the Medical Physics Expert role is undertaken in different countries. To gain more data on this, we have developed an online survey and staffing level census for circulation to medical physicists in Europe. We would be very grateful for your participation in both the survey (www.surveymonkey.com/s/mpe) and the census (www.tinyurl.com/efomp-staffing). The staffing level census is aimed at departmental level and to help you complete the census please click here for a PDF version to enable you to gather the required information before submitting the details over the web. This might be useful since some of the data required is quite detailed and there is no partial save option on the web version.
Professional Qualifications Directive
We also would like to draw your attention to the Public Consultation on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC) launched by Commission's Internal Market Directorate-General (DG MARKT) from 07.01.2011 to 15.03.2011.
The public consultation is aimed at gathering stakeholders’ views on a modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive.
The reform of the system of recognition of professional qualifications as a means to facilitate mobility is one of the priority actions proposed by the Commission in the Single Market Act.
We are sure this would be of interest to the MPE Project Consortium and particularly to EFOMP.
Recent ICRP drafts
Tissue Reactions Report Draft for Consultation
Tissue Reactions Report Consultation Explanatory Note
The ICRP has produced a Draft Report entitled 'Radiological Protection Education and
Training for Healthcare Staff and Students'. The document can be found at:
http://www.icrp.org/docs/ICRP_Report-RP_Education_and_Training_for_Healthcare_Staff_and_Students(for_Consultation).pdf
The EFOMP Education and Training, Committee has made its comments and they can be found at:
http://www.icrp.org/consultation_viewitem.asp?guid={29A2F1DC-D2A6-4A3E-ADF7-D06E32B79268}
