University-Industry Research Cooperation Societally Applied Scientific Linkage and Collaboration
R061 Committee on Biological Effects and Application of Radiation for the Society with Enriched QOL
This committee assembles experts from broad fields of radiation in industry and academia to discuss on the biological effects of radiation on scientific evidence. In the scientific aspect, we aim to lead scientific research on the biological effects of radiation and to be a center of interdisciplinary research to accumulate and systematize scientific evidence. In the social aspect, we aim to make policy proposals on the regulations for the use of radiation with thorough consideration of social consensus building based on scientific evidence.
Toward the achievement of above aims, this committee installs three subcommittees below. Each subcommittee collects and analyzes the information on the movement research and development and extracts the problems to be solved. The committee considers how to solve the problems from broad points of view, such as building interdisciplinary research groups and creating new interdisciplinary research fields for the solution. The committee also extracts the social problems for the research, development and implementation related to radiation and make necessary policy proposals.
Subcommittee 1: Biological Effects of Radiation
This subcommittee collects and analyses the information on various effects of radiation, including their relationships to dose and/or dose rate and underlying mechanisms, accumulated via experimental studies using model organisms and epidemiological studies on human with special attention to the effects of low dose/low dose rate radiation and transgenerational (hereditary) effects of radiation. This subcommittee assembles researchers from various fields with unique experimental systems or mathematical models, promotes mutually cooperative researches and considers strategies for the solution of the above issues, such as building interdisciplinary research groups and creating new interdisciplinary research fields.
Subcommittee 2: Medical and Industrial Use of Radiation
This subcommittee collects and analyses the information on the current status, research and development for the use of radiation in medical and industrial fields, including space explorations. With regard to the medical use of radiation, the issues related to secure supply of radionuclides for diagnostics and therapeutics and human resources development will be discussed. This subcommittee also extracts the problems for research and development toward the solution of the above issues and considers making proposals for issues requiring a wide industry-government-academia cooperation or nation-wide actions.
Subcommittee 3: Radiation and Society
This subcommittee considers the means to share scientific and technological information on the biological effects and use of radiation and to incorporate it into the social rule or regulations taking account of communication and social consensus building.
Subcommittee 1: Biological Effects of Radiation
This subcommittee collects and analyses the information on various effects of radiation, including their relationships to dose and/or dose rate and underlying mechanisms, accumulated via experimental studies using model organisms and epidemiological studies on human with special attention to the effects of low dose/low dose rate radiation and transgenerational (hereditary) effects of radiation. This subcommittee assembles researchers from various fields with unique experimental systems or mathematical models, promotes mutually cooperative researches and considers strategies for the solution of the above issues, such as building interdisciplinary research groups and creating new interdisciplinary research fields.
Subcommittee 2: Medical and Industrial Use of Radiation
This subcommittee collects and analyses the information on the current status, research and development for the use of radiation in medical and industrial fields, including space explorations. With regard to the medical use of radiation, the issues related to secure supply of radionuclides for diagnostics and therapeutics and human resources development will be discussed. This subcommittee also extracts the problems for research and development toward the solution of the above issues and considers making proposals for issues requiring a wide industry-government-academia cooperation or nation-wide actions.
Subcommittee 3: Radiation and Society
This subcommittee considers the means to share scientific and technological information on the biological effects and use of radiation and to incorporate it into the social rule or regulations taking account of communication and social consensus building.
Matsumoto Yoshihisa
Professor,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
April 2024 to March 2029
Academia: 12
Industry: 21
Total membership: 33
Industry: 21
Total membership: 33