Death of the ALARA Radiation Protection Principle as Used in the Medical Sector

ALARA is the acronym for “As Low As Reasonably Achievable.” It is a radiation protection concept borne from the linear no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis. There are no valid data today supporting the use of LNT in the low-dose range, so dose as a surrogate for risk in radiological imaging is not appropri...

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Autores principales: Oakley, Paul A., Harrison, Deed E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7218317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32425724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559325820921641

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7218317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32425724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559325820921641

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