Radiation Protection Criteria and Standards: Their Basis and Use: Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on Radiation of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Congress of the United States, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 820 pages |
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... given considerable thought to this . Representative HOLIFIELD . So we have to approach this in a way that the doctor approaches a diagnosis , is that not true ? He exercises his own technical competence and his background of experience ...
... given considerable thought to this . Representative HOLIFIELD . So we have to approach this in a way that the doctor approaches a diagnosis , is that not true ? He exercises his own technical competence and his background of experience ...
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... given test . So one is affecting not only the people in one's own country , but also people elsewhere in the world . Here in the most explicit way one is faced with the problem that the benefits that may result from weapons tests and ...
... given test . So one is affecting not only the people in one's own country , but also people elsewhere in the world . Here in the most explicit way one is faced with the problem that the benefits that may result from weapons tests and ...
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... given level of radiation . We have no good scientific basis on which to make such an estimate . Nobody knows what the effects of very low - level radia- tion are , and it may be impossible to ever find out . One would have to run ...
... given level of radiation . We have no good scientific basis on which to make such an estimate . Nobody knows what the effects of very low - level radia- tion are , and it may be impossible to ever find out . One would have to run ...
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... given by the main committee the basic parameter with which to work ; namely , that we were to allow 30 rem to the bone . Actually 30 rem divided by N ( where N was the relative hazard factor and was equal to 5 ) would be 6 rad per year ...
... given by the main committee the basic parameter with which to work ; namely , that we were to allow 30 rem to the bone . Actually 30 rem divided by N ( where N was the relative hazard factor and was equal to 5 ) would be 6 rad per year ...
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... given as less than 0.03 , the same order of magnitude . Both of these figures come from a United Nations published report . Representative HOLIFIELD . That puts it in some perspective . Mr. Hollister ? Mr. HOLLISTER . I hate to bring us ...
... given as less than 0.03 , the same order of magnitude . Both of these figures come from a United Nations published report . Representative HOLIFIELD . That puts it in some perspective . Mr. Hollister ? Mr. HOLLISTER . I hate to bring us ...
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Page 137 - This term is defined as the radiation dose which should not be exceeded without careful consideration of the reasons for doing so ; every effort should be made to encourage the maintenance of radiation doses as far below this guide as practicable.
Page 591 - Council shall advise the President with respect to radiation matters, directly or indirectly affecting health, including guidance for all Federal agencies in the formulation of radiation standards and in the establishment and execution of programs of cooperation with States.
Page 85 - Treasury, and the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of the National Science Foundation.
Page 150 - d. The Commission shall enter into an agreement under subsection b. of this section with any State if— "(1) The Governor of that State certifies that the State has a program for the control of radiation hazards adequate to protect the public health and safety...
Page 661 - There can be no single permissible or acceptable level of exposure without regard to the reason for permitting the exposure. It should be general practice to reduce exposure to radiation, and positive effort should be carried out to fulfill the sense of these recommendations. It is basic that exposure to radiation should result from a real determination of its necessity.
Page 4 - Inquiries regarding participation in this program may be addressed to the Director, Division of Biology and Medicine, US Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, DC 20545.
Page 770 - Administrator . . . the price or prices of a commodity or commodities have risen or threaten to rise to an extent or in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of this act...
Page 144 - Because It is essential to efficient and effective administration that employees of the executive branch be in a position to be completely candid in advising with each other on official matters, and because it is not in the public interest that any of their conversations or communications, or any documents or reproductions, concerning such advice be disclosed...
Page 595 - Commission programs for protection against hazards of radiation will be coordinated and compatible. "h. There is hereby established a Federal Radiation Council, consisting of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, or their designees, and such other members as shall be appointed by the President.
Page 591 - Council. (b) The Council shall be composed of the following members: the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall be the Chairman of the Council.