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Dose Estimation for Exposure to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Detonations
- Source :
- Health Physics
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- In recent years, the prospects that a nuclear device might be detonated due to a regional or global political conflict, by violation of present nuclear weapons test ban agreements, or due to an act of terrorism, has increased. Thus, the need exists for a well conceptualized, well described, and internally consistent methodology for dose estimation that takes full advantage of the experience gained over the last 70 y in both measurement technology and dose assessment methodology. Here, the models, rationale, and data needed for a detailed state-of-the-art dose assessment for exposure to radioactive fallout from nuclear detonations discussed in five companion papers are summarized. These five papers present methods and data for estimating radionuclide deposition of fallout radionuclides, internal and external dose from the deposited fallout, and discussion of the uncertainties in the assessed doses. In addition, this paper includes a brief discussion of secondary issues related to assessments of radiation dose from fallout. The intention of this work is to provide a usable and consistent methodology for both prospective and retrospective assessments of exposure from radioactive fallout from a nuclear detonation.
- Subjects :
- Radioactive Fallout
Nuclear Weapons
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Epidemiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Radiation Dosage
Risk Assessment
humanities
fallout
accidents, nuclear
Radiation Monitoring
health effects
Papers
dose assessment
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15385159
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health physics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1ce359d76387c2ca72b0dc8bc7dc84bc