Three X-ray Inspection Project (XIP) officers, headed by XIP Head Atty. Ma. Louredes V. Mangaoang, had recently attended the International Conference on Late Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Bridging the Experimental and Epidemiologic Divide, on May 4-6, 2009, held in Washington, DC, USA, sponsored by, among others, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgetown University. The other Customs participants include POM Field Officer and BOC Radiation Safety Officer Renato D. Palgan and Port of Cebu Radiation Safety Officer Laurentino Villamar, Jr.
The multi-disciplinary three-day conference, which aims to stimulate collaboration and synergistic interactions among the participants, focuses on emerging data and new challenges in radiation sciences. The topics of discussion range from experimental biology to epidemiologic studies of radiation-exposed populations. Two poster sessions were also held in the first and second days of the conference.
It may be recalled that the Bureau of Customs has thirty units of container x-ray machines that use linear accelerator-sourced of radiation in screening containerized cargoes, and the proper practices and application of these machines is one of the primary concerns of the XIP for the protection of its personnel and the general public. And the establishments, development and implementation of its radiation protection program is regulated by the Department of Health.
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