Radiation Emergency Center / WHO REMPAN Collaborating Center
Programs and services
- Technical advice and support of response to radiation emergencies
- Development of concepts and methods to strengthen radiation emergency preparedness
- Conduction of further education and training courses
- Research on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of radiation induced thyroid diseases
- Research in biomarkers of individual radiation exposure
- International cooperation in medical radiation emergency preparedness and assistance
Cooperating institutions
- WHO Headquarters, Geneva
- 10 WHO Collaborating Centers worldwide and 20 Liaison Institutions
- Liaison Institutions in Germany:
- Institute of Radiation Protection, Cologne
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
- Medical Services
- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology,
- Munich, affiliated to the University of Ulm