Contributions of occupational epidemiologic studies to radiation protection
Early evidence of health effects of occupational radiation exposure contributed importantly to the establishment of exposure standards, especially for internal emitters. Standards derived in this manner for radium body burdens and for air concentrations of radon and its daughters were especially influential. The body burden limits for plutonium and other bone-seeking radionuclides were based upon the radium standard. The exposure controls instituted as a consequence of those early limits have reduced the exposure of worker populations to the extent that the current, more sophisticated epidemiologic studies will probably not influence the revision of existing standards. The justification for conducting such studies is discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 5282403
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-9690; CONF-820613-6; ON: DE82008586
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international symposium of the Society for Radiological Protection, Inverness, UK, 6 Jun 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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