QUANTITIES IN RADIATION PROTECTION, FUNCTIONS AND ROLES

Authors
HARVEY JR PORTAL G
Citation
Jr. Harvey et G. Portal, QUANTITIES IN RADIATION PROTECTION, FUNCTIONS AND ROLES, Radiation protection dosimetry, 54(3-4), 1994, pp. 183-187
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation protection dosimetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448420
Volume
54
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
183 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8420(1994)54:3-4<183:QIRPFA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
An apparently complex situation has been caused in recent years by the definition of a number of new quantities in radiation protection. The complexity is reduced if it is recognised that each quantity is suita ble for one of three roles; risk estimation, operational measurement o r primary standardisation. This understanding leads to an appreciation of the required inter-relationships between the values of the quantit ies. The recently introduced quantities, their roles, and the requirem ents of their inter-relationships are discussed.