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Report No. 117 - Research Needs for Radiation Protection (1993) This is a members only link.

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Report No. 117 addresses research needs for establishing guidelines for radiation protection for ionizing radiation. The Report focuses on general fields of research for which increased information would be most useful. It enumerates 60 specific areas in which it is anticipated that additional research can make important contributions. These are covered in major sections of the report treating the following topics: cellular and molecular biology; dose determination?models, measurements, markers and exposure analysis; risk assessment; and prevention, intervention and perception. In a brief concluding section, the Report also addresses the issue of resource requirements for the needed research.
Scientific Committee:
S. James Adelstein, Chairman

Bruce B. Boecker
Barbara J. McNeil
Antone L. Brooks
Kenneth R. Kase
Amy Kronenberg
Roy E. Shore
William L. Templeton
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