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    The application of cost-benefit analysis when considering action to reduce environmental dose rates in hospitals.

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    Authors
    Wilkinson, James M
    Affiliation
    Regional Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Withington, Manchester.
    Issue Date
    1987-09
    
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    Abstract
    Cost-benefit analysis, in which a monetary value is assigned to radiation-induced health detriment, is used to establish whether a proposed course of action to reduce the dose rate in a particular environment is reasonable in the "as low as reasonably achievable" context. The instantaneous dose rate is used in conjunction with a use factor and a man-occupancy factor to establish a dose accumulation rate. This, in turn, is used to calculate what capital expenditure on radiation protection measures is reasonable. Such an approach provides an objective method of assessing and comparing radiation protection problems and leads to better consistency in allocating available resources.
    Citation
    The application of cost-benefit analysis when considering action to reduce environmental dose rates in hospitals. 1987, 60 (717):919-22 Br J Radiol
    Journal
    British Journal of Radiology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10541/114706
    DOI
    10.1259/0007-1285-60-717-919
    PubMed ID
    3117160
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0007-1285
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1259/0007-1285-60-717-919
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