The Reports of the Surgeon General

Title:

Protecting and Improving Health through the Radiological Sciences: A Report of the Surgeon General prepared by the National Advisory Committee on Radiation

Description:

From the Summary and Recommendations: "In this report the Committee traces the remarkable growth that has taken place in the uses of ionizing radiation in the health professions, in industry, and in other walks of life. It also notes a number of emerging problems which not only are of importance from the point of view of radiation protection, but also, if not alleviated, threaten the quality of medical care in the United States and the translation of the advances of atomic research into needed benefits for the people."

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Number of Image Pages:

33 (3,138,109 Bytes)

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Date:

1966-04 (April 1966)

Creator:

United States. National Advisory Committee on Radiation

United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General

Publisher:

United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Public Health Service

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Technology, Radiologic; Radiation, Ionizing; Radiologic Health

Exhibit Category:

Public Health and Disease Prevention

Relation:

"Protecting and Improving Health through the Radiological Sciences: A Report of the Surgeon General prepared by the National Advisory Committee on Radiation" (Title Page and Introductory Material) (April 1966)

"Protecting and Improving Health through the Radiological Sciences: A Report of the Surgeon General prepared by the National Advisory Committee on Radiation" (pages 1-27) (April 1966)

Unique Identifier:

NNBCVG

Document Type:

Official reports

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

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Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2002-03-26

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