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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780009303321

Titolo

Status of the dosimetry for the radiation effects research foundation (DS86) [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Dosimetry for the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

0-309-17098-2

0-309-51124-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

616.9/897

Soggetti

Radiation dosimetry

Atomic bomb victims

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945

Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-193).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Gamma-Ray Measurements""; ""3 Thermal-neutron and Fast-neutron Measurements""; ""4 Radiation Transport Calculations""; ""5 Biological Dosimetry at RERF""; ""6 Uncertainty in DS86""; ""7 Implications for Risk Assessment""; ""8 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A The RERF Dosimetry Measurements Database and Data Collection for the Dosimetry Reassessment""; ""Appendix B An Uncertainty Analysis of Neutron Activation Measurements in Hiroshima and Nagasaki""

""Appendix C Cosmic-ray Neutron Contribution to Sample Activation""""Appendix D Letter from Committee on Dosimetry to DOE""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Biosketches""