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The RAIN scale: A good intention that falls short
Radiation protection specialists agree that clear communication of radiation risks remains a vexing challenge that cannot be solved solely by finding new ways to convey technical information.
Earlier this year, an article in Nuclear News described a new radiation risk communication tool, known as the Radiation Index, or, RAIN (“Let it RAIN: A new approach to radiation communication,” NN, Jan. 2025, p. 36). The authors of the article created the RAIN scale to improve radiation risk communication to the general public who are not well-versed in important aspects of radiation exposures, including radiation dose quantities, units, and values; associated health consequences; and the benefits derived from radiation exposures.
R. Beauwens, J. Devooght
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 32 | Number 2 | May 1968 | Pages 249-261
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE68-A19737
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This paper presents a method for solving multiregion transport problems which is a generalization of integral transport theory as typified by the well-known Amouyal-Benoist-Horowitz method. The theorem of uniqueness of the solution of Boltzmann equation is used to reduce the problem to a series of associated problems, the Green's functions of which are supposed to be known, with appropriate sources at region boundaries. A system of integral equations is obtained for the sources. The present paper is restricted to one-speed, plane geometry, and infinite medium problems as associated ones. The numerical results presented appear to be very good compared with other methods. Our method provides the advantage of reducing the number of unknowns by an order of magnitude and can therefore provide a comparable reduction in computing time.