Forty years on: How radiological protection has evolved internationally

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-171

  Sowby, David ^a   Valentin, Jack ^b  

^a Intl Comm on Radiol Protection ^*  (Ireland)

^b International Commission on Radiological Protection   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION;

RADIOLOGY;

AWARENESS; CANCER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DOSIMETRY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED NATIONS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037478633     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/23/2/303     Document Type: Review

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