Radiation and health

We work to strengthen radiation protection of the public, patients and workers worldwide. We provide Member States with evidence-based guidance, tools and technical advice on public health issues related to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

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Technical information

Electromagnetic fields

Environmental radiation exposure

Medical radiation exposure

Optical radiation

Norms and standards

Radiation emergencies

News

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16 July 2024

Departmental update

SunSmart Global UV App launches with new features to enhance sun protection

8 November 2023

News release

Working under the sun causes 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO

27 January 2023

Departmental update

WHO updates critical medicines list for radiological and nuclear emergencies

4 April 2024

Events

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Webinar on Engaging patients for medical radiation safety

18 September 2023

The 17th coordination meeting of the WHO REMPAN

13 – 15 September 2023

Webinar – Launch of the new publication “National Stockpiles for Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies: Policy Advice”

27 January 2023 13:30 – 15:00 CET

Feature

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13 April 2022

Ensuring radiological imaging is ethically provided: new WHO policy brief

Groups and initiatives

BioDoseNet

EMF Project

Global Initiative on Radiation Safety in Health Care Settings

Intersun Programme

REMPAN

Publications

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Enhancing radiation safety culture in health care: guidance for health care providers

Radiation safety culture in health care encompasses every action taken to improve the protection and safety of patients and personnel involved in medical...

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Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance in health and environment, 2024 update

This is the 2024 update of the Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available...

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All States Parties to the International Health Regulations (‎IHR)‎ 2005 must appoint a National IHR Contact Point (‎NFP)‎ responsible for...

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The current publication supersedes EPR-Medical 2005. Its content has been updated in line with the relevant IAEA Safety Standards published since 2005,...

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Tools

SunSmart Global UV App

SunSmart Global UV App is a free application for mobile devices that describes the level of solar UV radiation at a specific location. It also provides time slots when to apply sun protection measures, in an effort to reduce the global burden of skin cancer and UV-related eye damage.