ETRAP 2023
8th International Conference on Education and Training in Radiological Protection
26-30 June 2023


Conference is organized by the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN and the University of Groningen in cooperation with IAEA, EUTERP and IRPA, and with support of EFOMP, HERCA, IRPA-YG, BVS-ABR, NVS, FANR, CEA-INSTN, Technical University Madrid and Leibniz University Hannover.
Download the ETRAP 2023 programme, ETRAP 2023 Book of Abstracts and the ETRAP 2023 proceedings.
Organisation & themes
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- Michèle Coeck (SCK CEN), chair
- Hielke Freerk Boersma (RUG)
- Arjo Bunskoeke (RUG)
- Joanne Stewart (EUTERP)
- Eduardo Gallego (Technical University Madrid)
- Marie Claire Cantone (IRPA)
- Thiago Lima (IRPA-YG)
- Andrea Luciani (IAEA)
- Barbara Godthelp (HERCA)
- Heleen van Elsäcker-Degenaar (NVS)
- Pascal Froment (BVS-ABR)
- Jan-Willem Vahlbruch (Leibniz University)
- Daniele Giuffrida (FANR)
- Adriaan Lammertsma (EFOMP)
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- Competence standards for trainers
- Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experiences gained
- Competence based systems vs. qualification based systems
- Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection
- Integration of social sciences and humanities and public engagement
Presentations and posters
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Keynote | Worldwide overview on the Member States’ education, training and competence requirements for QE and RPO
Andrea Luciani - IAEA, AustriaSession 1 | Competence based systems versus qualification based systems (Chairperson: Michèle Coeck, SCK CEN, Belgium)
Keynote | Comparison of legal requirements for education and training of RPE and RPO in Europe. The HERCA workgroup on education and training experience
Barbara Godthelp - HERCA & ANVS, The NetherlandsUK RPA certificate changes
Mary Allan - RPA 2000, United KingdomRadiation protection education and training in Belgium: challenges and opportunities
Tom Clarijs - SCK CEN, BelgiumSession 2 | Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection (Chairperson: Andrea Luciani, IAEA, Austria)
Development of the radiation protection workforce knowledge base through sharing of ideas and practices
Marie Claire Cantone - IRPA & University of Milan, ItalyDevelopments in radiation protection education, training and qualifications in the UAE
Meera Alshoukari - FANR, United Arab EmiratesThe role of education and training in the development of a regulatory infrastructure in radiation protection in Suriname and beyond
Hielke Freerk Boersma - University of Groningen, The NetherlandsEURADOS webinars on radiation dosimetry: a new action within EURADOS Education and Training vision and strategy
João Garcia Alves - EURADOS & Instituto Superior Técnico, PortugalSession 3 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (Chairperson: Eduardo Gallego - Polytechnical University of Madrid & IRPA)
Radiochemical experiments in a new virtual radionuclide laboratory: interim results from the European HORIZION 2020 project A-CINCH
Jan-Willem Vahlbruch - Leibniz University Hannover, GermanyEarly stage experiences with using virtual reality to enhance learning experiences with ionizing radiation in radiation protection courses
Louise Berghuijs - NRG, The NetherlandsRadiation safety e-learning training for non-radiology doctors and other staff: Experiences in a major academic teaching hospital in Ireland
Thomas Heary Beaumont Hospital, IrelandRadiation protection update training for dental professionals and university staff/students: experiences with online vs faceto-face options
Graham Hart - YourRPA, United KingdomContinuing online radiological protection education for professionals
Paula Garcia Castañon - University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain -
Session 4 | Attracting and preserving a competent workforce in radiation protection (continued) (Chairperson: Adriaan Lammertsma - EFOMP)
Realistic training and practice for radiological emergency preparedness and response in The Netherlands
Teetske Van Gorcum - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The NetherlandsHow can we attract and preserve a competent workforce in medical radiation protection?
John Damilakis - University of Crete, GreeceBuilding a new graduate-level health physics program: challenges and successes
Emily Caffrey - University of Alabama, Birmingham, USAThe Bsc physics, medical physics and radiation protection at the university of Malta: a success story in attracting young people to the radiation protection professions
Carmel J. Caruana - University of MaltaFrom student participation to infinity: implementing digital innovation for success in education of radiation protection
Hendrik Erenstein Hanze - University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsSession 5 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (continued) | Artificial Intelligence (Chairperson: Ben Bewersdorf - University of Groningen)
Keynote | Artificial Intelligence in education and training
Erik Hemberg - MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, Anyscale Learning For All (ALFA) Group, USASession 6 | Online and hybrid learning: innovation and experience gained (continued) (Chairperson: Jan-Willem Vahlbruch - Leibnitz University Hannover, Germany)
How BRAVER challenges students in radiation protection training
Sonja Schreurs - University of Hasselt, BelgiumHow can we use digital learning tools in hybrid learning?
Wout Moerman - RadboudUMC, The NetherlandsPost Covid andragogic improvements of radiation safety training
Charles Wilson - University of Alabama, Birmingham, USAAWE radiation protection access training
Catherine Nortey - AWE, United KingdomRisk minimisation in online radiation protection training
Stephen Jackson - UKHSA, United KingdomNational training courses on radiation protection organized at Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal: a pandemic experience
João Garcia Alves - Instituto Superior Técnico, PortugalEffectiveness of the post-pandemic hybrid education in radiation protection: first results
Davit Nadareishvili - Ivane Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, GeorgiaHybrid training of first responders for nuclear and radiological emergency preparedness and response in Lithuania
Odeta Drungelaite - Radiation Protection Centre, Lithuania -
Session 7 | Integration of social sciences and humanities and public engagement (Chairperson: Marie Claire Cantone, IRPA & University of Milan, Italy)
Keynote | An ethical capability-possibility framework for education and training in radiological protection
Gaston Meskens - SCK CEN, BelgiumCo-creative Radiation Education Program (CREPE) in Osaka University
Michio Okada - Osaka University, JapanSession 8 | Competence standards for trainers (Chairperson: Hielke Freerk Boersma - University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Keynote | How to include AI in trainer competencies
Alicia Streppel - University of Groningen, The NetherlandsSelection and evaluation of lecturers for EEAE ‘s training activities
Sotirios Economides - Greek Atomic Energy Commission, GreeceA Portuguese experience in Education & Training in Radiation Protection
Louis Branco - ISQ, PortugalImplementation of quality assurance in education and training in radiation protection
Heleen Van Elsacker-Degenaar - Stichting KOS & NVS, The NetherlandsOutcome & results of the 9th EUTERP workshop
Joanne Stewart - EUTERP, The NetherlandsKeynote | The ICRP Vancouver Call for Action
Ulrike Kulka - Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany -
Roleplay Medical Imaging: a high school teaching module to playfully discover what expertise is necessary to suffice 20 patients a SPECT-scan in the hospital.
Robert Beekveldt - NRG, The NetherlandsAttracting the future workforce in radiation protection: outreach activities by the SCK CEN Academy
Tom Clarijs - SCK CEN, BelgiumStatus of cross-checked database of resources, online demos and virtual labs for radiation protection training
Francesco D’Ericco - University of Pisa, ItalyDevelopment of a hybrid training plan in operational radiation protection for the staff of new proton therapy systems
Gonzalo Garcia Fernandez - Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, SpainC-arm in the OR: training of medical specialists
Kitty Hoornstra - UMC Utrecht Hospital, The NetherlandsApplying infographics for an effective radioactive waste management in a nuclear medicine department
Rodrigo Rosado del Castillo - La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, Spain