ERPET training course on software for studying detriment associated with radiation exposure (ASQRAD)
ASQRAD is a PC-based code developed by the Centre d'Etude sur l'Evaluation de la Protection dans le Domaine Nucleaire (CEPN) and the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) under the Commission's radiation protection research programme, which provides a common framework for studying the detriment associated with radiation exposure. The code, which runs under Windows, includes the main health effects models and allows risks to different populations to be investigated.
The course is aimed at practitioners in radiological protection who have an interest in detriment. In particular, the following topics will be covered:
- Source data (e.g. A-bomb survivors);
- Description of models (e.g. UNSCEAR, ICRP);
- Uncertainties in risk estimates;
- Description of ASQRAD (features and databases, user interface, comparison with other packages).
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
Dr. G. N. Kelly
DG XII/F-6
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-2956484; Fax +32-2-2966256