Safe Handling of Radioactive Sources at the Lab

 WORKSHOP
 Safe Handling of Radioactive Sources at the Lab

 Maria dos Anjos Neves
 Unidade de Protecção e Segurança Radiológica
 Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear (ITN)

November, 4th @ 14:00
Auditorium

 Topics
Environmental radioactivity
Radiological safety and protection at the lab
Working@Lab: contamination and decontamination

 Host Helena Matias (Safety Committee and Floor Coordination)

 Attendance

Please register till November 1st, sending group ID and name(s) by e-mail to itqb.safety@itqb.unl.pt

Participation in the workshop IS MANDATORY for all group leaders, post-docs and/or students working with any kind of radioactive sources, or planning to do so in the near future. For all other labs, attendance is free but it is highly advisable to send a representative, even if not involved in the subject.

 Abstract

Radioactivity is an invisible physical phenomenon than can be frightening to many people, not only because it can be the origin of severe health problems but also, in general, due to a low level of knowledge on the subject. Understanding the processes, acting in a safe way and using the right protections are the chief keywords when handling radioactive sources or equipments. ITQB Safety Committee is pleased to welcome Dr. Maria dos Anjos Neves from the Radiological Protection and Safety Department at Instituto Tecnológico Nuclear, who will broaden our overall knowledge about ionizing radiations and the uses of radioactivity in research, and will address our doubts and fears on the subject.

Curriculum Vitae summary

• Principal investigator at Radiological Protection and Safety Department (ITN); formal education in Chemical Engineering (IST/UTL) and Ph.D. (FC/UL).
  
• 64 publications (> 100 citations by other authors)
  
• 65 conferences (48 oral communications and 38 posters)
  
• Partnership in European projects (Marie Curie Host Fellowship, led by Poland and including 7 European institutions, 2004-2008)
  
• Research grants from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at:
  

• University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (1 year);

• Zentralinstitut für Kernforschung at Rossendorf, Dresden, RDA (2 months);

• Institute of Isotopes, Budapest, Hungary (2 months).

• Short period visiting scientist (2 month periods) included in international scientific agreements between Portugal and:
  

• Centro Nuclear La Reina, Santiago de Chile, Chile;

• Institute of Life Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa;

• Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland.

• Member of the scientific evaluation panel for international projects in Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
  
• Referee for J. Inorganic Biochemistry, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry and European J. Medicinal Chemistry.