IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2009/09
IAEA Press Briefing on Radiation Protection for Patients
28 April 2009 | IAEA Radiation Safety experts together with a leading US Diagnostic Radiologist will brief journalists at IAEA headquarters in Vienna on Wednesday, 29 April, at 10:00 in room B0709, on new initiatives to enhance patient protection in the face of increased use of ionizing radiation in diagnostic x-rays. As a key coordinating body of radiation protection for patients, the IAEA is leading several programmes designed to explore the impact of new technologies in medicine and to minimize the risks.
Please register your interest in attending the briefing by e-mailing the IAEA Press Office at press@iaea.org or calling us on [43-1] 2600-21276.
Phone briefings can be arranged through IAEA Press Office.
Press Contacts
Press Office
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-21273
About the IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957, the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit the Press Section of the IAEA's website (http://www.iaea.org/Resources/Journalists/), or call the IAEA's Division of Public Information at (431) 2600-21270.