Author: Adelene Gaw, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada

The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation’s (UNSCEAR) is the world authority on radiation science and the estimation of global levels and effects of ionizing radiation that serves as the scientific basis for evaluating radiation risk and for establishing protective measures. For the first time since before the pandemic, their annual session took place in person in Vienna, Austria from May 9 to 13, 2022. At the session, UNSCEAR elected a new bureau; endorsed a new strategy for data collection, analysis, and dissemination; and called for member states to participate in the evaluation of public exposure to ionizing radiation.

Following changes in 2011 to the ICRP recommended dose limits for the lens of the eye, there has been much interest and discussion regarding the science supporting the change, implementation challenges associated with the lower dose limits, and dosimetry for the lens of the eye. / Depuis les modifications de 2011 apportées aux limites de dose pour le cristallin et recommandées par la CIPR, la science sous-jacente aux modifications, les défis de l’implantation associés aux limites de dose inférieure et la dosimétrie du cristallin ont nourri bien des discussions et généré beaucoup d’intérêt.

The European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) is a non-profit association for promoting research and development and European cooperation in the field of ionizing radiation dosimetry. / Le European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS) est une association sans but lucratif qui fait la promotion de la recherche et du développement, de même que de la coopération européenne dans le domaine de la dosimétrie de rayonnements ionisants.