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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... population doses of the order of 100 millirem per year , the ques- tion of whether one lives in a wooden , brick ... population exposure will properly receive much atten- tion during these hearings . Table III ( p . 18 ) reports ...
... population doses of the order of 100 millirem per year , the ques- tion of whether one lives in a wooden , brick ... population exposure will properly receive much atten- tion during these hearings . Table III ( p . 18 ) reports ...
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... population " is the significant parameter ; ( e ) It does not follow that there is no upper limit , on genetic grounds only , for exposure of an individual ; ( f ) For irradiation of other tissues - the somatic effects - a population ...
... population " is the significant parameter ; ( e ) It does not follow that there is no upper limit , on genetic grounds only , for exposure of an individual ; ( f ) For irradiation of other tissues - the somatic effects - a population ...
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... population . Of course , the ICRP has recommended levels which in some cases are based not on occupational exposure , but on genetic effects , and for genetic effects one does consider the results of exposure of the en- tire world ...
... population . Of course , the ICRP has recommended levels which in some cases are based not on occupational exposure , but on genetic effects , and for genetic effects one does consider the results of exposure of the en- tire world ...
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... population , then it might be that at that level you would get a 50 - percent increase in leukemia and bone cancer . It seems hardly likely that such a level would be considered accept- able by the population of this country . So I ...
... population , then it might be that at that level you would get a 50 - percent increase in leukemia and bone cancer . It seems hardly likely that such a level would be considered accept- able by the population of this country . So I ...
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... population groups involving children , in which case the results may be insuffi- ciently restrictive . Still another difficulty has developed because while the recommen- dations developed by the NCRP have always been thought of by the ...
... population groups involving children , in which case the results may be insuffi- ciently restrictive . Still another difficulty has developed because while the recommen- dations developed by the NCRP have always been thought of by the ...
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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.