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Ukrainian medical responder and radiation expert Alla Shapiro reviews the validity of the HBO series “Chernobyl.” Alla shares some real-life on-site experiences to explain whether clips from the series are true to what actually happened on April 26th, 1986 and the days that followed.
Radiation emergencies require an all-hazards response with necessary additions to protect responders and receivers, limit health impacts and save lives. In these four training modules, subject matter experts walk you through the radiation-specific issues that should be considered before and during the four phases of response.
In May 2018, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) published Commentary No. 27, Implications of Recent Epidemiologic Studies for the Linear-Nonthreshold Model and Radiation Protection.
Commentary No. 27 was produced by an interdisciplinary group of radiation experts who critically assessed recent epidemiologic studies of populations exposed to low dose and low dose-rate ionization radiation. The studies were then judged as to their strength of support for the liner non-threshold (LNT) model as used in radiation protection.
NCRP concludes that the recent epidemiologic studies support the continued use of the LNT model for radiation protection. This is in accord with judgements by other national and international scientific committees, based on somewhat older data, that no alternative dose-response relationship appears more pragmatic or prudent for radiation protection purposes than the LNT model.
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