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In December 2017, the International Atomic Energy Agency hosted the International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine: Achieving Change in Practice, in Vienna. / En décembre 2017, l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique organisait à Vienne l’International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine—Achieving change in practice (Congrès international sur la protection radiologique en médecine : changer les pratiques).

Each year the Students and Young Professionals Committee organizes a student paper contest in conjunction with the CRPA annual conference. / Tous les ans, de concert avec le congrès annuel de l’ACRP, le comité des étudiants et des jeunes professionnels organise un concours de communications étudiantes.

The 64^th session of United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) took place from May 28 to June 2, 2017. UNSCEAR is the United Nations committee responsible for assessing exposures to radiation and effects on human health and the environment.

June 5–7 2017 / Du 5 au 7 juin 2017
Saskatoon, SK

Richard V. Osborne Founder’s Award and Distinguished Achievement Award / Prix commémoratif du fondateur Richard V. Osborne et Prix Accomplissement distingué

Historically, calibration of thermoluminescent dosimeter chips has used an X-ray combined with a calibrated reference instrument. This process, however, is tedious and expensive. A solution is to calibrate the chips using commercial Cs-137, a naturally occurring radioactive gamma ray source.