Natural background radiation in the United States
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4045487
The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), successor to the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements, has embarked on a program to examine and evaluate the many private studies and government programs related to sources of ionizing radiation that may contribute to the overall exposure of the population. The first in a series of reports envisioned under this program is concerned with the assessment of the radiation dose to the population from natural background radiation. Included in this report are the absorbed doses to the population due to radiation from cosmic sources, radionuclides in the earth, internally deposited radionuclides, inhaled radioactivity, and fallout from nuclear weapons tests. (CH)
- Research Organization:
- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Washington, D.C. (USA)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-029611
- OSTI ID:
- 4045487
- Report Number(s):
- NCRP--45
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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