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An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations

An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations

Interim Report

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309058957
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309591218
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1997
  • Month: September
  • Pages: 79
  • Language: English
  • An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Summary
    • UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACE DIRECTIVE
    • TERMINOLOGY IN THE ACE DIRECTIVE
    • PROSPECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS
    • DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS IN THE ACE DIRECTIVE
    • OPERATIONAL EXPOSURE GUIDANCE BELOW 700 MGY
    • CONCLUDING STATEMENT
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Principles of Radiation Protection
    • RADIATION PHYSICS
    • RADIATION UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
      • Radiation Units
        • Exposure
        • Absorbed Dose
        • Equivalent Dose
        • Effective Dose
      • Radiation Measurement
    • SOURCES OF RADIATION EXPOSURE
    • RADIATION BIOLOGY
      • Deterministic Effects
      • Stochastic Effects
    • RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION
  • 3 Standard Practices in Civilian Radiation Protection
    • CONTROL PHILOSOPHY
    • NOTIFICATION, TRAINING, AND INFORMED UNDERSTANDING
    • RECORDKEEPING
  • 4 Current Paradigms for Radiation Protection in the Army
    • OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
    • HIGH-LEVEL EXPOSURES IN NUCLEAR WAR
    • SUMMARY OF EXISTING ARMY PROGRAMS
  • 5 Evaluation of the ACE Directive in Light of Civilian Standard Practices
    • UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY OF RADIATION PROTECTION
    • TERMINOLOGY
    • PROSPECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT
    • DEFINITION OF A RADIOLOGICAL AREA
    • DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS
    • DOSE UNITS
    • INTERNAL DOSE
    • DOSE CUMULATION TIMES
    • REFERENCE LEVELS FOR OPERATIONAL EXPOSURE GUIDANCE
    • RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
  • 6 Recommendations for Revisions of the ACE Directive
    • UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY
    • TERMINOLOGY IN THE ACE DIRECTIVE
    • PROSPECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS
    • DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS
    • OPERATIONAL EXPOSURE GUIDANCE BELOW 700 MGY
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Appendix The ACE Directive

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