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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782042703321

Titolo

Assessment of the scientific information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program [[electronic resource] /] / Committee to Assess the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

0-309-16514-8

1-280-74214-3

9786610742141

0-309-54931-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Disciplina

363.1799

Soggetti

Nuclear weapons - United States - Testing

Radiation dosimetry

Radiation - Physiological effect - Research - United States

Radiation - Safety measures

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Reviewers""; ""A Note on the Units of Measurement Used in this Report""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Legislation and Compensation""; ""3 Basic Concepts in Radiation Physics, Biology, and Epidemiology""; ""4 Review of Recent Data on Radiation Epidemiology, Biology, and Dosimetry""; ""5 Expanding RECA Eligibility: Scientific Issues""; ""6 Expanding RECA Eligibility: Implementation""; ""7 Diseases, Populations, and Other Issues of Public Concern""; ""8 Ethical Framework""; ""9 Medical Screening""

""10 Screening for Compensation""""11 Education and Outreach""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Invited Speakers and Public Comment""; ""Appendix B A Comparison of the Risk of Skin Cancer with the Risk of Lung Cancer from Exposure to Radon Decay Products in Underground Mines""; ""Appendix C Radioactivity in Guam



After Nuclear- Weapons Testing in the Pacific""; ""Appendix D The Optimal Criterion for Positivity in Screening""; ""Appendix E Selected Cancer-Screening Recommendations""; ""Glossary""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Committee and Staff Biographies""