Radiation dose reconstruction for epidemiologic uses / / Committee on an Assessment of CDC Radiation Studies, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1995
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (150 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.9/897
• Soggetto topico: Radiation injuries - Epidemiology - Statistical methods; Radiation dosimetry
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-101) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Radiation Dose Reconstruction for Epidemiologic Uses -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background -- 2 Introduction -- ELEMENTS OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- STRUCTURE OF A SCOPING STUDY -- PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- NOTE -- 3 Estimating and Confirming The Source Term -- APPROACH TO SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS -- DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS -- EPISODIC RELEASES -- SOURCES OF INFORMATION -- BIAS AND UNCERTAINTY IN RELEASE ESTIMATES -- GAPS IN RELEASE DATA -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Environmental Pathways -- TRANSPORT OF RADIONUCLIDES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS -- Direct Releases to the Atmosphere -- Direct Releases to the Hydrosphere -- FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS -- Appropriate Use of Mathematical Models -- Uncertainty Analysis -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 Radiation Dose Assessment -- SOURCES OF EXPOSURE -- Ambient Exposure -- Inhalation Exposure -- Ingestion Exposure -- POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF RADIATION EXPOSURE -- PRELIMINARY DOSE ASSESSMENT -- COMPREHENSIVE DOSE ASSESSMENT -- INDIVIDUAL DOSE ASSESSMENT -- UNCERTAINTY -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 6 Biologic Dosimetry and Biologic Markers -- MARKERS OF EXPOSURE AND DOSE -- Cytogenetic Markers -- Genetic or Molecular Markers -- Combined Biologic-Maker Assays -- MARKERS OF EFFECT -- MARKERS OF SUSCEPTIBILITY -- MARKERS IN RETROSPECTIVE DOSIMETRY -- MARKERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Epidemiologic Considerations -- QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT: STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- STUDY DESIGN -- Study Types -- Statistical Power -- Outcomes -- Population Identification and Follow-Up -- Bias and Confounding -- Statistical Analysis -- Uncertainty and Misclassification -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ; 8 Priority Criteria for Dose Assessment Studies -- BASIC CRITERIA -- DECISION CRITERIA -- FINAL RANKING -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Conclusions -- 10 Literature Cited -- Appendix A Representative Dose Reconstruction Studies -- NEVADA TEST SITE -- CHERNOBYL -- THREE MILE ISLAND -- FERNALD -- HANFORD -- TECHA RIVER -- GOIANIA -- NOTES -- Appendix B Workshop Agenda -- DOSE RECONSTRUCTION FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC USES AGENDA -- Appendix C Workshop Participants -- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS -- SOURCE TERM ESTIMATION -- ENVIRONMENTAL PATHWAYS -- BIOMARKERS -- RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- Appendix D Glossary -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Radiation dose reconstruction for epidemiologic uses
• ISBN: 0-309-17683-2; 1-280-21104-0; 9786610211043; 0-309-58713-1; 0-585-00239-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812206203321
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