Radiation and health
We work to strengthen radiation protection of the public, patients and workers worldwide. We provide Member States with evidence-based guidance, tools and technical advice on public health issues related to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
Optical radiation
Tool
SunSmart Global UV App
SunSmart Global UV App is a free application for mobile devices that describes the level of solar UV radiation at a specific location. It also provides time slots when to apply sun protection measures, in an effort to reduce the global burden of skin cancer and UV-related eye damage.
Publications
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- Association of Indoor Tanning Regulations With Health and Economic Outcomes in North America and Europe [JAMA Dermatol. 2020 Apr 1;156(4):401-410]
- Indoor tanning prevalence after the International Agency for Research on Cancer statement on carcinogenicity of artificial tanning devices: systematic review and meta-analysis [Br J Dermatol, 2020 Apr;182(4):849-859. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18412. Epub 2019 Oct 16. ]
- Validity and use of the UV index: report from the UVI working group, Schloss Hohenkammer, Germany, 5-7 December 2011 International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) [Health Phys. 2012 Sep;103(3):301-6. doi: 10.1097/HP0b013e31825b581e]
- Review of the Global Solar UV Index 2015 Workshop Report, [Health Phys. 2018 Jan; 114(1): 84–90. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000742]
- Database of Cancers attributable to UV radiation
- European Code against Cancer, 5th edition: Ultraviolet radiation and cancer. Lyon: International Agency of Research on Cancer
- Radiation. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. A Review of Human Carcinogens vol. 100 D. Lyon: International Agency of Research on Cancer; 2012.