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3 Perspectives on the Need for a Low Dose Radiation Program in the United States
Pages 21-34

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... 2. What are the uncertainties related to low dose radiation issues that your agency/organization is facing and how do they affect its operations?
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... She also showed her support for using a low dose radiation research program to train the next generation 1 Two interagency meetings were mentioned at the symposium: (1) the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards, which provides an opportunity for agencies with radiation protection responsibilities to inform each other about issues and progress related to standard development and other topics, and (2)
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... Dr. Al-Nabulsi did not comment on a participant's question about the current status of the DOE low dose radiation research program within the Office of Science.
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... 3.1.4 Department of Defense (DoD) Captain John Gilstad said that research in low dose radiation health effects has military relevance because of potential occupational exposures during operations in contaminated environments, involvement of the military in remediation of contaminated sites, and participation of atomic veterans in compensation programs.
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... Dr. Mike Noska noted that the radiation protection mission of FDA encompasses several areas of radiation uses, including the safety and efficacy of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and treatment of disease, performance of electronic products and medical devices that emit radiation, quality assurance standards for mammography, guidance on limiting exposures to radiation following radiological and nuclear emergencies, and guidance for development of medical countermeasures for treating and mitigating the effects of radiation exposure following nuclear or radiological incidents.
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... However, he identified two research topics of interest to FDA that relate to low dose radiation: (1) biodistribution of radionuclides to inform radiopharmaceutical development and normal tissue effects, and (2)
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... Therefore, as was the case in the past, coordinated efforts between NASA's research programs and a potential new low dose radiation program could help advance knowledge on radiation health effects. He identified a couple of focus areas of a low dose radiation research program that could also help advance NASA's research in space radiation effects: (1)
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... .6 Dr. Brock did not discuss his views on how a low dose radiation research program can help the USNRC improve how it regulates commercial nuclear power plants or carry out other activities.
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... noted their support for a low dose radiation research program and indicated their intent to be users (NCRP, American Society for Radiation Oncology [ASTRO]
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... Dr. Kathy Held stated that NCRP sees an urgent need for a low dose radiation research program because it will be a source for new, updated, and highquality information that will inform the council's future work.
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... Dr. Alan Waltar expressed the society's support in re-establishing a low dose radiation research program with the goal to dispute use of the LNT model in radiation protection and provide the scientific basis for supporting a threshold model.
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... EPRI supports global collaboration and coordination to help answer questions of low dose and dose rate radiation health effects. In 2016, it established the International Dose Effect Alliance to organize workshops that bring together researchers from around the world to discuss research agendas, programs, and priorities in low dose radiation research.
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... Dr. Maples identified two areas of low dose radiation research that can help health care professionals understand and communicate risks to patients: (1)
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... He noted that the risk from the radiation was never a concern to him because he recognizes the benefits of the procedure in detecting early disease. He supported better understanding of risks at low doses through a coordinated low dose radiation research program and better-informed risk–benefit discussions with his medical team.
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