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The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) is proud to announce the publication of Report No. 183 and Report No. 184.
Report No. 183: Radiation Exposures in Space and the Potential for Central Nervous System Effects: Phase II summarizes the steps and approaches needed to more fully understand the risk of central nervous system effects in humans following radiation exposures in space and provides guidance for radiation protection, including risk management, by addressing eight key questions. Understanding this topic is essential to continued exploration of space.
Report No. 183 was prepared by experts from a number of fields including biology, physics, radiation dosimetry, behavioral neuroscience, molecular and genetic toxicology, and others, providing a comprehensive evaluation of our understanding of radiation effects of space travel. Anyone who is affiliated with or has an interest in space travel should read this report to get the latest information available about potential effects on the central nervous system from exposure to radiation in space.
The Publication Overview for Report No. 183 is available on the NCRP website.
NCRP Report No. 184: Medical Radiation Exposure of Patients in the United States, is an update to NCRP Report No. 160: Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States (2009). This new report updates medical radiation exposure information with data collected between 2006 and 2016.
The audience for this Report is primarily federal and state agencies responsible for the health and well-being of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation and those agencies with responsibility for ensuring radiation protection safety in medicine. NCRP Report No. 184 includes useful information for health physicists, medical physicists, physicians and other medical professionals, radiation safety officers, managers, workers, members of the public, and the media.
The Publication Overview for Report No. 184 is available on the NCRP website.
