Permissible Dose
A History of Radiation Protection in the Twentieth Century (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15023823 |
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| Authors | Gilbert Whittemore (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 827-828 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the history of medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-5140 • E-ISSN: 1086-3176 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/bhm.2001.0203 |
| OpenAlex | W1989466825 |
| Language | EN |
Debates over the hazards of radiation have a long and contentious history, ranging from early "X-ray martyrs" to recent controversies over low-level exposures. To survey this history, Sam Walker, historian for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has focused on the deceptively simple task of setting a "permissible dose" for radiation exposure of workers and the general public. Although short, the book is comprehensive. A major strength is its reliance on both a broad range of secondary sources and the author's own familiarity with government records, creating an essential introduction to this history as well as a useful reference for those already familiar with the issues
Commission · Government (linguistics) · Nuclear medicine · Political science · Radiation exposure · History · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
| Highly cited | No |
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