Useful Links
How we chose these sites:
These sites have been picked by members of the WHO Ionizing Radiation team as reliable sources of information. Inclusion on this page does not imply that the views or opinions expressed in these sites are endorsed or recommended by WHO.
Related Sites
- Health Protection Agency (HPA) - UK
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Austria
- Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) - France
- Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMPARE) - UK
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - France
- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
- Radiation Protection Bureau (RPC) - Canada
- Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - France
- Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland - Ireland
- International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) - Sweden
- International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) - France
- Chernobyl.Info (also in German, and Russian) - Switzerland
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - USA
- European Commission (EC) : Environmental Radiation Protection
- Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT) - Spain
- US CDC Radiation Emergency
- The United Nations and Chernobyl
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre - Thyroid cancer
- US National Cancer Institute - Thyroid cancer home page
Education and Training
- International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) : Training - France
- Radiation emergency medical response training (IAEA) - Austria
- Courses in handling radiation accidents (Oak Ridge)