An international comparison of models and approaches for the estimation of the radiological exposure of non-human biota.
Over the last decade a number of models and approaches have been developed for the estimation of the exposure of non-human biota to ionising radiations. In some countries these are now being used in regulatory assessments. However, to date there has been no attempt to compare the outputs of the different models used. This paper presents the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency's EMRAS Biota Working Group which compares the predictions of a number of such models in model-model and model-data inter-comparisons.
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Nicholas A
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Beresford
Mikhail
M
Balonov
Karine
K
Beaugelin-Seiller
Justin
J
Brown
David
D
Copplestone
Joanne L
JL
Hingston
Jan
J
Horyna
Ali
A
Hosseini
Brenda J
BJ
Howard
Sunita
S
Kamboj
Tatjana
T
Nedveckaite
Geert
G
Olyslaegers
Tatiana
T
Sazykina
Jordi
J
Vives I Batlle
Tamara L
TL
Yankovich
Charley
C
Yu
D044822:Biodiversity; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008954:Models, Biological; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity