Ncrp repo t no 160 ioni ing radiation e pos e of the 3 ncrp report no. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Uncertainties in the measurement and dosimetry of external radiation, ncrp report no. Structural shielding design and evaluation for medical use of xrays and gammarays up to 10 mev name of standards organization. National council on radiation protection and measurements.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Federal guidance series dose and risk management tools. Dose and risk management tools for state radiation programs controlling medical xrays fgr 9 1976 addresses. Ionising radiation exposure of the population of the united states. Microsoft word radiation exposure pdfs master file. By order of the executive director office of the federal register washington, d. Ionising radiation exposure of the population of the.
This diagram was created based on recommendations made in the documents noted above, but the diagram is not a part of the document. Purchase report copyright permission section 1, executive summary ncrp report no. In 2006, americans were exposed to more than seven times as much ionizing radiation from medical procedures as was the case in the early 1980s, according to a new report on population exposure released march 3rd by the national council on radiation protection and measurements ncrp at its. Distributing, posting, or printing the pdf files is strictly prohibited without written permission of ncrp. Interestingly, cigarette smoking accounts for 35% of this dose, building materials for 27% and commercial air travel for 26%. A second ncrp report is in preparation under the auspices of program area committee 2 that will update the parts of ncrp report no. Since that time, the magnitude and distribution among the various sources of radiation exposure to the u. This article is available as html full text and pdf. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 157k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page.
National council on radiation protection and measurements report. Quick reference information recommendations of the. This brief look at ncrp report 160 has emphasized the fact that the average exposure of the general u. Background radiation, which in 2006 contributed fully half of the total exposure, comes from natural radiation. With its release of a new report, titled ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the united states report no. Pdf includes an additional 10% discount off of the hardcopy price. Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the united states, ncrp report no 160. Report 160, released in march 2009, is entitled ionizing radiation exposure of the. Users of this website who accept and agree to the conditions specified herein may use the pdf format of the electronic publication solely for their personal, noncommercial use. Ratios were not reported owing to the different sources used for these categories in the two reports 1, 2. Substantial or systematic reproduction is strictly prohibited.
This report is a longawaited sequel to ncrp report no. People exposed to more radiation from medical exams with their release of a new report titled ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the united states report no. This report was prepared through a joint effort of ncrp. This report evaluates average individual effective dose and collective effective. Ncrp report 160 and what it means for medical imaging and. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Quick reference information recommendations of the national council on radiation protection and measurements the information in this document is adapted, with the permission of the national council on radiation protection and measurements, from its publication management of persons contaminated with radionuclides.
When compared with these data, data from 2006 showed marked increase in medical exposure from 15% to 48%. Although background rates of ionizing radiation have remained stable over this time, radon is still the primary agent of concern regarding background. The estimated cumulative individual dose from all sources in the early 1980s was 3. Ncrp report 151 structural shielding design and evaluation for. Pediatric ct and image gently american college of radiology. Aapm publications ncrp publications for aapm members. Workers and veterans study of lowdose radiation health effects 2018. National council on radiation protection and measurements ncrp formed by congress. Understanding radiation, norm and tenorm kurt rhea general manager, norm services secure energy services. The american college of radiology acr, society for pediatric. Radiation protection no 160 technical recommendations for monitoring. Ratios were not reported owing to the different sources used for. Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the united states an abstract is unavailable.
Consumer products and activities give an average effective dose across the us population of 0. Initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure. Uncertainties in internal radiation dose assessment, ncrp report no. Initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from. Hps information sheet for ncrp 160 9mar09 health physics society. Structural shielding design and evaluation for medical use of xrays and gammarays up to 10 mev. Ionizing radiation exposure of the population of the united states national council on radiation protection and measurements ncrp 2009 bethesda, md. Reports this report is an update of ncrp report no. In 2006, americans were exposed to more than seven times as much ionizing radiation from medical procedures as was the case in the early 1980s, according to a new report on population exposure released march 3rd by the national council on radiation protection and measurements ncrp at its annual. History, technical feasibility, mechanism of action, normal biodistribution, and diagnostic performance in bone metastasis detection compared with other imaging modalities. Ncrp report 160 2009 computed tomography medical 24% nuclear medicine medical 12% interventional fluoroscopy medical 7%. Fluoro 24% ct 48% background 50%radon ubiquitous 5% to 7.
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