@article{ref1,
title="Numerical Techniques for Speeding up the Calculation of the Life Extension Brought About by Removing a Prolonged Radiation Exposure",
journal="Process safety and environmental protection",
year="2007",
author="Jones, R.D. and Thomas, P.J. and Stupples, D.W.",
volume="85",
number="4",
pages="269-276",
abstract="The judgement- or J-value, which enables the worth of any health or safety scheme to be measured on a common, objective scale, may be applied to a scheme to reduce or eliminate a prolonged radiation exposure provided the life extension achieved can be calculated. The calculation is necessarily complex because of the long and stochastic incubation periods associated with radiation-induced cancers. However, numerical techniques are presented here that speed up the calculation of the improved life expectancy by a factor of about one hundred. The J-value assessment of new safety systems on nuclear plant is thus made much quicker and easier.<p />",
language="",
issn="0957-5820",
doi="10.1205/psep06047",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1205/psep06047"
}