ICRP Publication 99: Low-Dose Extrapolation of Radiation-related Cancer Risk (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780080449586)

This report considers the evidence relating to cancer risk associated with exposure to low doses of low linear energy transfer radiation, and particularly doses below current recommended limits for protection of radiation workers and the general public. The focus is on evidence regarding linearity of the dose-response relationship for all cancers considered as a group, but not necessarily individually, at low doses [the so-called linear, non-threshold (LNT) hypothesis]. It looks at the possibility of establishing a universal threshold dose below which there is no risk of radiation-related cancer. The report is organised by scientific discipline, beginning with epidemiological studies of exposed human populations.

Author: Icrp
ISBN-10: 0080449581
ISBN-13: 9780080449586
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 150
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.54w x 0.21d