PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

Vitamin C as Protection Against Radiation Exposure

e nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, in March 2011 led to drastic mechanistic measures (e.g., evacuation, decontamination showers of clothing, and use of protective clothing by rescue workers) to protect the population against imminent and future radiation exposure. Besides mechanistic measures, no orthomolecular protection measures other than iodine supplementation were taken, although scie...

Protection against solar ultraviolet radiation in childhood.

In the last decade, awareness of the harmful effects of solar ultraviolet radiation has increased. Modern lifestyles, outdoor occupations, sports and other activities make total sun avoidance impossible. Children spend more time outdoors than adults and there is compelling evidence that childhood is a particularly vulnerable time for the photocarcinogenic effects of the sun. Sun exposure among ...

Occupational Radiation Protection: Protecting Workers against Exposure to Ionizing Radiation

The 1984 International Labour Conference Resolution concerning the improvement of the working conditions and the environment laid down the fundamental objectives and principles on which the Infocus Programme on Safety and Health and the Environment (SafeWork) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is based. The protection of the worker against ionizing radiations falls naturally within ...

ICNIRP Statement GENERAL APPROACH TO PROTECTION AGAINST NON-IONIZING RADIATION International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection* ICNIRP Statement GENERAL APPROACH TO PROTECTION AGAINST NON-IONIZING RADIATION

ICNIRP Statement GENERAL APPROACH TO PROTECTION AGAINST NON-IONIZING RADIATION International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection* ICNIRP Statement GENERAL APPROACH TO PROTECTION AGAINST NON-IONIZING RADIATION