Evaluating the reliability of biokinetic and dosimetric models and parameters used to assess individual doses for risk assessment purposes.

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Corporate Author National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, Md. : National Council on Radiation Protection and measurements, 1998.
SeriesNCRP commentary ; no. 15.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN0929600584
9780929600581
9781601194701
1601194706
9781435630833
1435630831
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 119 pages) : illustrations : digital, HTML and PDF files

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Table of Contents:
  • Title page
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sources of Uncertainty in the Gastrointestinal Tract Models Used in Radiation Protection
  • 3. Sources of Uncertainty in the Respiratory Tract Models Used in Radiation Protection
  • 4. Sources of Uncertainty in the Models Used in Radiation Protection to Describe Other Routes of Radionuclide Uptake (Wounds and Absorption Through Skin)
  • 5. Sources of Uncertainty in the Biokinetic Models Used in Radiation Protection
  • 6. Sources of Uncertainty in the Dosimetric Models Used in Radiation Protection
  • 7. Sources of Uncertainty in the Models Used in Radiation Protection to Estimate Radiation Doses from External Irradiation Attributable to Radionuclides in the Environment8. Reliability of Dose Coefficients for Estimation of Risk to Individuals
  • 9. Summary
  • References
  • The NCRP
  • NCRP Commentaries