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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 98, 2022 - Issue 4: The Million Person Study of Low-Dose Radiation Health Effects
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Dosimetry and uncertainty approaches for the million person study of low-dose radiation health effects: overview of the recommendations in NCRP Report No. 178

Lawrence T. Dauera Radiology and Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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André Bouvilleb National Cancer Institute (retired), Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Richard E. Tooheyc M.H. Chew and Associates, Oak Ridge, TN, USAView further author information
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John D. Boice Jr.d National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD, USA;e Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USAView further author information
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Harold L. Beckf U.S. Department of Energy (retired), New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Keith F. Eckermang Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USAView further author information
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Derek Hagemeyerh Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, USAView further author information
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Richard W. Leggettg Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USAView further author information
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Michael T. Mummai International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD, USAView further author information
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Bruce Napierj Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USAView further author information
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Kathy H. Pryorj Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USAView further author information
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Marvin Rosensteink National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, USAView further author information
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David A. Schauerl International Commission on Radiation Units, Bethesda, MD, USAView further author information
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Sami Sherbinim U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Daniel O. Stramn University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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James L. Thompsono U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Arlington, TX, USAView further author information
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John E. Tillp Risk Assessment Corporation, Neeses, SC, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3666-8806View further author information
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R. Craig Yoderq Landauer, Inc, Glenwood, IL, USAView further author information
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Cary Zeitlinr Leidos Innovations Corporation, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Pages 600-609 | Received 07 Sep 2018, Accepted 10 Oct 2018, Published online: 19 Nov 2018

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