Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2017. Vol. 62. No. 5. P. 72-83

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DOI: 10.12737/article_59f30bf2d97d38.88277766

Results of the 64th Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 29 May – 2 June, 2017)

V.V. Uyba¹, A.V. Akleyev^2,3, T.V. Azizova⁴, S.A. Geras’kin⁵, V.K. Ivanov⁶, D.F. Ilyasov⁷, L.A. Karpikova¹, A.N. Koterov⁸, A.I. Kryshev⁹, S.G. Mikheyenko¹⁰, S.A. Romanov⁴, V.Yu. Usoltsev¹⁰, S.M. Shinkarev⁸

1. Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.

2. Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia, Chelyabinsk.

3. Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk.

4. Southern Urals Biophysics Institute of Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast.

5. Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, Obninsk.

6. A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center – branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Obninsk.

7. Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

8. A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical and Biological Agency, Moscow.

9. Research and Production Association “Typhoon” of Roshydromet, Obninsk.

10. State Atomic Energy Corporation “ROSATOM”, Moscow

V.V. Uyba – Head of the Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA of Russia), Dr. Sc. Med., Prof.; A.V. Akleyev – Director of the Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Dr. Sc. Med., Prof.; T.V. Azizova – Deputy Director of Southern Ural Biophysics Institute (SIBI), PhD Med.; S.A. Geras’kin – Head of Laboratory at Russian Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology, Dr. Sc. Biol., Prof.; V.K. Ivanov – Deputy Director of A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center – branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Dr. Sc. Tech., Prof., Corr. Member of RAS; D.F. Ilyasov – Research worker of the Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBRAE RAN), PhD Econ.; L.A. Karpikova – Head of International Department of FMBA of Russia; A.N. Koterov – Head of Laboratory of the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biophysical Center (FMBC) of FMBA of Russia, Dr. Sc. Biol.; A.I. Kryshev –Head of Laboratory, Research and Production Association “Typhoon”, Dr. Sc. Biol.; S.G. Mikheenko – Section Head of State Atomic Energy Corporation “ROSATOM”, S.A. Romanov – Director of Southern Ural Biophysics Institute (SUBI), PhD Biol.; V.Yu. Usoltsev – Chief specialist of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “ROSATOM”; S.M. Shinkarev – Head of Department of the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biophysical Center (FMBC) of the FMBA of Russia, Dr. Sc. Tech.

Abstract

The present article is devoted to the main outcomes of the 64th UNSCEAR Session which took place in Vienna during 29 May – 2 June 2017. Within the framework of the meetings of the Working group and subgroups the documents on the following projects were discussed:

– Quality criteria for the Committee’s reviews of epidemiological studies;

– Epidemiological studies of cancer risk due to low dose-rate radiation from environmental sources including the scientific view of the Committee on the dose and dose rate effectiveness factor;

– Biological mechanisms influencing health effects from low-dose radiation exposure;

– Developments since the 2013 UNSCEAR report on the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident following the great East-Japan earthquake and tsunami: review of 2016 scientific literature including an evaluation of thyroid cancer data in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident;

– Exposure of patients to ionizing radiation;

– Exposure of workers to ionizing radiation;

– Selected evaluations of health effects and of risk inference due to radiation exposure;

Lung cancer from exposure to radon and to penetrating radiation. In course of the discussion some organizational issues such as preparation of UNSCEAR publications, feasibility of establishing Standing Working Groups, public relations work, future research program, report to the General Assembly etc., were considered.

Key words: 64-th UNSCEAR Session, low doses, biological effects, epidemiology, medical exposure, occupational exposure

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For citation: Uyba VV, Akleyev AV, Azizova TV, Geras’kin SA, Ivanov VK, Ilyasov DF, Karpikova LA, Koterov AN, Kryshev AI, Mikheyenko SG, Romanov SA, Usoltsev VYu, Shinkarev SM. Results of the 64th Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 29 May – 2 June, 2017). Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2017;62(5):72-83. Russian. DOI: 10.12737/article_59f30bf2d97d38.88277766

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