UN Publication Available: Hereditary Effects of Radiation

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

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John Jacobus, MS

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-----Original Message-----

From: Grissom, Mike [mailto:mikeg@slac.stanford.edu]

Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:14 AM

To: 'Medhp-Sec (E-mail)'

Subject: MEDHP-SEC: UN Publication Available: Hereditary Effects of

Radiation



medhp-sec'ers,



The following publication is of especially significant

interest to MHPS and may be worth exploring [NOTE: this

is not an endorsement of these publications by the MHPS;

however, past UNSCEAR reports have been valuable

additions to HP bookshelves/library resources]:



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Hereditary Effects of Radiation:

UNSCEAR 2001 Report to the General Assembly, with

Scientific Annex



 In this 2001 Report, the United Nations Scientific

 Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation has

 completed a comprehensive review of the hereditary

 risks to offspring following parental exposure to

 radiation. This report includes an evaluation of those

 diseases, which have both hereditary and environmental

 components, the so-called multifactorial diseases. The

 new information presented in this report suggests that

 radiation is less likely to have adverse genetic

 effects than had been assumed. This report provides a

 unique scientific basis for estimating radiation risk,

 establishing radiation protection and safety standards

 and regulating radiation sources for governments and

 organizations throughout the world.



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Older UNSCEAR Reports still available:



Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation

United Nations Scientific Committee

on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)

Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes



Volume I: Sources

Volume II: Effects



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The above may be viewed on the Unipubs Web site at URL:



  http://www.un.org/Pubs/whatsnew/e01220.htm





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