| The birth of UNSCEAR--the midwife's tale. | |
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PMID: 20826894 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The creation in 1955 of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) was driven by the potential dangers of worldwide radioactive fall-out from the testing of nuclear bombs: both a cold war political issue and a complex radiological problem. Sir Raymond Appleyard was Secretary of the UNSCEAR Committee from 1956 to 1961, linking the Committee and its delegations with the UN as host institution and with the other members of the Committee's scientific staff. The present reflections are his purely personal views and memories of incidents and people during the Committee's formative years. They complement Dr David Sowby's earlier recollections (Sowby 2008 J. Radiol. Prot. 28 271-6). |
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Authors:
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Ray Appleyard |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2010-09-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection Volume: 30 ISSN: 1361-6498 ISO Abbreviation: J Radiol Prot Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-09-14 Completed Date: 2011-01-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809257 Medline TA: J Radiol Prot Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 621-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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rayandjoan@theappleyards.co.uk |
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Advisory Committees
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history* History, 20th Century History, 21st Century International Cooperation / history* Midwifery / history Organizations, Nonprofit / history* Radiation Protection / history* United Nations / history* |
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