Host: The Japan Radiation Research Society, Chairman of the 52nd Annual Meeting, Toshiteru Okubo (Radiation Effects Research Foundation)
The UNSCEAR (United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation) reports summarize a variety of findings on radiation effects from molecular/cellular-level studies to epidemiological studies. These reports are utilized as a scientific basis in establishing recommendations and safety standards for radiation protection by international bodies such as ICRP and IAEA. The UNSCEAR has recently published the volume 1 and volume 2 of the 2006 report, and is now preparing the 2008 report. Many outcomes from Japanese studies are cited in the UNSCEAR reports, which show how much Japanese scientists contribute internationally in the field of radiation research. In this symposium, recent activities of the UNSCEAR will be introduced by several members of Japanese delegations to the UNSCEAR, and then significance of the dissemination of the information derived from Japanese studies through the UNSCEAR will be discussed.
