UNSCEAR 1962 REPORT

Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
General Assembly Official Records: Seventeenth Session Supplement No. 16 (A/5216)

CONTENTS:

• Chapter I. Introduction
• Chapter II. Physical and biological aspects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
• Chapter III. Somatic effects
• Chapter IV. Hereditary effects
• Chapter V. Sources of irradiation
• Chapter VI. Comparison of doses and estimates of risks
• Chapter VII. Evaluations and conclusions

ANNEXES

• Annex A: Definition of quantities, units and symbols
• Annex B: Fundamental radiobiology
• Annex C: The hereditary effects of radiation
• Annex D: Somatic effects of radiation ( References)
• Annex E: Radiation from natural sources
• Annex F: Environmental contamination
• • I. Production and transport of nuclear weapons debris
  • II. Transfer of radioactive material through food chains into the human body
  • III. Exposure data
  • IV. Disposal of radioactive wastes and releases from accidents in nuclear reactors
• Annex G: Medical, occupational and other exposures
• Annex H: Comparison of doses and estimates of risks
• Annex I: List of offers to assist with measurements of samples
• Annex J: List of reports submitted to the Committee
• Annex K: Letter sent at the request of the Committee by its Secretary to State Members of the United Nations and members of the specialized agencies and of the IAEA on 7 April 1960.