The State of Qatar hosts a regional workshop on external radiation dosimetry, with special focus on monitoring the exposure of the limbs and eye lenses to radiation.
Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health and Hamad Medical Corporation, during the period from May 7-11, 2023, the workshop primarily aims to foster interactive debates on the methods of establishing, optimizing and coordinating the external monitoring capabilities of doses to hands, legs and eye lenses, in conformity with IAEA’s safety requirements and standards to ensure the annual dose limits for the eye lens are not exceeded.
The operators who could potentially be exposed to this risk primarily include medial specialists who operate Image-guided equipment in cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology, along with medical specialists who discharge some functions in nuclear medicine, as well as workers in emergency response and Industrial radiography.
International experts from Qatar, Greece, Kuwait and Lebanon will present the workshop, with the participation of 28 international delegates.
Source: Qatar News Agency
