ALARA 2019
"As Low As Reasonably Achievable"

26th - 28th November 2019 - Athens

19th EAN WORKSHOP “INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS” JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH THE
PODIUM (Personal Online DosImetry Using computational Methods) PROJECT

Provisional Programme (updated on 13.11.2019)

  

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Presentation and discussion 

of the results of the PODIUM Project                    

    08:30-09:00           Meeting point(s) in Athens, shuttle bus and transportation          
09:00-09:30 Registration
  Session 1 (Chair: Z. Thrapsanioti)
09:30-10:00 General framework of the PODIUM Project (F. Vanhavere, SCK•CEN)
10:00-10:30 Use of indoor positioning systems in PODIUM (J. Aranda, UPC)
10:30-11:00 Use of “Look up approach” (M. Zankl, HMGU)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
  Session 2 (Chair: M. Abdelrahman)
11:30-12:00 Individualized phantoms (P. Lombardo, SCK•CEN)
12:00-12:30  MC-GPU Monte Carlo code (M. Amor Duch, UPC)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
  Session 3 (Chair: M. Andersson)
13:30-14:00 Application in IR/IC fields  (A. Almen and U. O’Connor,  University of Lund and SJH)
14:00-14:30 Development of the online dosimetry application (O. Van Hoey, SCK•CEN)
14:30-15:00 Application in neutron fields (J. Eakins, PHE)
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
  Session 4 (Chair:  U. O’Connor)
15:30-16:00

Personnel Monitoring: Ethics, The Tech Trap and Social Expectation? (Prof. J. Malone, Trinity College, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)

16:00-17:00 Round table discussion: Advisory group (E. Carinou, A. Fremout, J. Malone, S.Niu, R. Tanner, F. Vermeersch), Moderator: R. Tanner
17:00-17:30 Conclusion and future work (M. Ginjaume, UPC)
17:30 Shuttle bus and transportation, back to meeting point(s) in Athens

 

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European

ALARA Network workshop            

              08:30-09:00           Meeting point(s) in Athens, shuttle bus and transportation          
09:00-09:30 Registration
  Session 1: INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS IN THE RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION AND THE FIRST EVALUATION OF THE EXPOSURE (CHAIR: F. VANHAVERE, F. VERMEERSCH) 
09:30-10:00

Welcome by EEAE (E. Carinou, EEAE)

Introduction and setting the scene (F. Vanhavere, F. Vermeersch, SCK•CEN)

10:00-10:30 Use of drones in the assessment of uncommon exposure situations (J. Camps, SCK•CEN)
10:30-11:00 Personal dose computation using monitoring systems and 3D cameras (M. Abdelrahman, SCK•CEN)
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
 11:30-11:50  The Way of CEN - Dose Assessment for Construction Products (B. Hoffman, BfS)
11:50-12:10 In-vivo incorporation of radionuclides of workers: measurements vs. evaluation with GEANT4 (S. Medici, IRA)
12:10-13:30 Lunch
  Session 2. INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS IN THE PLANNING AND DECISION PHASES (CHAIR: S. ANDRESZ)
13:30-13:50 The VISIPLAN software: to perform dose assessment under different scenarios (F. Vermeersch, SCK•CEN)
13:50-14:20 ALARA, Ethics, the ICRP System and Innovation: Aligned? (Prof. J. Malone, Trinity College Dublin; Ireland)
14:20-14:30

Introduction to working group - EAN Representatives

14:30-16:40 Working group session (1/2) - coffee break at 15.00 
16:45 Welcome reception
17.30 Shuttle bus and transportation, back to meeting point(s) in Athens

  

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European

ALARA Network workshop           

                   

        08:30-09:00           Meeting point(s) in Athens, shuttle bus and transportation
  Session 2. INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS IN THE PLANNING AND DECISION PHASES (cont.) (CHAIR: S. ANDRESZ)
09:00-09:20 Artificial intelligence in interventional techniques (Prof. E. Efstathopoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
09:20-09:40 Decision aiding tools considering multiple criteria (T. Kenny, EPA)
09:40-10:00 Manuela: an advanced 3D characterization material in NPP (B. Chagneau, Orano)
10:00-10:20 Using RayXpert© Monte Carlo code to optimize radiological protections in a nuclear medicine service, B. Simony, C. Dossat, A. Ghilardi (TRAD), J. F. Rauch, L. Whitfield (Hôpital Albi)
10:20-11:00 Coffee break
  Session 3. INNOVATIVE ALARA TOOLS FOR THE FOLLOW-UP AND FEEDBACK (CHAIR: P. CROÜAIL)
 11:00-11:20  The D-Schuttle for the collection, capitalization and broadcasting of radiological data after radiological events (W. Naito, P. Croüail, CEPN, AIST)
11:20-11:40 Impact of the Euratom Directive on the need of follow up and feedback from activities (C. Pafilis, S. Economides, EEAE)
11:40-12:10 Evolving Fluoro Worker Dosimetry (Prof. S. Balter, New York University)
12:10-12:30 Lunch 
13:30-16:00

Working group session (2/2)

16:00-17:00

Working group reports

Synthesis and concluding remarks

17:00 Shuttle bus and transportation, back to meeting point(s) in Athens
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