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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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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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Technical rept. |
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54 |
| Report Date: |
Jul 2011 |
| Contract Number: |
DTRA-RD-NTSN |
| Report Number: |
A810355 |
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