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1 Introduction And Context |
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1.1 Low Dose Radiation Exposures and Risks |
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1.2 Implications of Low Dose Radiation Risk Uncertainties |
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1.3 Current Low Dose Radiation Research in the United States |
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1.4 Efforts to Revive the Low Dose Radiation Research Program |
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2 Low Dose Radiation Research Programs |
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2.1 Department of Energy's (DOE's) Past Low Dose Radiation Program, United States |
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2.2 Multidisciplinary European Low Dose Initiative (MELODI), Europe |
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2.3 Institute for Environmental Sciences (IES), Japan |
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2.4 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) |
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2.5 Effort for Global Coordination, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD/NEA) |
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3 Perspectives On The Need For A Low Dose Radiation Program In The United States |
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3.1 Government Perspectives |
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3.1.1 Department of Energy (DOE) |
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3.1.2 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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3.1.3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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3.1.4 Department of Defense (DoD) |
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3.1.5 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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3.1.6 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
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3.1.7 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
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3.1.8 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) |
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3.1.9 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
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3.1.10 Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) |
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3.2.1 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) |
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3.2.2 Health Physics Society (HPS) |
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3.2.3 American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
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3.2.4 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) |
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3.2.5 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) |
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3.2.6 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
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3.2.7 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
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3.2.8 Powerful Patient Inc. |
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4 Current And Future Directions Of Low Dose Radiation Research |
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4.1 Radiation Epidemiology |
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4.1.1 Research Activities at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) |
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4.1.2 Occupational Studies |
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4.1.3 Environmental Exposure Studies |
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4.1.4 Medically Exposed Populations |
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4.2.1 Low Dose and Low Dose Rate Responses in Animals |
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4.2.2 Molecular Injury Responses |
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4.2.3 Epigenetic Alterations from Low Dose Radiation |
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4.3.1 Biomarkers for Molecular Epidemiological Studies |
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4.3.2 Technological Advancements |
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4.3.3 Single-Cell Genomics |
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5 Lessons Learned From Coordinated Research In Other Fields |
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5.1 Research on Health Effects of Air Pollution |
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5.1.1 Research on Airborne Particulate Matter |
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5.1.2 The Health Effects Institute |
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5.2 Large-Scale Biology Initiatives |
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5.2.1 The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) |
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6 Symposium Participants' Considerations For A Future Low Dose Radiation Research Program |
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6.1 Possible Elements of a Low Dose Radiation Research Program |
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6.1.2 Appropriate Model for Organizing the Research |
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6.1.4 Goal-Oriented Research |
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6.1.5 Multidisciplinary Research |
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6.1.8 Sustainable Funding |
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6.2 Some Possible Next Steps Suggested at the Symposium |
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References |
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Appendixes |
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A Agenda |
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B Biographies |
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C List Of Questions Submitted To Speakers And Panelists |
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