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  • Accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials in the UK

    This document (PHE-CRCE-014) describes 16 accidents and incidents involving the transport of radioactive materials to, from or within the UK, which occurred in 2012.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Uptake of technetium-99 to terrestrial crops: experimental studies

    This report (PHE-CRCE-008) describes experimental studies on how the radionuclide technetium-99 is transferred into terrestrial crops.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • PHE landfill modelling system (LMS)

    The LMS (PHE-CRCE-007) is a linked suite of models for assessing doses from the disposal of low level radioactive waste to landfill sites.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Transport of radioactive material by air: survey into the radiological impact

    This report (PHE-CRCE-006) describes the outcome of this the third survey into the radiological impact of the normal transport of radioactive material by air.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: results for 2012

    This report (PHE-CRCE-005) presents surveillance data showing concentrations of radionuclides in milk and airborne particulates for 2012.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Computed tomography (CT): data analysis software to assess radiation doses

    Software package: Normalised organ doses for x-ray computed tomography calculated using Monte Carlo techniques professionals (NRPB-SR250).

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB): publications and 1 others
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
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  • PHE neutron facility: determination of neutron dose rates

    This report (PHE-CRCE-004) gives technical details of Public Health England's neutron laboratory facility.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Comparison of NPL and PHE lead equivalence values determined for a number of vinyl materials

    This report (PHE-CRCE-003) describes a comparison of the determination of lead equivalence and attenuation factor measurements by PHE and the NPL.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Shale gas extraction: review of the potential public health impacts of exposures to chemical and radioactive pollutants (draft for comment)

    This consultation (PHE-CRCE-002) examined literature and data from countries which already have commercial scale shale gas extraction operations. The final report was published as PHE-CRCE-009.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Passive radon detectors: results of the 2012 HPA intercomparison

    This document (PHE-CRCE-001) considers the results of an international intercomparison of passive radon detectors.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: PHE-CRCE report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Ionising radiation exposure: evidence for transgenerational effects

    This document reviews the health effects in offspring of human populations exposed to radiotherapy and some groups exposed to chemotherapy.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: risks from low levels of ionising radiation
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radon: targeted survey of Northern Ireland homes

    This report (HPA-CRCE-046) gives details of a programme that identified Northern Ireland homes with high levels of radon concentrations.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radiation: association with childhood cancer

    This report (HPA-CRCE-045) is a record based case-control study to investigate associations between childhood cancer and natural background radiation in Great Britain.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radon in Northern Ireland homes: targeted survey

    This report (HPA-CRCE-046) gives details of the survey of Northern Ireland homes with high radon concentrations.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radon and 1 others
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
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  • Dental radiography equipment and patient dose: review

    This report (HPA-CRCE-043) reviews data collected by the HPA DXPS (now part of PHE) for intra-oral and panoramic X-ray equipment.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radon: targeted survey of Scottish homes

    This report (HPA-CRCE-042) details a programme to identify homes with high radon concentrations in Scotland.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series and 1 others
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: 2011 results

    This report (HPA-CRCE-041) contains the results of the 2011 HPA Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme, including the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radionuclides: transfer to fruit species in the UK

    This report (HPA-CRCE-039) describes a model for predicting activity concentrations in fruit from releases of radioactivity to the atmosphere.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Radioactive materials: transport in the UK, 2011 review

    This report (HPA-CRCE-037) describes accidents and incidents involving transport of radioactive materials to, from, or within the UK in 2011.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated:
  • Environmental radioactivity surveillance programme: 2010 results

    This report (HPA-CRCE-036) contains the 2010 measurement data of the HPA Environmental Radioactivity Surveillance Programme.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Part of a collection: Radiation: HPA-CRCE scientific and technical report series
    • Organisation: Closed organisation: Public Health England
    • Updated: