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This website summarises fundamental research on the health effects of ionising radiation supported by the European Commission in its 4th and 5th Framework Programmes. This outline is set in the context of the need for a detailed understanding of the mechanisms of radiation action on cells and tissues of the body in order to support judgements on the health risks after low dose and low dose-rate radiation.
It will be of interest to a relatively broad audience with interests in radiation protection including the safety of nuclearpower generation, medical aspects of radiation exposure, the application of new research technologies to environmental issues and new concepts concerning the biological action of radiation. The website contains two distinct parts. The first one provides a summary of the Commission supported research in the past decade. The main text of this part may be read at two levels with boxed notes acting to provide simplified explanations of scientifically complex issues and outcomes. The second part includes summaries of many of the projects that make up the relevant research portfolio of the Commission. | 
