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Guidance for emergency response dosimetry recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; 1. Executive Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Scope -- 2.2 Report Goals -- 2.3 Framework -- 2.4 Emergency Workers -- 3. Dosimetry Needs and Key Concepts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What is Dosimetry? -- 3.3 Dosimetry Programs -- 3.4 Dose of Record -- 3.5 Key Concepts -- 4. Metho…
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
1 online resource
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 179
Subjects
Radiometry
Disaster Planning
Radiation Protection
Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration
Abstract
Table of Contents:
1. Executive Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Scope -- 2.2 Report Goals -- 2.3 Framework -- 2.4 Emergency Workers -- 3. Dosimetry Needs and Key Concepts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What is Dosimetry? -- 3.3 Dosimetry Programs -- 3.4 Dose of Record -- 3.5 Key Concepts -- 4. Methods of Dose Determination and Estimation: Operational -- 4.1 Framework and Situational Description -- 4.2 Measurements with Limited Resources -- 4.3 Categories of Radiation Equipment -- 4.3.1 Instrument Types -- 4.3.2 Instrument Radiological Quantities -- 4.3.3 Applicable ANSI Standards -- 4.3.4 Operational Ranges of Existing Equipment -- 4.4 Mission Applicability -- 4.4.1 Handheld Survey Meter -- 4.4.2 Aerial Measurements -- 4.4.3 Large Mobile and Transportable Radiation Detectors -- 4.4.4 Radiation Portal Monitors and Fixed Detector Networks -- 4.5 Data Aggregation -- 5. Recording, Tracking and Communicating Dosimetry Results -- 5.1 Emergency Worker Dosimetry Recordkeeping -- 5.2 Dose Tracking and Communication with the Incident Command System -- 5.3 Communicating Radiation Dose -- 5.3.1 Communicating Dose to Emergency Workers -- 5.3.2 Additional Audiences -- 5.3.3 Challenges in Communicating Radiation Dose -- 6. Recommendations for Response Organization's Radiological Capability -- 6.1 Objective -- 6.2 Capability Recommendations -- 6.2.1 Basic Level Capability -- 6.2.2 Intermediate Level Capability -- 6.2.3 Advanced Level Capability -- 6.3 On-Scene Functional Capability -- 7. Status of Emergency Workers with Regulations and Guidance -- 7.1 NRC Regulations -- 7.2 DOE Regulations -- 7.3 OSHA Regulations -- 7.4 EPA Regulations -- 7.5 PAG Manual -- 7.6 IAEA Guidance -- 7.7 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Emergency Worker Dosimetry -- 8. Data Needs for Dose Reconstruction -- 8.1 Dose Reconstruction
8.2 Fundamental Elements -- 8.2.1 Source Term -- 8.2.2 Environmental Transport -- 8.2.3 Receptor Definition -- 8.2.4 Exposure Scenario -- 8.2.5 Calculation of Dose -- 8.3 Key Issues -- 8.3.1 Dose Endpoint Identification -- 8.3.2 Model Domain -- 8.3.3 Data Sources -- 8.3.4 Uncertainty -- 8.3.5 Lessons from Previous Dose Reconstructions -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Units ConversionTable -- Appendix B. Excerpts from Previous NCRP Publications -- B.1 Report No. 138 (NCRP, 2001) -- B.2 Commentary No. 19 (NCRP, 2005) -- B.3 Report No. 165 (NCRP, 2010) -- Appendix C. Biodosimetry -- Appendix D. Example of a Robust Emergency Response Dosimetry Program -- D.1 Equipment -- D.1.1 Dosimeter Kit -- D.1.2 Dose Assessment Kit -- D.1.3 Surrogate Control Passive Dosimeter Kit -- D.2 Personnel and Procedures -- D.2.1 First Responding Personnel -- D.2.2 Dose Assessment Unit -- D.3 Challenges of a Robust Dosimetry Program -- D.4 Contingencies Jurisdictions -- Appendix E Placing Doses in Perspective -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff -- The NCRP -- Officers -- Members.
Notes
Title page: Oct 2, 2017
ISBN
9780913392133
9780913392102
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Self-assessment of radiation-safety programs : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 162
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Protection - standatrds
Radiation, Ionizing
Safety Management - standards
Professional Competence
Program Evaluation - standards
Practice Guideline
ISBN
9780982384305
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Decision making for late-phase recovery from major nuclear or radiological incidents : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113837
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2014.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2014
Physical Description
xix, 488 p.
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Ebrary books
NCRP report ; no. 175
Subjects
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Radioactive Hazard Release
Decision Making
Disaster Planning - methods
Radiation Protection - methods
Radioactive Fallout
Guideline
United States
ISBN
9780983545057
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Uncertainties in internal radiation dose assessment

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20830
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 164
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radiation Dosage
Radiometry - methods
ISBN
9781615838943
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Radiation dose reconstruction : principles and practices

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 163
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radiation Dosage
Environmental Exposure - standards
Radiometry - methods
ISBN
9780982384312
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Reference levels and achievable doses in medical and dental imaging : recommendations for the United States

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2012
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 172
Ebrary books
Subjects
Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Protection - standards
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Practice Guideline
United States
ISBN
9780983545026
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Radiation dose management for fluoroscopically-guided interventional medical procedures

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2011
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 168
Ebrary books
Subjects
Fluoroscopy - instrumentation
Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects
Radiation Protection
Radiation Dosage
Equipment Safety
ISBN
9780982384367
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Preconception and prenatal radiation exposure : health effects and protective guidance

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2013.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2013
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 174
Ebrary books
Subjects
Embryonic Structures - radiation effects
Prenatal Injuries
Pregnancy - radiation effects
Maternal Exposures
Risk Factors
ISBN
9780983545040
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Health effects of low doses of radiation : perspectives on integrating radiation biology and epidemiology

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents:; Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Low Doses and Low Dose Rates -- 1.2 Use of Radiation Biology Data to Reduce the Uncertainty in Risk Estimates -- 2. General Approaches to Risk Assessment -- 2.1 Risk Assessment Process and Associated Unc…
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
1 online resource
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP commentary 24
Subjects
Radiation Exposure - adverse effects
Radiation, Ionizing
Radiation Dosage
Abstract
Table of Contents:
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Low Doses and Low Dose Rates -- 1.2 Use of Radiation Biology Data to Reduce the Uncertainty in Risk Estimates -- 2. General Approaches to Risk Assessment -- 2.1 Risk Assessment Process and Associated Uncertainties -- 2.2 Modeling Uncertainties: Dosimetric, Epidemiologic and Biological -- 2.3 Transfer of Risk Between Populations of Different Countries -- 2.4 Extrapolating Low-Dose Effects from In Vitro to In Vivo -- Animal to Human -- 3. Studies Integrating Biology and Epidemiology -- 3.1 Epidemiologic Studies Focused on Cancer Outcomes -- 3.1.1 Chromosome Aberration Studies -- 3.1.2 Atomic-Bomb Survivors -- 3.1.3 Pelvic Irradiation Studies -- 3.1.4 Occupational Studies -- 3.1.5 Environmental Background Studies -- 3.1.6 Transgenerational Studies -- 3.1.7 Gene and Radiation Interaction: The Women's Environmental Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology Study -- 3.1.8 Retinoblastoma -- 3.2 Epidemiologic Studies Focused on Noncancer Outcomes -- 4. Bioindicators from Radiation Biology Studies -- 4.1 DNA Damage and Repair -- 4.2 Signaling of DNA Damage at Low Doses -- 4.3 Chromosome Alterations -- 4.4 Mutations -- 4.5 Radiation-Induced Genomic Instability -- 4.6 Modulators of Response -- 4.6.1 Adaptive Responses -- 4.6.2 Bystander Effects -- 4.6.3 Genetic Susceptibility and Interactions with Radiation -- 4.6.4 Interactions with Environmental and Lifestyle Factors -- 5. Closing the Gaps Towards an Integrated Approach -- 5.1 Targeted Research to Identify Adverse Outcome Pathways and Bioindicators of Response -- 5.2 Biologically Based Modeling -- 5.2.1 Biologically Based Dose-Response Approach -- 5.2.2 Systems Biology -- 5.3 Registries of Medical-Imaging Exposures Linked to Outcomes and Biological Materials -- 5.4 Facilities and Interdisciplinary Training -- 5.4.1 Facilities
5.4.2 Interdisciplinary Training -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee Members -- NCRP Commentaries
ISBN
9780983545071
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Uncertainties in the estimation of radiation risks and probabilty of disease causation

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2012
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 171
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation, Ionizing
Risk Assessment
Epidemiologic Studies
Radiation Effects
ISBN
9780983545019
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Design of effective radiological effluent monitoring and environmental surveillance programs

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20835
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2011
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 169
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiometry - methods
Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects
Safety Management
Data Collection - methods
Program Development
ISBN
9780982384381
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Structural shielding design and evaluation for medical use of X-rays and gamma rays of energies up to 10 MeV

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 1976.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WN650 N39 1976 v.49
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
1976
Series
NCRP report 49
Subjects
Radiation Protection
Health Physics
ISBN
0913392316
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
WN650 N39 1976 v.49

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Population monitoring and radionuclide decorporation following a radiological or nuclear incident

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20832
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2011
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 166
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Effects
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Disaster Planning
Radioactive Hazard Release
Triage
Decontamination - methods
Practice Guideline
ISBN
9780982384374
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Potential impact of individual genetic susceptibility and previous radiation exposure on radiation risk for astronauts

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20833
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 167
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radiation Injuries - etiology
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Risk Assessment
Astronauts
Space Flight
ISBN
9780982384350
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Second primary cancers and cardiovascular disease after radiation therapy

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2010
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 170
Ebrary books
Subjects
Neoplasms, Second Primary - etiology
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Radiotherapy - adverse effects
Risk Assessment
ISBN
9780982384398
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Investigation of radiological incidents

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20839
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Corporate Author
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Publication Date
2012
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
NCRP report 173
Ebrary books
Subjects
Radioactive Hazard Release
Research Report
Radiation Injuries - prevention & control
Environmental Exposure - analysis
Disaster Planning
Guideline
ISBN
9780983545033
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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