The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is organizing the International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine from December 11-15, 2017 in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Madan Rehani (Radiology) is Chair of the program committee for this upcoming conference after serving as Chair of the meeting of the program committee that was held on October 10-12, 2016. This event is a follow-up conference to the 2012 meeting that was held in Bonn, Germany that resulted in Bonn Call for Action. This statement highlights ten main actions and related sub-actions that are identified as being essential for the strengthening of radiation protection in medicine over the next decade. These include but are not limited to expanding on radiation protection education and training of health professionals, increasing availability of improved global information on medical and occupational exposures, and further enforcing safety requirements globally.
