Inhalation of Alpha Particles Emitted by Uranium and Plutonium Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer in Nuclear Workers
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The European SHAMISEN Project Concludes with a Stakeholder Workshop in Paris
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Fukushima, six years later
Fukushima, six years later: consequences and lessons. (in spanish) The nuclear accident did not cause radiation deaths, but the evacuation caused more than a thousand premature deaths.
Executive summaries of the Lessons Learned in ST1 and ST2 now available !
Executive summaries of the Lessons Learned in ST1 and ST2 now available from here!
CONCERT Course «Uncertainty Analysis for Low Dose Radiation Research»
CONCERT Course «Uncertainty Analysis for Low Dose Radiation Research», ISGlobal Barcelona,July 3-7 2017 To view the flyer, please, click here.
RICOMET 2017
RICOMET 2017: Social and ethical aspects of decision-making in radiological risk situations
Growing evidence for the link between mobile phones and cancer.
The first results of a long awaited and very important study, carried out by the US National Toxicology Programme (NTP) have just been made available, and the National Institutes for Health are planning to hold a briefing on the results. An important study found an increased risk of glioma and of schwannoma of the heart in relation to exposure…
Elisabeth Cardis receives the medal ‘Chernobyl, 30 years’
Elisabeth Cardis, head of the Radiation Program in CREAL, an allied ISGlobal centre, received on May 17 the diploma and medal “Chernobyl – 30 years” awarded by the A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, for her personal contribution to the investigation and mitigation of the health consequences…
The Chernobyl accident in Ukraine, 30 years after
The Chernobyl accident in Ukraine, 30 years after The 26th of April 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the accident in Unit 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which resulted in a very large release of radionuclides which were deposited over a very wide area in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe…
International Conference “HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE CHORNOBYL ACCIDENT – 30 YEARS AFTERMATH”
Almost 30 years passed since the day of events at the Chernobyl NPP. This international conference will gather researchers in the fields of radiation biology and medicine, health care professionals, decision makers, as well as experts in radiation emergency and medical preparedness. The main aim of the conference is to analyse the 30-year experience of…