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Survey on education and training of medical physicists in the member states of the European Community with reference to the patient directive (84/466/Euratom)

Abstract

Article 5 of Directive 84/466/Euratom mentions the availability of a qualified expert in radiophysics to sophisticated departments of radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. Since the qualified expert has a major and direct role to play in the protection of the patient undergoing medical examination or treatment involving ionizing radiation, his presence in the hospital and the training he has received are considerable aspects of radiation protection in the medical domain. The application of Article 5 of Directive 84/466/Euratom is of great importance for the protection of the patient undergoing medical examination or treatment involving ionizing radiation. This report, developed to evaluate the actual application of this article, reveals that although in several Member States the concept of the qualified expert in radiophysics has already been introduced into national law, in practice a need for further harmonization clearly emerges. On the availability of training facilities, the situation in the Community is rather positive, but the formal recognition of training and education of medical physicists by government bodies is still in a developing stage.
Authors:
Schmitt-Hannig, A [1] 
  1. Institut fuer Strahlenhygiene des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Neuherberg (DE)
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
EUR-13298
Reference Number:
SCA: 560101; PA: FRD-92:000969; SN: 92000757224
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; EDUCATION; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENTS; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; LEGISLATION; RECOMMENDATIONS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES; 560101; DOSIMETRY AND MONITORING
OSTI ID:
10152529
Research Organizations:
Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: TI92526929; CNN: Contract 88-ET-005; TRN: FR9200969
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
79 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Schmitt-Hannig, A. Survey on education and training of medical physicists in the member states of the European Community with reference to the patient directive (84/466/Euratom). France: N. p., 1991. Web.
Schmitt-Hannig, A. Survey on education and training of medical physicists in the member states of the European Community with reference to the patient directive (84/466/Euratom). France.
Schmitt-Hannig, A. 1991. "Survey on education and training of medical physicists in the member states of the European Community with reference to the patient directive (84/466/Euratom)." France.
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title = {Survey on education and training of medical physicists in the member states of the European Community with reference to the patient directive (84/466/Euratom)}
author = {Schmitt-Hannig, A}
abstractNote = {Article 5 of Directive 84/466/Euratom mentions the availability of a qualified expert in radiophysics to sophisticated departments of radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. Since the qualified expert has a major and direct role to play in the protection of the patient undergoing medical examination or treatment involving ionizing radiation, his presence in the hospital and the training he has received are considerable aspects of radiation protection in the medical domain. The application of Article 5 of Directive 84/466/Euratom is of great importance for the protection of the patient undergoing medical examination or treatment involving ionizing radiation. This report, developed to evaluate the actual application of this article, reveals that although in several Member States the concept of the qualified expert in radiophysics has already been introduced into national law, in practice a need for further harmonization clearly emerges. On the availability of training facilities, the situation in the Community is rather positive, but the formal recognition of training and education of medical physicists by government bodies is still in a developing stage.}
place = {France}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}