3rd John Dunster Lecture now available to watch

News Story from 12th Jul 2013

The third John Dunster Lecture was given by Professor Roger Cox at the Annual Event in Harrogate. The lecture entitled Scientific support to the central estimates of low dose radiation risk : Notable developments, 1990 – 2010 is now available to view here (running time 53 mins).  Roger is a former Director of PHE’s Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards and a member of the Board where his responsibilities included dealing with emergencies such as the fire at the Buncefield Oil Refinery and the aftermath of the death of Alexander Litvinenko in London from Polonium-210 poisoning.  He has also been Vice Chair of the ICRP Main Commission (2005-2009) and Chairman of ICRP Committee 1 on Radiation Effects.  He is a former Head of the UK Delegation to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) and an Honorary Fellow of SRP.