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International Activities in Radiation-Induced Carcinogenesis. Survey Paper

Abstract

During the past 10 years special attention has been paid to the problem of late effects of radiation and in particular to radiation-induced carcinogenesis and leukaemogenesis. In the UNSCEAR report of 1958-1962 this.problem was mentioned as being of considerable importance from the point of view of estimation of risk to the population from environmental radiation. In 1964 a special report was prepared by UNSCEAR on radiation- induced carcinogenesis. In the ICRP publication No. 8, a chapter dealing with assessment of somatic risks discussed the problem of leukaemia and other neoplasms and particularly stressed the problem of thyroid carcinoma-and bone sarcoma. WHO panels of experts discussed the problem in 1960-1966 and made some recommendations for international activity in this field. In spite of the amount of scientific attention that has been given in recent years to experimental radiobiology in animals and lower forms, it has become abundantly clear that information directly applicable to humans is woefully inadequate and that there is a desperate need for carefully collected data from man on which to base public health planning and day to day work in radiation protection. This has long been recognized in the technical program of WHO in the emphasis given to  More>>
Authors:
Komarov, E. [1] 
  1. World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
Nov 15, 1969
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on Radiation-Induced Cancer, Athens (Greece), 28 Apr - 2 May 1969; Related Information: In: Radiation-Induced Cancer. Proceedings of a Symposium on Radiation-Induced Cancer| 512 p.
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMAS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; HUMAN POPULATIONS; LEUKEMIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RECOMMENDATIONS; SARCOMAS; SKELETON; THYROID; UNSCEAR
OSTI ID:
22182174
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria); World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISSN 0074-1884; TRN: XA13M3989006673
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 475-478
Announcement Date:
Jan 23, 2014

Citation Formats

Komarov, E. International Activities in Radiation-Induced Carcinogenesis. Survey Paper. IAEA: N. p., 1969. Web.
Komarov, E. International Activities in Radiation-Induced Carcinogenesis. Survey Paper. IAEA.
Komarov, E. 1969. "International Activities in Radiation-Induced Carcinogenesis. Survey Paper." IAEA.
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title = {International Activities in Radiation-Induced Carcinogenesis. Survey Paper}
author = {Komarov, E.}
abstractNote = {During the past 10 years special attention has been paid to the problem of late effects of radiation and in particular to radiation-induced carcinogenesis and leukaemogenesis. In the UNSCEAR report of 1958-1962 this.problem was mentioned as being of considerable importance from the point of view of estimation of risk to the population from environmental radiation. In 1964 a special report was prepared by UNSCEAR on radiation- induced carcinogenesis. In the ICRP publication No. 8, a chapter dealing with assessment of somatic risks discussed the problem of leukaemia and other neoplasms and particularly stressed the problem of thyroid carcinoma-and bone sarcoma. WHO panels of experts discussed the problem in 1960-1966 and made some recommendations for international activity in this field. In spite of the amount of scientific attention that has been given in recent years to experimental radiobiology in animals and lower forms, it has become abundantly clear that information directly applicable to humans is woefully inadequate and that there is a desperate need for carefully collected data from man on which to base public health planning and day to day work in radiation protection. This has long been recognized in the technical program of WHO in the emphasis given to the practical importance of epidemiology in human radiobiology and the degree to which it depends upon international collaboration.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1969}
month = {Nov}
}