ICRP Publication 99 - Low-Dose Extrapolation of Radiation-related Cancer Risk (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Elsevier health sciences
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Annals of the ICRP
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	Icrp
Dimensions:	240 x 168 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-0-08-044958-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Radiography Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	0-08-044958-1
Barcode:	9780080449586

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