Radiation and Public Perception : Benefits and Risks Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Radiation and Public Perception	1
2	Public Perception of Radiation Risks	13
3	Basic Units and Concepts in Radiation Exposures	23
4	Department of Energy Radiation Health Studies: Past, Present, and Future	41
5	The U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries	51
6	Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Exposure: A Test of the Linear-No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis	67
7	Evidence of Cancer Risk from Experimental Animal Radon Studies	79
8	Evaluating the Safety of Irradiated Foods	89
9	Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Iodine-131 Therapy for Hyperthyroidism	103
10	The Genetic Effects of Human Exposures to Ionizing Radiation	115
11	Studies of Children In Utero during Atomic Bomb Detonations	133
12	Cancer Risks among Atomic Bomb Survivors	147
13	A Health Assessment of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident	161
14	Health Studies of U.S. Women Radium Dial Workers	169
15	Evaluating Health Risks in Communities near Nuclear Facilities	201
16	Health Effects on Populations Exposed to Low-Level Radiation in China	219
17	Health and Mortality among Contractor Employees at U.S. Department of Energy Facilities
18	Does Nuclear Power Have a Future?	259
19	Science, Society, and U.S. Nuclear Waste	283
	Glossary	315
	Author Index	331
	Affiliation Index	331
	Subject Index	332