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Radon national action plan workshop Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and Safety of Radioactive Waste Management International Conference on Modern Radiotherapy (2-4 December 2009) Background and objectives Opening session Sessions Synthesis and conclusions IAEA-ASN workshop (22-23 March 2007) Symposium international NuPEER Convention on Nuclear Safety IAEA Safety Reviews and Appraisals in France OSART Mission conducted in France WENRA ReportsProfessional events
Modern radiotherapy : advances and challenges in radiation protection of patients The use of ionizing radiation in medicine has led to major improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. While bringing new benefits for cancer treatment, modern radiotherapy also poses new challenges in terms of radiation protection of patients. Prevention of radiotherapy incidents and accidents is a major issue in this area. After severe accidents occurred in France since 2006, the French Nuclear Safety Authority has taken several initiatives to strengthen the control of radiotherapy centers (inspection) and the regulation (quality assurance). ASN has set up a system of event notification and a severity scale to rate patient related events. At international level, several initiatives on the topic of safety of medical practices involving ionizing radiations have been already taken or are in preparation. Objectives The major objective of the conference is to provide a platform for exchanging experience, and reviewing the actions implemented to improve the radiation safety in radiotherapy both at national and international level. As a result of the conference is expected : • to set up an international cooperation to improve management for overexposed patients, • to outline a strategy for strengthening regulation, • to contribute to the elaboration of an international scale to rate patient related events for communication and reporting purpose.
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Radiothérapie : défis et avancées dans le domaine de la radioprotection des patients L'utilisation des radiations ionisantes en médecine a conduit à des progrès majeurs dans le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies. La radiothérapie bien qu'apportant de nombreuses avancées dans le traitement des cancers, lance aussi de nouveaux défis en terme de radioprotection des patients. Objectifs Le principal objectif de cette conférence est de présenter et d'analyser les actions mises en place pour améliorer la sécurité des soins en radiothérapie au niveau national et international. Les résultats attendus de cette conférence sont: • de décider l'éventuelle nécessité de renforcer les actions internationales pour la prévention des incidents et accidents ;
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