| Icrp Publication 99: Low-Dose Extrapolation of Radiation-Related Cancer Risk Contributor(s): Icrp (Author) |
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ISBN: 0080449581 ISBN-13: 9780080449586 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $193.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2006 Annotation: This report considers the evidence relating to cancer risk associated with exposure to low doses of low-LET radiation, and particularly doses below current recommended limits for protection of radiation workers and the general public. It looks at the possibility of establishing a universal threshold dose below which there is no risk of radiation-related cancer. The focus is on evidence regarding linearity of dose response for all cancers considered as a group, but not necessarily individually, at low doses (the so-called linear, no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis). The report concludes that while existence of a low-dose threshold does not seem unlikely for radiation-related cancers, it does not favor the existence of a universal threshold. The LNT hypothesis, combined with an uncertain dose and dose rate effectiveness factor (DDREF) for extrapolation from high doses, remains a prudent basis for radiation protection at low doses and low dose rates. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6.54" W x 9.4" (0.40 lbs) 150 pages |