| Description |
1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Table of Contents; Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1. Risky Business; Chapter 2. Scientific Guesswork; Chapter 3. No Safe Dose; Chapter 4. Uncertain Risk; Chapter 5. Zero or Bust; Chapter 6. Misplaced Priorities; Chapter 7. Avoiding Risk; Chapter 8. Radiation from the Gods; Chapter 9. Hold the Phone; Chapter 10. PR Campaign: Proportion, Prioritization, and Precaution; Index; Back cover |
| Summary |
Exploring how risk management resources are allocated. This book argues that the quality of the science is a key to decision-making. It focuses on the interaction between science and policy in decision making, using assessment and control of ionizing radiation as a model system. It explores a paradigm for managing small technological risks |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Radiation carcinogenesis.
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Health risk assessment.
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
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Health Status Indicators
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Health risk assessment
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Radiation carcinogenesis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780849379789 |
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0849379784 |
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