Dose Estimation for Exposure to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Detonations.
Journal
Health physics
ISSN: 1538-5159
Titre abrégé: Health Phys
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985093R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 01 2022
01 01 2022
Historique:
entrez:
13
12
2021
pubmed:
14
12
2021
medline:
15
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In recent years, the prospects that a nuclear device might be detonated due to a regional or global political conflict, by violation of present nuclear weapons test ban agreements, or due to an act of terrorism, has increased. Thus, the need exists for a well conceptualized, well described, and internally consistent methodology for dose estimation that takes full advantage of the experience gained over the last 70 y in both measurement technology and dose assessment methodology. Here, the models, rationale, and data needed for a detailed state-of-the-art dose assessment for exposure to radioactive fallout from nuclear detonations discussed in five companion papers are summarized. These five papers present methods and data for estimating radionuclide deposition of fallout radionuclides, internal and external dose from the deposited fallout, and discussion of the uncertainties in the assessed doses. In addition, this paper includes a brief discussion of secondary issues related to assessments of radiation dose from fallout. The intention of this work is to provide a usable and consistent methodology for both prospective and retrospective assessments of exposure from radioactive fallout from a nuclear detonation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34898514
doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001501
pii: 00004032-202201000-00001
pmc: PMC8677604
doi:
Substances chimiques
Radioactive Fallout
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1-20Subventions
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : Y03 CO5117
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : Y02-Al-5077
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Written work prepared by employees of the Federal Government as part of their official duties is, under the U.S. Copyright Act, a “work of the United States Government” for which copyright protection under Title 17 of the United States Code is not available. As such, copyright does not extend to the contributions of employees of the Federal Government.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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