Interagency Task Force on the Health Effects of Ionizing RadiationOffice of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1979 - 147 pages |
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... dose level below which radiation exposure pro- duces no harm ; and second , that the response to radiation at low doses is directly proportional to the response at high doses , allowing one to extrapolate directly from known effects at high ...
... dose level below which radiation exposure pro- duces no harm ; and second , that the response to radiation at low doses is directly proportional to the response at high doses , allowing one to extrapolate directly from known effects at high ...
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... dose delivered to human tissue -- the popu- lation dose -- and thus to prevent an excess incidence of genetic defects and somatic disease . Maximum permissible dose limits for individuals are intended to ensure that the probability of ...
... dose delivered to human tissue -- the popu- lation dose -- and thus to prevent an excess incidence of genetic defects and somatic disease . Maximum permissible dose limits for individuals are intended to ensure that the probability of ...
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... dose commitment then , is the dose to an indivi- dual calculated for the period over which he or she would be affected by a particular radionuclide . It is estimated that for the years 1960-2000 , the total annual whole - body dose for ...
... dose commitment then , is the dose to an indivi- dual calculated for the period over which he or she would be affected by a particular radionuclide . It is estimated that for the years 1960-2000 , the total annual whole - body dose for ...
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