EURADOS strategic research agenda: vision for dosimetry of ionising radiation.
Since autumn 2012, the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) has been developing its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), which is intended to contribute to the identification of future research needs in radiation dosimetry in Europe. The present article summarises-based on input from EURADOS Working Groups (WGs) and Voting Members-five visions in dosimetry and defines key issues in dosimetry research that are considered important for the next decades. The five visions include scientific developments required towards (a) updated fundamental dose concepts and quantities, (b) improved radiation risk estimates deduced from epidemiological cohorts, (c) efficient dose assessment for radiological emergencies, (d) integrated personalised dosimetry in medical applications and (e) improved radiation protection of workers and the public. The SRA of EURADOS will be used as a guideline for future activities of the EURADOS WGs. A detailed version of the SRA can be downloaded as a EURADOS report from the EURADOS website (www.eurados.org).
Helmholtz Center Munich, Institute of Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany werner.ruehm@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
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Radiation Protection Institute, ENEA, Bologna, Italy.
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Fantuzzi
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK.
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Harrison
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany.
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Schuhmacher
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Mol, Belgium.
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Vanhavere
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), CTN, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France.
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Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Rome, Italy.
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Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), Zagreb, Croatia.
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT), Madrid, Spain.
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Lopez
Paul Scherer Institut (PSI), Villigen, Switzerland.
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Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), Zagreb, Croatia.
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Miljanić
Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig, Germany.
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Neumaier
Instytut Fizyki Jądrowej (IFJ), Krakow, Poland.
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Seibersdorf Labor GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria.
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Stadtmann
Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, UK.
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Helmholtz Center Munich, Institute of Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany.
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D035843:Biomedical Research; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011874:Radiometry / Q000592:standards*