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2003 Recommendations of European Committee on Radiation Risk. Health effects of ionising radiation exposure at low doses for radiation protection purposes (2003)

Author	ECRR
Date	2003
Classification	6.01.4.80/45 (RADIATION - DISCUSSION ON LOW-LEVEL RADIATION)
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This first report of the European Committee on Radiation Risk is intended for
regulators and those who have to make decisions about the health effects of
radioactive releases. It presents a rational model for calculating the health risks
of exposure to ionizing radiation. Unlike the existing framework of modelling
radiation risk, the ECRR model uses evidence from the most recent research, from new
discoveries in radiation biology and from human epidemiology to create a system
of calculation which gives results which are in agreement both with the mechanism
of radiation action at the level of the living cell and observation of disease in
exposed populations.
There is increasing concern over the dissonance between the modelling of health
outcomes of radioactive releases to the environment and the observations. In this
volume, the committee explains how the present risk model came to be universally
used, and points out its scientific shortcomings. In addition, the committee
addresses the ethical basis of releasing radioactive materials to the environment.
The volume is essential reading for anyone involved in legislation in this area and
should also be of interest to members of the public who need to estimate the effects
of nuclear discharges.

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