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American Nuclear Society presents

Low-dose Radiation: What is the science telling us?

September 24, 2019|2:30–3:30PM (3:30–4:30PM EDT)

Members ANS Members Only

Watch a special ANS members-only video webinar on the health effects, research and development, and the polarizing questions which surround the topic of low-dose radiation. Moderated by ANS Washington Representative Craig Piercy, the discussion featured three nationally recognized experts in the low-dose radiation field:

Dr. David J. Brenner
Higgins Professor of Radiation Biophysics Director, Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Dr. Antone L. Brooks
Research Professor Emeritus, Washington State University Tri-Cities, Chief Scientist for the DOE Low-Dose Radiation Program (1999 - 2008)
Dr. Shaheen Azim Dewji
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering Center for Nuclear Security Science & Policy Initiatives Faculty Fellow Texas A&M University