Published 1988
| Version v1
Book
Difficulties in using the objective health detriment an an indicator of the radiation harm in a population
Description
Owing to the probabilistic relationship between dose and stochastic effects some problems could arise in using the concept of objective health detriment for low probability exposures. The usefulness of other statistical indicators of occurrence of health effects in the exposed population is also discussed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press.
- Imprint Place
- Sydney (Australia)
- ISBN
- 008 03440 2 (v.1)
- Imprint Title
- Radiation protection practice
- Imprint Pagination
- 3 v.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 32-35.
Conference
- Title
- 7. international congress of the International Radiation Protection Association.
- Dates
- 10-17 Apr 1988.
- Place
- Sydney (Australia).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Australia
- INIS RN
- 20045259
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIATION EFFECTS