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An evaluation of radiation exposure guidance for military operations : interim report / Committee on Battlefield Radiation Exposure Criteria, Fred A. Mettler, Jr., chairman ; J. Christopher Johnson and Susan Thaul, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ionizing radiation--Dosage.
- Ionizing radiation.
- Radiation--Safety measures.
- Radiation.
- Soldiers--Health and hygiene.
- Soldiers.
- Nuclear warfare.
- United States. Army--Safety measures.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (78 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- 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
- 7 Conclusion
- References
- Appendix The ACE Directive.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-57).
- ISBN:
- 9786610187027
- 9781280187025
- 1280187026
- 9780309591218
- 030959121X
- 9780585085838
- 0585085838
- OCLC:
- 43475753
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