Death of the ALARA Radiation Protection Principle as Used in the Medical Sector

ALARA is the acronym for “As Low As Reasonably Achievable.” It is a radiation protection concept borne from the linear no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis. There are no valid data today supporting the use of LNT in the low-dose range, so dose as a surrogate for risk in radiological imaging is not appropri...

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Main Authors: Paul A. Oakley, Deed E. Harrison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1559325820921641