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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Appendix C

Information-Gathering Meetings

JULY 21, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Views and Perspectives from the Department of Energy (DOE)

AUGUST 26, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Comments from Congress on the Request for the Study

Perspectives from the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS)

DOE Office of Domestic and International Health Studies Radiation Health Studies Programs

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Perspectives from the Previous DOE Low-Dose Program

Cooperation and Coordination of the Previous DOE Low-Dose Program and Research at NASA

Panel Discussion

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the Nuclear Energy Agency/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (NEA/OECD)

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Coordination of Low-Dose Radiation Research with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Space Radiation: Opportunities for Tactical Collaboration

NASA Division of Biological and Physical SciencesOpen Science Data Systems for Low-Dose Data

Sylvain Costes, Radiation Biophysics Laboratory, NASA

Perspectives from DOE Management of the Previous DOE Low-Dose Radiation Research Program

OCTOBER 27–28, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

The Science of Risk Communication

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Government Perspectives on Communication of Low-Dose Radiation Risks

Perspectives from Nongovernmental Organizations on Communication of Low-Dose Radiation Risks

Medical, Research, and Industry Perspectives

Risk Management, Safety Policies, and Economics

Risk Perception and Public Policy

Stakeholder Engagement

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Research Needs in Radiation Risk Communication

NOVEMBER 16–17, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Setting the Stage: New Directions for Low-Dose Radiation Research

Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Microbiome

In Utero Exposure

The Future of Low-Dose Radiation Risk Modeling

The Future of Low-Dose Radiation Dosimetry

Modern Tools in Neuroscience and Tumor Immunogenicity Research

Social Disparities and Environmental Exposures

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Low-Dose Radiation Research in Japan

Advances in Understanding Cancer Evolution and Cellular Response to Radiation

DECEMBER 9, 2021, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Lessons Learned from Research in Air Pollution

Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP): Lessons Learned in Community Outreach and Communications

JANUARY 24, 2022, ONLINE MEETING ONLY

Opportunities in Low-Dose Radiation Research

Radiation Biology: A Response to the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Challenges and Opportunities for Dosimetry in Low-dose Radiation Research

Updates and Final Remarks from DOE on the Study Task

Current Research and Future Directions at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), Japan

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26434.
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Radiation exposure at low doses (below 100 milligray) or low-dose rates (less than 5 milligray per hour) occurs in a wide range of medical, industrial, military, and commercial settings. The effects of exposure at these levels are not fully understood, but there are long-standing concerns that such exposure could negatively affect human health. Although cancer has been linked to low-dose radiation exposure for decades, there is increasing evidence that low-dose radiation exposure may also be associated with cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, immune dysfunction, and cataracts.

Recent advances in research, new tools, and a coordinated multidisciplinary research program could help fill knowledge gaps about the health impacts of low-dose radiation exposures. This report calls for the development of a U.S. research program to study how low doses of radiation affect cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, and other disease risks. Research should also better define the impacts of radiation doses, dose rates, types of radiation, and exposure duration. The report estimates $100 million annually for the next 15 years would be required to conduct epidemiological and biological research, and to establish an infrastructure for research.

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