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Suggested Citation:"Appendix O: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13388.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix O: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13388.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix O: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13388.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix O: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13388.
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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
Suggested Citation:"Appendix O: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13388.
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