This book is the seventh in a series of titles from the National Research Council that addresses the effects of exposure to low dose LET (Linear Energy Transfer

This book reevaluates the health risks of ionizing radiation in light of data that have become available since the 1980 report on this subject was published. Th

Exposures at low doses of radiation, generally taken to mean doses below 100 millisieverts, are of primary interest for setting standards for protecting individ