Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2024. Vol. 69. № 1
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2024-69-1-5-14
A.V. Akleyev1, 2,T.V. Azizova3, S.A. Ivanov4, S.M. Kiselev5,
R.M. Takhauov6, 7, S.V. Fesenko8, S.M. Shinkarev5
Results of the 70-th Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 19–23 June, 2023)
1 Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Chelyabinsk, Russia
2 Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
3 Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Chelyabinsk Region, Ozyorsk, Russia
4 A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Centre, Obninsk, Russia
5 A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
6 Seversk Biophysical Research Centre, Seversk, Russia
7 Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia
8 Russian Research Institute for Radiology and Agro-Ecology, Obninsk, Russia
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ABSTRACT
The paper dwells upon the key outcomes of the 70-th Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) which took place during 19-23 June 2023. Experts from 30 UNSCEAR Member-states as well as the representatives of international organizations participated in the work of the Session. Within the framework of the meetings of the working group and subgroups the documents on the following projects were discussed: R.757 “Second primary cancer after radiotherapy”, R.758 “Epidemiological studies of radiation and cancer”, R.759 “Evaluation of public exposures to ionizing radiation from natural and other sources”, R.760 “Evaluation of diseases of the circulatory system from radiation exposure” and R.761 “Nervous system effects of ionizing radiation”. The Committee also discussed interim reports: UNSCEAR/70/7 “Implementation of the Strategy to improve collection, analysis and dissemination of data on radiation exposure (including consideration of the Committee’s ad hoc working group on sources and exposure)”, UNSCEAR/70/8 “Implementation of the Committee’s Future Programme of Work and proposals for 2025‒2029 period (including consideration of the Committee’s ad hoc working group on effects and mechanisms)”, working materials for this document “Terms used by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation”, UNSCEAR/70/9 “Implementation of public information and outreach strategy for 2020–2024” and Report to the UN General Assembly.
Keywords: 70-th UNSCEAR Session, occupational exposure, public exposure, dose, cancer
For citation: Akleyev AV, Azizova TV, Ivanov SA, Kiselev SM, Takhauov RM, Fesenko SV, Shinkarev SM. Results of the 70-th Session of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of the Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) (Vienna, 19–23 June, 2023). Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2024;69(1):5–14. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2024-69-1-5-14
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.10.2023. Accepted for publication: 27.11.2023.