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Title:
SAFE HANDLING OF RADIOISOTOPES, MEDICAL ADDENDUM ( SAFETY SERIES NO. 3 ) ( INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, VIENNA 1960 )
Author(s):
HERCIK, F [INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, VIENNA];
JAMMET, H [INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, VIENNA]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1960 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0704454
Originating Research Org.:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna (Austria)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 15
Description/Abstract:
WITH THE ADVENT OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY INDUSTRY, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE LIABLE TO EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION. IT IS CLEAR THAT MAN CANNOT ENTIRELY DISPENSE WITH THE USE OF IONIZING RADIATION AND THEREFORE THE PROBLEM IN PRACTICE IS TO KEEP THE RADIATION DOSE DOWN TO A LEVEL WHICH INVOLVES A RISK THAT IS NOT UNACCEPTABLE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND TO THE POPULATION AT LARGE. THE OBJECTIVES OF RADIATION PROTECTION ARE THUS TO ENSURE THAT NOBODY IS OVER-EXPOSED, AND SO TO PREVENT OR MINIMIZE SOMATIC INJURIES AND THE GENETIC DETERIORATION OF THE POPULATION. TO CARRY OUT THIS TASK OF RADIATION PROTECTION OF WORKERS EXPOSED TO IONIZING RADIATION, A STRICT SYSTEM OF SUPERVISION SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED.