34. 委员会 1972 年的报告首次详细审查了电离辐射对免疫系统的影响，随后，委员会 1977 年、1982 年、1986 年、1988 年、1994 年和 2000 年的报告也简要介绍了这些影响。在过去的三十年里，免疫学的概念有了很大的发展和变化，因此委员会认为，有必要就电离辐射对免疫系统的影响进行全新的审查。2006年报告附件 D“电离辐射对免疫系统的影响” 因此审查了与辐射引起的免疫反应变化有关的数据，考察了有关的可能机制，并审查了关于电离辐射对免疫系统影响的流行病学研究。
34. The effects of ionizing radiation on the immune system were first reviewed in detail in the Committee’s 1972 report and then briefly described in the 1977, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1994 and 2000 reports. Concepts in immunology have developed and changed considerably in the last three decades and so the Committee had proposed that a completely new review of the effects of ionizing radiation on the immune system was necessary. Thus, annex D to the 2006 report, entitled “Effects of ionizing radiation on the immune system”, reviews data related to radiation-induced alterations of immune responses, considers the possible mechanisms involved and reviews epidemiological studies of the effects of ionizing radiation on the human immune system.