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At the request of the U.S. Congress, the National Academies will form a committee of experts to help define the health and safety issues that need to be guided by an improved understanding of low dose and low dose rate radiation health effects and recommend a long-term strategic and prioritized research agenda to address scientific research goals. The Academies committee will also address coordination between federal agencies and other national and international low dose radiation research projects and programs.
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Leveraging Advances in Modern Science to Revitalize Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States
Consensus Study Report
·2022
Radiation exposure at low doses (below 100 milligray) or low-dose rates (less than 5 milligray per hour) occurs in a wide range of medical, industrial, military, and commercial settings. The effects of exposure at these levels are not fully understood, but there are long-standing concerns that such...
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