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Radiation risks: an evaluation (1991)
| Author | D.Sumner, T.Wheldon, W.Watson |
| Date | March 1991 |
| Classification | 6.01.4.70/77 (RADIATION - CONSEQUENCES - OTHER) |
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PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION Readers of previous editions of this book may be aware of the help I have received from Tom Wheldon and Walter Watson. This has now matured into full co-authorship. It is a pleasure to welcome them, not least for their valuable assistance in keeping abreast of what continues to be a rapidly developing field. There are a large number of changes in this new edition. Chapters 3, 12, 13 and 14 have been almost completely rewritten, and Chapters 8,10 and 11 modified considerably. The other Chapters have all been changed in various minor ways. Two problems faced by a book like this deserve mention. The first is the ICRP recommendations, which have not yet been published but have been circulated in draft form. Rather than further delay publication of this edition, we have included the main recommendations of ICRP, in some cases (as in Chapter 10) alongside the previous ( 1977) recommendations. The second problem is what weight, if any, to give reports that have appeared but have not yet been the subject of detailed scientific scrutiny; reports like this are often called anecdotal. In general in this book we have only referred to work published in scientific and medical journals. We do not mean to imply that anecdotal reports are to be disregarded; simply that it is difficult and probably premature to evaluate them before publication in the scientific literature. As always, we have benefited from the comments and criticisms of colleagues. For this edition we would particularly like to thank Keith Baverstock, Jim Patterson and Barbara McGibbon. David Sumner Glasgow February 1991
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