Liver cancer risk from internally-deposited radionuclides : recommendation of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, Md. : The Council, 2001.
Series:NCRP report ; no. 135.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • ""Cover Page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Overview""; ""2. Affinity of Radionuclides for Liver Tissue""; ""2.1 Characteristics of Liver Tissue""; ""2.2 Affinity of Radionuclides in Ionic or Compound Forms in Various Tissues""; ""2.3 Distribution of Radionuclides in Colloidal or Particulate Form""; ""3. Effective Half-Life""; ""4. Radiation Dose from Internally-Deposited Radionuclides""; ""5. Radiosensitivity of Liver Tissue""; ""5.1 Sensitivity to Morphological Changes""; ""5.2 Sensitivity for Cell Killing""; ""5.3 Influence of Latent Period on Cancer Risk""
  • ""5.4 Sensitivity for Cancer Induction""""6. Physical Variables that Alter Response""; ""6.1 Cellular and Tissue Dose Distribution""; ""6.1.1 Influence of Dose Distribution at the Cellular Level""; ""6.1.2 Influence of Dose Distribution on Liver Cancer""; ""6.2 Influence of âßœParticle Loadingâß? on Cancer Induction""; ""6.3 The Role of Injury on Cancer""; ""6.4 The Role of Mechanistic Studies on Liver Cancer Risks""; ""7. Use of Experimental Animal Data""; ""7.1 Relative Biological Effectiveness of the Radiation Emitted by Radionuclides""; ""7.2 Liver Cancer Risk from Animal Data""
  • ""8. Liver Risk Estimates in Humans""""9. Uncertainty in Current Risk Estimates""; ""9.1 Strengths of the Data""; ""9.1.1 Identification of the Thorotrast® Population""; ""9.1.2 Defined Dose and Response Relationships""; ""9.1.3 Transfer of the Information to other Populations""; ""9.2 Weaknesses of the Data""; ""9.2.1 Dose Range and Dose Used in Risk Estimates""; ""9.2.2 Uncertainty Related to âßœWasted Doseâß? Estimates""; ""9.2.3 Uncertainty Associated with Dose Distribution""; ""9.2.4 Uncertainty Associated with Extrapolations from Animal Data""
  • ""9.2.5 Uncertainty Related to Environmental Insults""""10. Summary""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""Officers""; ""Members""; ""Honorary Members""; ""NCRP Publications""; ""NCRP Reports""; ""NCRP Commentaries""; ""Proceedings of the Annual Meeting""; ""Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures""; ""Symposium Proceedings""; ""NCRP Statements""; ""Other Documents""; ""Index""