Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey

Joana Santos; Shane Foley; Jonas Andersson; João Paulo Figueiredo; Christoph Hoeschen; John Damilakis; Guy Frija; Francisco Alves; Katrine Riklund; Louise Rainford; Ursula Nestle; Jonathan McNulty; Klaus Bacher; Monika Hierath; Graciano Paulo

doi:10.1186/s13244-023-01398-6

Insights into Imaging (Apr 2023)

Education and training in radiation protection in Europe: results from the EURAMED Rocc-n-Roll project survey

Joana Santos,
Shane Foley,
Jonas Andersson,
João Paulo Figueiredo,
Christoph Hoeschen,
John Damilakis,
Guy Frija,
Francisco Alves,
Katrine Riklund,
Louise Rainford,
Ursula Nestle,
Jonathan McNulty,
Klaus Bacher,
Monika Hierath,
Graciano Paulo

Affiliations

Joana Santos: Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy
Shane Foley: Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin
Jonas Andersson: Department of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics, Umeå University
João Paulo Figueiredo: Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy
Christoph Hoeschen: Institute of Medical Technology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
John Damilakis: School of Medicine, University of Crete
Guy Frija: Université de Paris
Francisco Alves: Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy
Katrine Riklund: Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology and Umeå Centre for Functional Brain Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University
Louise Rainford: Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin
Ursula Nestle: Department of Radiation Oncology, Kliniken Maria Hilf
Jonathan McNulty: Radiography and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Dublin
Klaus Bacher: Division of Medical Physics, Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University
Monika Hierath: European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR)
Graciano Paulo: Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC - Coimbra Health School, Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-023-01398-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

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Key points 1. European health professionals reveal different RP E&T experiences. 2. Around 12% of the respondents report the absence of undergraduate RP topics. 3. The radiation protection problems perception varies across Europe. 4. The results revealed a heterogeneity of compliance with the EU recommendations.

Published in Insights into Imaging

ISSN: 1869-4101 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.springer.com/13244

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