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Radiation and the no-risk society.(Low-dose radiation)
HOW CAN the radiation health effects of low doses of ionising radiation be quantified? Certainly more research is needed, emphasising the epidemiology of exposures to radiation at low doses and low dose rates, and on mechanisms whereby ionising radiation causes cancer.
Two contrasting models form extremes in a longterm debate. First, there is the linear no-threshold (LNT) model. This asserts a direct linear extrapolation from the known deleterious health effects of radiation at high doses, to the very small doses in our background and to which we are all exposed. Second, an increasingly vocal group of scientists do not now accept this model. They cite increasing ...
- COMMISSION URGES BETTER PROTECTION AGAINST IONISING RADIATION
- Newspaper article from: Europe Environment July 21, 1998 700+ words
...of health against the effects of ionising radiation. The Government in Paris received...workers who risk being exposed to ionising radiation in the course of their work in controlled...health of persons from the dangers of ionising radiation through exposure for medical purposes...
- Ionising radiation measurement. (Testing in focus: a selection of the testing...
- Magazine article from: Medical Device Technology June 1, 2002 700+ words
VacuTec specialises in the development and manufacture of detectors and devices to measure ionising radiation. Its products include ionisation chambers, Geiger-Muller and proportional counter tubes. It also offers DAP meters, TRADOS...
- IONISING RADIATION IN PORTUGAL.
- Newspaper article from: European Report October 18, 2007 700+ words
...its obligations on basic safety standards for the protection of health of workers and the general public from ionising radiation (Directive 96/29/Euratom). Portugal has notified transposition measures which are dispersed in various...
- IONISING RADIATION IN PORTUGAL.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: European Social Policy November 14, 2007 700+ words
...its obligations on basic safety standards for the protection of health of workers and the general public from ionising radiation (Directive 96/29/Euratom). Portugal has notified transposition measures which are dispersed in various...
- Food irradiation: a technology wasted or simply unwanted.(processing)
- Magazine article from: Food Engineering & Ingredients April 1, 2008 700+ words
...100 years since the discovery that ionising radiation could be used to destroy microorganisms...perennial food safety problems ? Ionising radiation is any form of radiation that carries...particles. The first suggestion that ionising radiation could be used to preserve food ...
- Accuracy of patients' self-reporting of pregnancy and awareness of risks to the...
- Magazine article from: South African Medical Journal Vadachia, Yousuf Els, Hein Andronikou, Savvas November 1, 2008 700+ words
...investigations expose patients to ionising radiation, which may be harmful to a fetus...regarding the possible dangers of ionising radiation to the fetus. Patients need information...the risks of exposing a fetus to ionising radiation. For adults the risk of cell damage...
- CPD questionnaire.(Report)
- Magazine article from: South African Journal of Radiology June 1, 2009 700+ words
...each question. 1. Regarding ionising radiation, identify one correct answer: A. Medical ionising radiation sources give a moderate contribution...stabilised concern about the use of ionising radiation in diagnostic radiology. D...
- Nuclear homeopathy. (low-level radiation) (Science and Technology)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) May 5, 1990 700+ words
...question the view that low doses of ionising radiation are bad for you-as high doses undoubtedly...radiation may even be a good thing. Ionising radiation comes in many forms-x-rays...goes on all the time, because ionising radiation is everywhere. The most common sources...
