The application of cost-benefit analysis when considering action to reduce environmental dose rates in hospitals.
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Wilkinson, James MAffiliation
Regional Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Withington, Manchester.Issue Date
1987-09
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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 RadiolJournal
British Journal of RadiologyDOI
10.1259/0007-1285-60-717-919PubMed ID
3117160Type
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0007-1285ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1259/0007-1285-60-717-919
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