Organization and operation of the sixth international symposium on the natural radiation environment (NRE VI). Final report
An important source of human exposure to radiation is the natural world including cosmic rays, cosmogonic radionuclides, natural terrestrial radionuclides, and radon isotopes and its decay products. Considerable effort is being expended on a worldwide basis to characterize the exposure to the natural radiation environment and determine the important pathways for the exposure to result in dose to tissue that leads to injury and disease. The problem of background exposure to naturally occurring radioactivity has been the subject of research since the initial discovery of the radioactivity of uranium and thorium. However, with the advent of artificial sources of radiation with both benefits (medical x-rays and nuclear medicine), and harm (Chernobyl fallout), the nature and magnitude of the natural radiation environment and the effects on various populations are important in the development of overall public health strategies as ALARA principles are applied. To facilitate the exchange of information and the review of uncertainties and scientific research priorities, a series of 5 international meetings on Natural Radiation Environment, 1963, 1987, 1991. This conference (Montreal, 1995) covers the range of natural radiation environments that give rise to human exposure and dose. This document is a program summary.
- Research Organization:
- Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-94ER61784
- OSTI ID:
- 366472
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950609-Summ.; ON: DE96013792; TRN: 96:024893
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. international meeting on natural radiation environments, Montreal (Canada), 5-9 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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