ETRAP 2005

23 - 25 November in Brussels, Belgium

3rd International Conference on Education and Training in Radiological Protection

Title		Swiss concept for the education in radiological protection in the medical field
Presented by		Gasser, Mathias
Institute(s)		Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Division Radioprotection (CH)
Description		Authors: Mathias Gasser and Nicolas Stritt Abstract: The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (SFOPH) is the regulatory body ensuring that anyone applying ionizing radiation in the medical or academic field has adequate training in radiological protection. Since 1994, the Swiss legislation differentiates between two aspects of knowledge: a) technical qualification and b) expertise in radiological protection. The first term refers to the actual medical skills; training and education are generally included into the curricula of basic and specialist medical studies. On the other hand, expertise in radiological protection designates specific knowledge required to fulfill legal obligations, e.g. quality assurance checks; these form an integral part of any official license to apply ionizing radiation. Expert training is always provided by specific courses which must be accredited by our office. With the bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU comes the free movement of workers between European countries and Switzerland. These agreements have led to an increase in the number of requests from professionals with a foreign qualification in radiological protection to be recognized by the Swiss authorities.
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