Published November 1988 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Risk assessment and the linearity hypothesis

Creators

  • 1. Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig (Germany, F.R.)

Description

The consequences of various assumptions on the shape of dose-response relations are demonstrated and the uncertainties of risk estimates resulting therefrom, from the uncertainties of input data and from evaluation procedures are pointed out. 7 refs., 3 figs. (Author)

Part of:
4. European congress and 13. regional congress of IRPA

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
4. European congress and 13. regional congress of IRPA
Imprint Pagination
909 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 661-665.
Report number
OEVS-Mitteilung--1988

Conference

Title
4. European congress and 13. regional congress of IRPA.
Dates
15-19 Sep 1986.
Place
Salzburg (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
Austria
INIS RN
20041259
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; LOW DOSE IRRADIATION; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT
Descriptors DEC
IRRADIATION

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