Join the Committee on Developing a Long-Term Strategy for Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States at its fourth public meeting on October 27-28, 2021. The meeting will focus on effective communications and communication gaps related to health impacts at low doses of radiation and on stakeholder engagement. See the meeting webpage for agenda and additional information.

Attendance is open and free to the public. This event will be held exclusively online and will be recorded. The recording will become available on the meeting webpage within a week of the meeting concluding.

About the Study

The Department of Energy's (DOE's) Low Dose Radiation Research Program funded experimental research on cellular and molecular responses to low-dose radiation from 1999 to its termination in 2016. Congress recently re-enacted the program and also requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) develop a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to guide the research. In response to the congressional request (Public Law 116-260), the National Academies formed a committee of experts to help define the health and safety issues that need to be guided by an improved understanding of low dose and low dose rate radiation health effects and recommend a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to address scientific research goals. Such an agenda is necessary to address the complex issues of low-dose radiation research and to maintain a pool of educated and trained professionals and appropriate research infrastructure. The Academies committee will also address coordination between federal agencies and other national and international low dose radiation research projects and programs.