title: Historical trends in radiation protection, policy and communications: 1964 to the present.
abstract: The past 50 y have seen substantial developments in radiation epidemiology, technology, dosimetry, regulations, and protection efforts. During the last five decades, radiation communication has also evolved, growing more sophisticated as communication science and practice have advanced and matured. This talk covers the trends in radiation protection over the past 50 y, illustrated by progress in science and practice of risk communication and changes in societal expectations, and examines challenges that will confront radiation risk communication in the future.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E7620, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Locke
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006077:Government Agencies; D006291:Health Policy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States