Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (2005)
Chapter: List of Abbreviations
List of Abbreviations
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
AR
Attributable Risk
AS
Assigned Share
BEIR
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
BRER
Board on Radiation Effects Research
CDE
Committed Dose Equivalent
CEDE
Committed Effective Dose Equivalent
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CIRRPC
Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination
CV
Coefficient of variation
DHHS
US Department of Health and Human Services
DOD
US Department of Defense
DOE
US Department of Energy
DOJ
US Department of Justice
DOL
US Department of Labor
DDREF
Dose and Dose-Rate Reduction Effectiveness Factor
DTRA
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
EEOICPA
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
ERR
Excess Relative Risk
GAO
General Accounting Office
HRSA
Health Resources and Services Administration
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IREP
Interactive Radio Epidemiological Program
LET
Linear Energy Transfer
LLE
Lose of Life Expectancy
MC
Monte Carlo
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCI
National Cancer Institute
NCRP
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NRPB
National Radiological Protection Board
NRC
National Research Council
NTS
Nevada Test Site
PC
Probability of Causation
REF
Radiation Effectiveness Factor
RERF
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
RECA
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
RECP
Radiation Exposure Compensation Program
RESEP
Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program
REVCA
Radiation-Exposed Veterans Compensation Act
RR
Relative Risk
SD
Standard deviation
SMR
Standardized Mortality Ratio
SI
Système International (International System)
TEDE
Total Effective Dose Equivalent
UB
Upper bound
