Events

AHSC seminar: How safe is radiation?

Professor Paul Elliott, Chair in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine at Imperial College London, will present his work on leading a study on the possible long-term health effects of mobile phone use such as cancer.

Professor Gerry Thomas OBE, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London and Chernobyl Tissue bank, will talk about her work on radiation exposure and its effects on health.

Professor Thomas will present her work on misconceptions related to radiological risk as well as the range of factors that can influence both dose and exposure to radiation. She will also talk the effects of the Chernobyl accident on health and the impact of psychological stress due to fear of radiation exposure.