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PAPERBACK list:$21.00 Web:$18.90 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Potential Radiation Exposure in Military Operations: Protecting the Soldier Before, During, and After Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program Other Related Titles An Evaluation of Radiation Exposure Guidance for Military Operations: Interim Report (1997) Institute of Medicine (IOM) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 53   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. 7 Conclusion In summary, the committee views the ACE Directive as a positive step in providing the soldier with protection against the potential adverse effects of ionizing radiation across the spectrum of radiation sources that may be encountered in military operations. In this first part of our study, we have reviewed the adverse effects attributed to radiation exposure and described methods to avoid them. Additionally, we have compared the ACE Directive with prevailing international and national philosophies of radiation protection and the existing Army framework for radiation safety. We found that the ACE Directive is incomplete in scope and unclear in certain areas. To assist the Army in improving these areas, we have developed several recommendations. Implementation of these should provide the soldier with an acceptable level of protection from adverse effects of radiation, at least from a technical standpoint. In the second part of the study, the committee will consider those factors beyond this technical realm, that is, the ethical, moral, and legal basis for a system of radiation protection applicable to the soldier in the exercise of his or her profession. Page 53 Front Matter (R1-R10) Summary (1-8) 1 Introduction (9-12) 2 Principles of Radiation Protection (13-24) 3 Standard Practices in Civilian Radiation Protection (25-32) 4 Current Paradigms for Radiation Protection in the Army (33-39) 5 Evaluation of the Ace Directive in Light of Civilian Standard Practices (40-47) 6 Recommendations for Revisions of the Ace Directive (48-52) 7 Conclusion (53-54) References (55-58) Appendix: The Ace Directive (59-68)

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