Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Presented by Y. C. Luan
on behalf of 14 authors from :
Nuclear Science and Technology Association
NBC contamination prevention Society
and three Universities
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Introduction-3
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The health effects of acute radiation
1. Deterministic effects (short term effects) : acute radiation can
cause radiation sickness and death.
2. Stochastic effects (delayed effects) : acute radiation can
increase cancer mortality as described in ICRP-60.
3. The LNT hypothesis is based on the theory that any level of
exposure to radiation is harmful, and that the effects of high
doses of radiation can be extrapolated to low doses of
radiation, based on LNT model.
4. The LNT model of ICRP is simple, logical, and conservative,
making possible calculations for governing radiation
protection.
5. But the LNT model is not appropriate for doses < 100 mSv.
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The health effects of chronic radiation
2. The Hiroshima survivors that received doses < 100 mSv, had
no excess cancer deaths. This shows that the LNT model does
not apply to low dose acute radiation < 100 mSv.
3. Preston et al, 2003 RERF report, had more data, but no new
results obtained.
4. Dr Sohei Kondo, professor emeritus of Osaka University,
asserted low acute radiation from atomic explosion could
reduce the cancer mortality, and increase life span.
5. Both ANS and HPS had statements stating that 50 mSv/y or
100 mSv/life should not be taken in consideration to evaluate
the individual radiation risk.
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A radiological incident in Taiwan revealed chronic
radiation is always beneficial to humans-1
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A radiological incident in Taiwan revealed chronic
radiation is always beneficial to humans-3
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A radiological incident in Taiwan revealed chronic
radiation is always beneficial to humans-4
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Mortality of public
Mortality of irradiated
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A radiological incident in Taiwan revealed chronic
radiation is always beneficial to humans-5
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A radiological incident in Taiwan revealed chronic
radiation is always beneficial to humans-6
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Most radiation is chronic radiation and
beneficial to humans
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Most radiation from accident is chronic
radiation and beneficial to people-2
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Conclusion and remarks-3
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Conclusion and remarks-4
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Conclusion and remarks-5
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Conclusion and remarks-6
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Conclusion and remarks-7
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Conclusion and remarks-8
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Recommendation-1
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Profile of the authors (II)
K.L. Soong Senior Scientist, NUSTA, and former Senior Scientist and
Leading Scientist, Geology and Mineralogy Research
Ph. D. Project of INER, AEC
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Profile of the authors (III)
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