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The eventual rejection of the linear no‐threshold theory will lead to a drastic reduction in the demand for diagnostic medical physics services
Author(s) -
Jones Aaron Kyle,
O’Connor Michael K.,
Zaidi Habib
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1002/mp.13619
Subject(s) - reduction (mathematics) , medical imaging , lead (geology) , physics , medical physics , computer science , statistical physics , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , mathematics , radiology , geomorphology , geology , geometry
Controversies about the linear no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis have been around since the early development of basic concepts in radiation protection and publication of guidelines by professional societies. Historically, this model was conceived over 70 years ago and is still widely adopted by most of the scientific community and national and international advisory bodies (e.g. ICRP, NCRP) for assessing risk from exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.