Kenneth L. Mossman

Radiation Risks in Perspective (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Radiation Risks in Perspective uses radiological risk as a model to illuminate the fundamental problems and possible solutions to public perception, reaction, and policy when faced with possible health risks. The book discusses the methods used to measure threat, the contextual balancing of cost versus benefit when prioritizing expenditure, and the public's extremist tendency to push toward zero risk tolerance, resulting in a forfeiture of valuable advances in technology in favor of an illusion of safety. With detailed explanations and illustrative case studies this book offers scientists and policy makers the skills for a rational evaluation of risk.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 207
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000654547
• Artikelnr.: 57395814

Autorenporträt

Kenneth L. Mossman is a professor of health physics in the School of Life Sciences and affiliated faculty member of the Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology at Arizona State University in Tempe, where he has also served as assistant vice president for research and director of the university's Office of Radiation Safety. Prior to his arrival at Arizona State University, Dr. Mossman was a faculty member of the medical and dental schools at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and was professor and founding chairman of the Department of Radiation Science at Georgetown's Graduate School. His research interests include radiological health and safety and public policy. Dr. Mossman has authored more than 150 publications related to radiation health issues. He served as president of the Health Physics Society and received its prestigious Elda Anderson Award, the Marie Curie Gold Medal, and the Founder's Award. He has been a Sigma Xi distinguished lecturer and is a fellow of the Health Physics Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has served on committees of the National Research Council, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna). Dr. Mossman earned a BS in biology from Wayne State University, MS and PhD degrees in radiation biology from the University of Tennessee, and an MEd degree in higher education administration from the University of Maryland. Dr. Mossman is also author of The Radiobiological Basis of Radiation Protection Practice (1992) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, with William Mills and Arbitrary and Capricious (2004) AEI Press, Washington, DC with Gary Marchant.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Risky Business. Scientific Guesswork. No Safe Dose. Uncertain
Risk. Zero or Bust. Misplaced Priorities. Avoiding Risk. Radiation from the
Gods. Hold the Phone. PR Campaign: Proportion, Prioritization and
Precaution. Glossary. Index.