Effects of ionizing radiation on man

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dc.contributor.authorWatson, GMen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:29:50Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:39:49Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:29:50Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:39:49Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1975-08en_AU
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the major effects of ionizing radiation on man and the relationship between such effects and radiation dose, with the conclusion that standards of radiological safety must be based on the carcinogenetic and mutagenic properties of ionizing radiation. Man is exposed to radiation from natural sources and from man-made sources. Exposure from the latter should be regulated but, since there is little observational or experimental evidence for predicting the effects of the very small doses likely to be required for adequate standards of safety, it is necessary to infer them from what is seen at high doses. Because the formal relationship between dose and effect is not full understood, simplifying assumptions are necessary to estimate the effects of low doses. Two such assumptions are conventionally used; that there is a linear relationship between dose and effect at all levels of dose, and that the rate at which a dose of radiation is given does not alter the magnitude of the effect. These assumptions are thought to be conservative, that is they will not lead to an underestimate of the effects of small radiation doses although they may give an overestimate.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationWatson, G. M. (1975). Effects of ionizing radiation on man. (AAEC/IP1). Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Atomic Energy Commission.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc763en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn0642996989en_AU
dc.identifier.otherAAEC-IP-1en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/753en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.subjectBiological radiation effectsen_AU
dc.subjectManen_AU
dc.subjectDose-response relationshipsen_AU
dc.subjectRadiation protectionen_AU
dc.subjectCarcinogenesisen_AU
dc.titleEffects of ionizing radiation on manen_AU
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