Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation - United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, (UNSCEAR) 2012 report to the General Assembly, with scientific annexes A and B (Paperback)

The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation. UNSCEAR's scientific findings underpin radiation risk evaluation and international protection standards. This report comprises a report to the General Assembly with two underpinning scientific annexes. The first annex recapitulates and clarifies the philosophy of science as well as the scientific knowledge for attributing observed health effects in individuals and populations to radiation exposure, and distinguishes between that and inferring risk to individuals and populations from an exposure. The second annex reviews the latest thinking and approaches to quantifying the uncertainties in assessments of risk from radiation exposure, and illustrates these approaches with application to examples that are highly pertinent to radiation protection. The report is a landmark publication in terms of our understanding of the confidence that can be attached to the attribution of health effects in individuals and populations, and to the estimation of risks inferred from exposure to ionizing radiation.

General

Imprint:	United Nations
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2016
Authors:	United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
Dimensions:	230 x 299 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	325
ISBN-13:	978-92-1-142307-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
LSN:	92-1-142307-4
Barcode:	9789211423075

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