Last Thursday SRP Council met in London. It was the first meeting of the new SRP Council year – so special for that reason of course – but it also marked a very significant date for the radiation protection community. Exactly 100 years ago the First International Congress of Radiology was held at Central Hall Westminster on 1-4 July 1925. Council met at the same venue in the same week and were given a tour by a member of the…
10th Jul 2025News Archive
Articles from July 2025
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9 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 (BST) From space exploration to brain radiosurgery, from ensuring the safety of commercial aircraft to helping fight the spread of the Zika virus, Cobalt-60 plays a leading—and often surprising—role in our society. It is arguably the radioisotope with the greatest impact on global healthcare, enabling the sterilization of 30 to 40% of all single-use medical devices. Presented by Riccardo Bevilacqua…
10th Jul 2025
SRP has launched a Student Award Scheme to reward students studying for higher education qualifications, including apprenticeships, in courses where there is an element of Radiation Protection (RP) taught. The aim is to encourage students to consider careers in RP and also to raise the profile of SRP in the academic sector. The Award will be given to educational organisations to make (eg for best student, best progress or similar achievement).…
10th Jul 2025
EMF, a different sort of radiation? 21 August 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 (BST) Urban myths about 5G and other sources of EMF affect our risk perception, some don't believe 'the science' regarding public exposure levels and this can spill over into occupational settings. Whilst we're wondering about exposure from our phones and WiFi routers, real hazards in the workplace can remain unidentified. On top of this, legislation is looser around EMF than…
2nd Jul 2025
Affiliated Organisation Winner Each year the Affiliated Organisation meeting takes place during the Annual Conference and we like to come up with a fun way to celebrate each organisation. The organisation that won the Affiliated Organisation prize this year was Cerberus Nuclear for coming up with the best tenuous link to Liverpool - as this is where the 7th European IRPA Congress will be held, which SRP is hosting next year. The tenuous link…
2nd Jul 2025