A review of the dose reconstruction program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency /

In response to concerns about military personnel and civilian exposure to radiation from the US atmospheric nuclear weapons testing program of 1945-62, Congress charged an independent committee to review the Dose Reconstruction Program.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Dose Reconstruction Program (U.S.)
United States > Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Nuclear weapons > United States > Testing.
Radiation > Dosage.
Nuclear warfare.
Radiation Dosage
Veterans Disability Claims
Radiation Injuries > epidemiology
Program Evaluation
Nuclear Warfare
United States Government Agencies
Rayonnement > Dose.
Guerre nucléaire.
nuclear wars.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear weapons > Testing
Radiation > Dosage
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""FrontMatter""; ""A Note on the Units of Measurement Used in this Report""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Public Summary""; ""Executive Summary""; ""I Introduction""; ""II The Committeeâ€?s Process""; ""III The Process of Submitting and Deciding Claims""; ""IV Process of Dose Reconstruction in NTPR Program""; ""V Committeeâ€?s Findings Related to NTPR Dose Reconstruction Program""; ""VI Findings Related to Other Issues""; ""VII Conclusions""; ""VIII Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""
  • ""Appendix A Examples of Dose Reconstruction Memoranda from Sample Cases Reviewed by Committee""""Appendix B Sampled Case Files of Dose Reconstructions Reviewed by Committee""; ""Appendix C Names of Invited Speakers and Interactions with Veterans""; ""Appendix D Responses to Committeeâ€?s Questions""; ""Appendix E Analysis of Potential Inhalation Doses Due to Blast-Wave Effects at Operation PLUMBBOB, Shot HOOD, and Implications for Dose Reconstructions for Atomic Veterans""; ""Appendix F Unit Dose Reconstruction for Task Force WARRIOR at Operation PLUMBBOB, Shot SMOKY""; ""Glossary""
  • List of AbbreviationsCommittee Biographies
  • Index

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