During the 18th Congress of the Polish Society of Medical Physics (PTFM), on September 20, 2024, Dariusz Kluszczyński, Director of the National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care gave a lecture entitled “IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme for 2024-2025 – Project POL9028”. The presentation concerned the description of the project, assumed goals, discussion of activities, budget of the project and cooperation with organizations such as PTFM.
Project IAEA TC POL9028: “Preventing tissue reactions in interventional procedures” is implemented by the National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care as part of the Technical Cooperation Programme of the International Atomic Energy Agency for 2024-2025 (IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme 2024-2025) and aims to raise awareness among personnel involved in IR by promoting procedures where the patient’s radiation protection is part of good medical practice.
The 18th Congress of the Polish Society of Medical Physics (PTFM) took place in Poznań, on September 19-21, 2024, under the slogan: “Medical physicist. Redefinition of the concept. Are we sure?”. This is a key event for people associated with the Society, and is organized every two years in cooperation with the best national clinical and scientific centers, and this year it was held under the honorary patronage of the National Centre for Radiation Protection in Health Care. The aim of the Congress was, among others, to present the latest knowledge and achievements and to exchange experiences regarding the development of medical physics, in particular new diagnostic and therapeutic methods. The topics covered issues in the field of radiotherapy, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, radiation protection, theranostics, biosignals and nanotechnology. The event gathered 240 participants.
