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Ongoing research projects

In this section, you will find ongoing research projects on effects and risks of ionizing radiation.

DISCOVER: Project investigates the influence of radiation on the formation of brain tumours

The multidisciplinary research project DISCOVER examines how low doses of ionising (i.e. high-energy) radiation affect the development of brain tumours. The findings will be used to improve models for risk assessment, particularly in occupational and medical radiation protection.

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Wismut uranium miners cohort study

The Wismut study is one of the world’s largest cohort studies of miners occupationally exposed to radon. It includes just under 59,000 male employees who worked at Uranium mining in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) between 1946 and 1990. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has been conducting this study since the 1990s with the aim of investigating the health consequences of occupational exposure to radiation and dust.

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