Medical session: Current activities of the Nordic Working Group on X-ray diagnostics

摘要

A formal and practical co-operation between the Nordic radiation protection authorities has existed for decades. The co-operation has been mainly implemented through Working Groups (WG) established for several fields of interest. The WGs have sometimes been established for specific tasks, but usually they have mandates for more permanent working on a specific topic area. At present there are altogether eight working groups in operation. The main tasks of the Nordic WG on X-ray diagnostics are to exchange information on the national activities and achievements, to discuss problems and development for regulatory issues and to coordinate or undertake joint efforts of research. The joint research projects aim at supporting the regulatory activities and promoting the development of quality assurance and radiation safety in diagnostic radiology. The results of the work are published in the series of the Report on Nordic radiation protection co-operation (seven reports by 1999) and also as scientific papers in international journals.