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Radiation
protection and health: Every effort will be made to maintain
and improve the safety and efficacy of industrial and medical
uses of radiation and to understand better how to estimate the
risks of low and protracted doses of ionising radiation. Research
topics include:
- biophysical
and molecular-biological aspects of cancer induction;
- repair
and health effects of DNA damage;
- epidemiology;
- treatment
of radiation injury.
Environmental transfer of radioactive material: The effects
of exposure to sources of radiation must be better understood,
assessed and managed to develop sound policy and good practice
in managing the impact of natural and artificial sources. Priorities
are:
- fluxes
of radionuclides in ecosystems;
- vulnerability
indicators;
- conceptual
and methodological bases for restoring contaminated environments.
Internal and external dosimetry: Monitoring techniques
will be developed to capitalise on advances in materials science
and digital electronics. Research will concentrate on:
- dosimetry
of complex radiation fields and incorporated radionuclides;
- retrospective
dosimetry;
- innovative
monitoring techniques.
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