Uncertainties In Internal Radiation Dose Assessment George Roberts by George Roberts, George Krauss, Richard Kennedy 9781615032013, 9780871705990, 1615032010, 0871705990 instant download after payment.

The objective of this Report is to review the current state-of-knowledge of uncertainties in internal dose assessments, including uncertainties in the measurements that are used to perform these assessments. The scope of this Report is limited to internal radiation exposure. It is intended to be used primarily by radiation dosimetrists, including health physicists, radiation protection professionals, and medical physicists who need to evaluate of the uncertainties in estimates of absorbed doses. The scope of application ranges from the improvement of routine dosimetry procedures to the reconstruction of individual doses in epidemiological studies to treatment planning for therapeutic nuclear medicine. Sections 1 to 4 are descriptive in nature and do not present a high level of technical difficulty. Sections 5 to 10 are more technical and address issues involved in the assessment of uncertainties. The appendices, in which details of various methods and models are presented, are meant to be read by those scientists interested in a particular issue.
Content:
• Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Methods Used to Determine Doses from Internal Irradiation
4. Sources, Types and Categories of Uncertainties
5. Statistical Methods for Evaluating Uncertainties
6. Uncertainties in the Measurement Process
7. Uncertainties in the Intakes
8. Uncertainties in the Structure and Parameters of the Biokinetic and Dosimetric Models
9. Uncertainties in the Dose per Unit Intake (Unspecified Individuals)
10. Example Dose Estimates and Assessment of Uncertainties
• 11. Summary and Conclusions
Appendices
• Glossary
• Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
• References
• The NCRP
• NCRP Publications