Ionizing radiation in comparison with other hazardous factors is particular due to the fact that any of its quantity (dose) might cause detrimental effects. It might occur that humans shall be protected in such a way that zero doses are received by them. However, it is unrealistic. Doses are to be decreased down to some optimum levels. It is done by optimization of radiation protection.
However, it is difficult to set these optimum levels. It is even more difficult to find the ways of decreasing the doses.
Radiation protection professionals all around the world encounter problems of optimization of radiation protection. Information is exchanged in order to minimize probability of faults. Anybody who had similar problems might advice very much. Networks of information exchange are created, though not so many of them are operative yet.
Lithuanian Radiation Protection Centre long ago promoted the idea of creation of such network in the Central and Eastern Europe. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has supported the idea and the small network was established in 2002 with the support of the IAEA. Such networks are created also in other parts of world.
The workshop is held in Vilnius on November 16-18. Radiation protection professionals form more than 20 European and Central Asian countries will discuss their problems and establish the new large network of information exchange. The workshop is supported by the IAEA.
Lithuanian radiation protection professionals are ready to share their experience and help solving radiation protection problems in other countries.
