Radiation Protection Safety

The Radiation Protection Safety group activities consisted on the deployment of unique scientific and technical expertise, skills and competence in radiological protection and radiation safety in Portugal. The group is involved in fundamental and applied research activities addressing multidisciplinary, cross-cutting and leading edge topics in: dosimetry and radiobiology; environmental radioactivity and radioecology; radioactive waste management; metrology of ionizing radiations; emergency preparedness and management of radiological & nuclear accidents; defence and security applications.

Objectives

Keep abreast of the state-of-art in scientific and technical topics and in international regulations and safety standards in modern radiological protection and radiation safety;
Provide scientific advice and support to the Portuguese competent authorities and stakeholders in the execution of policies in radiological protection and in areas involving application of ionizing radiations and radioisotopes;
Contribute to raise the awareness of Portuguese and international stakeholders about hot topics, emerging, leading edge and multidisciplinary scientific issues associated to the biological effects arising from the medical, industrial and environmental exposures to ionizing radiations of workers, patients and members of the public;
Participation in PIANOFORTE (the European Partnership for Radiation Protection Research), fulfilling the duties of Program Manager for Portugal assigned to IST by FCT.
Participation in R&D projects funded by the European Union (EU) Framework Programmes and HORIZON 2020, by the FCT, by organizations such as EURADOS and EURAMET, in collaboration with CERN and other research centers in European countries. Included the participation in the activities of the EU Research Platforms MELODI, EURADOS, IGD-TP, NERIS, Alliance and RENEB.
Foster collaborative links with Portuguese research groups, academia, hospitals and other stakeholders in Radiation Protection, in the context of scientific projects and academic, education and training activities.