Radiation protection standards: their evolution from science to philosophy
| Autor: | R. L. Dixon, D. J. Simpkin, Benjamin R. Archer, Joel E. Gray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Science Guidelines as Topic Public opinion Risk Assessment Dose limit Radiation Protection Radiation Monitoring Risk Factors medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Radiation Injuries Evidence-Based Medicine Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure General Medicine Environmental exposure Philosophy Public Opinion Radiological weapon Electromagnetic shielding Radiation protection business |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 115:16-22 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/nci133 |
| Popis: | The concept of applying constraints on individual sources to a small fraction of the public dose limit has been deemed inappropriate when shielding the medical X-ray sources. This represents a broad-based consensus of medical physics and radiological societies in the United States, and the report series on the shielding design for medical X-ray sources (including dental, X-ray imaging and therapeutic X ray) from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) utilises 1 mSv y(-1) as a source control limit. In the present study, the rationale for such a conclusion is discussed, and a somewhat critical look at the current model of radiation protection of the public is made. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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