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It’s WABA World Breastfeeding Week 2026! 🤱

This year’s theme, Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works, focuses on strengthening proven approaches and measuring their impact on nutrition, food security and poverty reduction.

Providing clear information about radiation protection is part of that support. While most radiological medical procedures do not require stopping or limiting breastfeeding, radioiodine treatment is an important exception. If radioiodine treatment is needed, breastfeeding should be stopped before treatment begins to help keep your baby safe.

Learn more about radiation protection during pregnancy and breastfeeding 🔗 atoms.iaea.org/4wdpa0p

▶️ Catch up on the final webinar on Artificial Intelligence in Radiation Protection of Patients: Regulatory Framework! Recording now available: atoms.iaea.org/4vkW66u

The seventh and final session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s webinar series explores the regulatory framework governing the use of AI in healthcare relevant to radiation protection of patients.

You will learn:

🔹What the key elements of the regulatory framework for AI relevant to radiation protection of patients are;
🔹How AI may impact radiation protection authorities and regulatory oversight;
🔹How radiation protection authorities can support the safe implementation of AI.

This session will be of interest to radiation protection authorities and regulators, AI developers, as well as healthcare professionals involved in AI implementation for patient protection.

📢 Today! Join us for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) webinar on AI in radiation protection of patients focusing on regulatory frameworks.

You will learn:
🔹Key AI regulatory elements relevant to radiation protection of patients
🔹How AI may affect radiation protection authorities and regulatory oversight
🔹How radiation protection authorities can support the safe implementation of AI

⏱️14:00 CEST (Vienna time)
👉Register here: atoms.iaea.org/3RTSMRL

New poster for radiology staff on the latest patient contact shielding guidance!

Routine patient contact shielding is no longer needed – and our latest poster explains why, along with what strategies work better for patient protection. It outlines:

🔹 What patient contact shielding is
🔹 Its potential benefits and risks
🔹 Situations where it may still be considered
🔹 Key optimization strategies to reduce unnecessary exposure

The poster is designed for radiology departments and training spaces.

Download and share it with your team: atoms.iaea.org/4geCnRX

🤖 Want to learn more about AI in radiation protection of patients?

Join us for the 7th session of this International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) webinar series, focusing on the regulatory framework governing the use of AI in healthcare relevant to radiation protection of patients.

You will learn:
🔹Key AI regulatory elements relevant to radiation protection of patients
🔹How AI may affect radiation protection authorities and regulatory oversight
🔹How radiation protection authorities can support the safe implementation of AI

This session is particularly relevant for radiation protection authorities and regulators, professionals involved in AI implementation and healthcare administrators.

🗓️17 June 2026, 14:00 CEST (Vienna time)
👉Register now: atoms.iaea.org/3RTSMRL

🎧 How can the wider adoption of new nuclear medicine therapies be ensured safely in clinical practice?

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Radiation Protection Specialist Vesna Gershan, PhD, joined a new episode of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine - JNM Podcast, Bridging Gaps for Radioligand Therapy, to discuss barriers to patient access and radiation protection challenges in nuclear medicine therapy.

The international panel of experts in nuclear medicine and radiation safety explored possible approaches and actions needed to make the latest nuclear medicine therapies widely accessible to patients, ensuring safe and effective practices.

👉 Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/3ONEKQn

AI has arrived in clinical practice offering new opportunities to enhance radiation protection of patients. However, clear accountability for patient safety in diagnosis and treatment remains the responsibility of healthcare professionals. This was agreed by over 187 medical experts, decision makers and AI specialists from 65 countries and 18 organizations at a recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting in Vienna.

“This meeting has allowed us to distil the current status of AI, find what we need, what is missing and how to move forward in applying it to further strengthen patient radiation protection,” said Chair Stine Korreman, Professor of Medical Physics at Aarhus University, Denmark.

🤖 How can AI be safely implemented in clinical practice?

Part 6 of the IAEA webinar series on AI in radiation protection of patients highlights key considerations, practical frameworks and challenges related to deploying AI in radiation protection of patients.

Learn more about:

🔹 Governance and workforce considerations;
🔹 Frameworks for safe and effective AI implementation;
🔹 Challenges and risk mitigation strategies.

👉 Watch the recording here: atoms.iaea.org/4tp8TEZ