Personnel Radiation Exposure Associated With X-Rays Emanating from U.S. Coast Guard LORAN High Voltage Vacuum Tube Transmitter Units

Abstract

This report analyzes personnel radiation exposure associated with x-rays emanating from U.S. Coast Guard LORAN high voltage vacuum tube transmitter units that operated between 1942-2010. Approximately 10,000 U.S. Coast Guard service members operated these units during this period of time and may have been occupationally exposed to this x-ray source. This report provides information concerning the service members probability of radiogenic disease and culminates with guidance regarding U.S. Coast Guard veterans filing non-presumptive radiogenic disease claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA553018

Entities

People

  • Charles Severance
  • Jeffery W. Hall
  • Jennifer Rusiecki
  • Paul K. Blake

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cancer
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electron Tubes
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Health Services
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Loran
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Navigation
  • Oncology
  • Personnel Management
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Skin Cancer
  • X Rays

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.