Radiation dose reconstruction program of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Overview

Health Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-13

  Neton, James W ^a   Howard, John ^a   Elliott, Larry J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Exposure, occupational; Monitoring, personal; Nuclear workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149093726     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000282041.02661.3a     Document Type: Article

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