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Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests
Committee On Thyroid Screening Related To I-131 Exposure; Institute Of Medicine; Commission On Life Sciences; Committee On Exposure Of The American P
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJP; JWMN; MBGR; MJCL; MMN; RNP; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
In 1997, after more than a decade of research, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report which provided their assessment of radiation exposures that Americans may have received from radioactive iodine released from the atomic bomb tests conducted in Nevada during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book 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.
- Possible public health strategies?such as systematic screening for thyroid cancer?to respond to the exposures.
In addition, the book provides an evaluation of the NCI ... Read more
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Review of the NCI Radiation Dose Reconstruction
- 3 Health Risks of I-131 Exposure
- 4 Implications for Clinical Practice and Public Health Policy
- 5 Communicating with the Public about Exposure to I-131
- 6 Research Needs
- References
- Glossary
- Appendix A. Study Activities
- Appendix B. Copy of the Memorandum from Dr. Charles Land to Dr. Richard Klausner
- Appendix C. Calculation of Collective Thyroid Dose to the U.S. Population from the Release of I-131 from the Nuclear Weapons Tests in Nevada
- Appendix D. Thyroid Cancer in Idaho, 1970-1996
- Appendix E. Applicable Radiation Exposure Standards and Guides: Past and Present
- Appendix F. Screening for Thyroid Cancer: Background Paper
- Committee Biographies
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309061759
SKU
V9780309061759
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About Committee On Thyroid Screening Related To I-131 Exposure; Institute Of Medicine; Commission On Life Sciences; Committee On Exposure Of The American P
Committee on Thyroid Screening Related to I-131 Exposure, Institute of Medicine, and Committee on Exposure of the American People to I-131 from the Nevada Atomic Bomb Tests, National Research Council
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