Tolerance Doses Panel
- Date:
- 1946-1969
- Reference:
- PP/WVM/B/2/1/1/1
- Part of:
- Mayneord, Professor William Valentine
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Publication/Creation
1946-1969
Physical description
3 boxes
Biographical note
The Tolerance Doses Panel of the Protection Subcommittee of the Research Committee on the Medical and Biological Applications of Nuclear Physics was established in 1947. The Tolerance Doses Panel was chaired by Mayneord and established to consider the basic tolerances or safe levels for x-rays, gamma radiation and neutron radiation, and to consider the impact of radiation on health, possible carcinogenic action, and genetic consequences.