Support for the “Vancouver call for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide”: the position of organisations in formal relations with the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)

Lorenzo Nicola Mazzoni, John Damilakis, Bernard Le Guen, Siamak Haghdoost, Annette Röttger, Teemu Siiskonen, Ruth McBurney, Miroslav Pinak, Rodney Croft, Gunde Ziegelberger, Meritxell Martell, Sama Bilbao y Leon, Marcel Lips, Kathryn A. Higley, Efi Koutsouveli, Paddy Gilligan, Borislava Batandjieva-Metcalf, Jing Chen, Michael Lassmann, Jens KurthSøren Holm, Michel Koole, Filip Vanhavere, Oliver Hupe, Jean Luc Lachaume, Joanne Stewart, Julie Lucey, Vincent Gregoire, Thomas Rockwell Mackie, Laura J. Atwell, Chuan Wang, Fieke Dekkers, Bernd Lorenz, Tapani Eurajoki, Susan Molyneux-Hodgson

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    Abstract

    The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), recently expressed concern 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” and in 2022 announced the “Vancouver call for action to strengthen expertise in radiological protection worldwide”. As representatives of organisations in formal relations with ICRP, we decided to promote this position paper to declare and emphasise that strengthening the expertise in radiological protection is a collective priority for all of us.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number103392
    Number of pages3
    JournalPhysica Medica
    Volume124
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Aug 2024

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
    • General Physics and Astronomy

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