Reflections on Low-Dose Radiation, the Misconceptions, Reality and Moving Forward
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-27-2021
Publication Title
Journal of Radiological Protection
Volume
41
Issue
4
First page number:
S306
Last page number:
S316
Abstract
Low dose radiation has been widely accepted by the radiation protection community as presenting a very low risk to human health, if any. Over-conservatism in optimisation principles and regulations have resulted in a disproportionate fear of radiation amongst the general public and government authorities alike, overlooking the great benefits nuclear science and techniques have brought to society as a whole. As such, the World Nuclear Association advocates for a recontextualisation of the radiation hazards with regards to low dose radiation, and a greater awareness as to the absence of any discernible effects associated with it.
Keywords
All hazard approach; Collective dose; LNT; Low dose; Optimization
Disciplines
Nuclear | Radiation Medicine
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Lips, M.,
Anderson, E.,
Nakamura, T.,
Harris, F.,
Schneider, G.,
Zic, J.,
Sanders, C.,
Owen, J.,
Hondros, J.,
De Ruvo, A.
(2021).
Reflections on Low-Dose Radiation, the Misconceptions, Reality and Moving Forward.
Journal of Radiological Protection, 41(4),
S306-S316.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ac1a5d