Uncertainties in the estimation of radiation risks and probability of disease causation : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
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| Language: | English |
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Bethesda, Md. :
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Series: | NCRP report ;
no. 171. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Uncertainties in epidemiological studies
- Uncertainties in major radioepidemiological studies
- Animal and cellular data that support epidemiological studies : biomarkers and mechanisms
- Quantification of uncertainty in radiation risk for excess lifetime risk projection and probability of causation
- Uncertainties in noncancer effects
- Uncertainties in heritable effects of radiation
- Role of risk estimates and their uncertainty in radiation protection
- Identification of new epidemiological data for assessing uncertainty in risk estimations
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Appendix A. Historical review of uses of estimates of risk and their uncertainty in radiation protection.