Current aspects of radiation-induced cancer risk assessment

The agenda of the closed meeting of the commission shows the following main topics: 1) Recent dosimetry /Ro 87/ and new data on cancer mortality in the Atomic Bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a function of age at the time of exposure /Pr 87; Si 87; IC 87.1/. 2) Models and assumptions given in the epidemiological tables of the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) /NIH 85/ for assessment of probability of cancer induction due to exposure to ionizing radiation (probability of causation), and possibilities of interpreting these data so as to match them with conditions in the F.R.G. 3) Results of epidemiological studies with occupationally exposed persons working in nuclear installations or medical establishments, and with population groups living in the environs of nuclear installations. 4) Recent knowledge about radon-induced lung cancer, and recommendations of and measures taken by other countries for reducing radon concentrations in buildings. The summarizing appraisals and recommendations agreed upon by the SSK members upon discussion of the items are given in this publication. (orig./MG) With 31 figs., 41 tabs