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Acronyms
ABCC
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
ACS
American Community Survey
ADAMS
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
AHS
Adult Health Study
ALARA
As Low As (is) Reasonably Achievable
ALL
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
AML
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
AREER
Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Reports
BEIR
Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BWR
Boiling-Water Reactor
CANUPIS
Childhood Cancer and Nuclear Power Plants in Switzerland
CCRN
Childhood Cancer Research Network
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CEDE
Committed Effective Dose Equivalent
CI
Confidence Interval
CLL
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
CML
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
CNS
Central Nervous System
COG
Children’s Oncology Group
COMARE
Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment
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CRDA
Cancer Registry Data Access
CT
Computed Tomography
DEP
Department of Environmental Protection
DDREF
Dose and Dose Rate Effectiveness Factor
DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
ECLIS
European Childhood Leukemia-Lymphoma Incidence Study
ERR
Excess Relative Risk
GCCR
German Childhood Cancer Registry
GIS
Geographic Information System
GPI
Groundwater Protection Initiative
GU
Geographic Unit
HATM
Human Alimentary Tract Model
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HPIC
High-Pressure Ionization Chambers
HRTM
Human Respiratory Tract Model
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IARC
International Agency for Research on Cancer
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU
International Commission on Radiation Unites
IRB
Institutional Research Board
KiKK
Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von Kernkraftwerken
LET
Linear Energy Transfer
LNT
Linear No-Threshold
LSS
Life Span Study
MCL
Maximum Contaminant Level
MDL
Minimum Detection Limit
MEI
Maximally Exposed Individual
MPC
Maximum Permissible Concentration
NAACCR
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NCCDPHP
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCI
National Cancer Institute
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NCHS
National Center for Health Statistics
NCRP
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NDI
National Death Index
NEI
Nuclear Energy Institute
NFS
Nuclear Fuel Services
NHAMCS
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHCS
National Hospital Care Survey
NHDS
National Hospital Discharge Survey
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NPCR
National Program of Cancer Registries
NPP
Nuclear Power Plant
ODCM
Offsite Dose Calculational Manual
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OR
Odds Ratio
ORAU
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
PNL
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PRA
Paperwork Reduction Act
PWR
Pressurized-Water Reactor
QA
Quality Assurance
QF
Quality Factor
RDD
Random-Digit Dialing
REMP
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
REF
Radiation Effectiveness Factors
RERF
Radiation Effects Research Foundation
RETS
Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications
RR
Relative Risk
SEER
Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results
SIR
Standardized Incidence Rate
SMR
Standardized Mortality Rate
SSN
Social Security Number
TEDE
Total Effective Dose Equivalent
TLD
Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
TRI
Toxics Release Inventory
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UNSCEAR
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
USCS
United States Cancer Statistics
USDOE
U.S. Department of Energy
USEPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
USPS
U.S. Postal Service
WECARE
Women’s Environment, Cancer, and Radiation Epidemiology
WHO
World Health Organization
ZCTA
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
