Exposure of the american people to iodine-131 from nevada nuclear-bomb tests: review of the national cancer institute report and public health implications
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Institute of Medicine / Commission on Life Sciences / Committee on Exposure of the American People to I-131 from the Nevada Atomic Bomb Tests / Committee on Thyroid Screening Related to I-131 Exposure
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309061759
Date de publication :
17 mai 1999
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Provides an evaluation of the soundness of the methodology used by the NCI study to estimate: past radiation doses; possible health consequences of exposure to iodine-131; implications for clinical practice; and possible public health strategies - such as systematic screening for thyroid cancer - to respond to the exposures.