Suggested reading on Radiation (compiled by Prof. Janos Kirz, October 2001)

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         The Center for Nuclear Society and Technology (CNTS) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) maintains a web page with several Reports to the UN: ( http://cnts.wpi.edu/RSH/Docs/Other%20Docs/UNSCEAR%202000/ )
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        A large bibliography was published in the American Journal of Physics as "Resource Letter EIRLDP-1: Effects of Ionizing Radiation at Low Doses," by Richard Wilson.  It is available on line from Wilson's web server:
( http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/resource_letter.html )
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        The New York State Department of Health maintains a web site where you can find maps of  NY cancer incidence: (http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/cancer/sublevel/index.htm )
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        A BBC news item on the radiation exposure associated with Jet travel is available on a BBC web site:
( http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_557000/557340.stm )
 
 
 

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