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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

[The] value of dose equivalent or uptake above which the results are considered sufficiently important to justify further investigations.

CONT

The Investigation Level is the thyroid burden at which a review of handling procedures should be initiated. The committed dose to the thyroid from this burden, if it results from a single uptake of radioiodine, is approximately 1/20 th of the annual permissible dose allowed under schedule II of the AEC Regulations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Valeur de l'équivalent de dose ou de l'apport au-dessus de laquelle les résultats sont considérés comme assez importants pour justifier des essais plus poussés.

CONT

Le niveau d'investigation correspond à l'activité thyroïdienne à laquelle il faut entreprendre un examen détaillé des méthodes d'utilisation. Cette activité, si elle provient d'une absorption unique d'iode radioactif, entraîne une dose engagée à la thyroïde équivalente au 1/20e de la dose annuelle admissible conformément à l'Annexe II du Règlement de la CCEA.

Spanish

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