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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.
J. El Asri, O. El Bounagui, N. Tahiri, H. Erramli, A. Chetaine
Nuclear Technology | Volume 205 | Number 9 | September 2019 | Pages 1236-1244
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1590071
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The stopping power of Formvar and Mylar polymeric materials for energy region (0.1 to 1.0) MeV/nucleon 19F, 23Na, 24Mg, 27Al, 28Si, 31P, 32S, 35Cl, and 40Ar ions have been determined. The energy loss and stopping power of Mylar were calculated for 11B having energies between 0.31 and 0.85 MeV/nucleon. In fact, the factor ξe and exponential function f(E) involved in Lindhard, Scharff, and Schiott (LSS) theory has been modified in light of the available simulation electronic stopping power values. The results obtained by the LSS modified theory and Monte Carlo simulations are compared with MSTAR, the SRIM predictions code, and experimental data. The obtained results show a close agreement qualitatively with MSTAR, experimental data, and those generated by the SRIM computer code.