Film badge dosimetry in atmospheric nuclear tests
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Film badge dosimetry in atmospheric nuclear tests
National Academy Press, 1989
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-200)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
During the 18-year program of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons (1945-1962), some of the 225,000 participants were exposed to radiation. Many of these participants have been experiencing sicknesses that may be test-related. Currently, test participants who had served in military units have pending over 6,000 claims for compensation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This study presents improved methods for calculating the radiation doses to which these individuals were exposed, and are intended to be useful in the adjudication of their claims.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Contents
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Basic Principles of Film Badge Dosimetry
3 Radiation Source Terms in Atmospheric Testing
4 Use of Film Badges in Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
5 Quantification of Personnel Film Badge Uncertainties
6 Uncertainty Analysis By Individual Test Series
7 Conclusions
8 Recommendations
References
Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches
Index
Table of Contents
- 1 Front Matter
- 2 Contents
- 3 Executive Summary
- 4 1 Introduction
- 5 2 Basic Principles of Film Badge Dosimetry
- 6 3 Radiation Source Terms in Atmospheric Testing
- 7 4 Use of Film Badges in Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
- 8 5 Quantification of Personnel Film Badge Uncertainties
- 9 6 Uncertainty Analysis By Individual Test Series
- 10 7 Conclusions
- 11 8 Recommendations
- 12 References
- 13 Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations
- 14 Appendix B: Glossary
- 15 Appendix C: Biographical Sketches
- 16 Index
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