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Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation : BEIR VII Phase 2 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Level of Ionizing Radiation
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Ionizing radiation > Toxicology.
Ionizing radiation > Physiological effect.
Ionizing radiation > Dose-response relationship.
Radiation Effects.
Radiation, Ionizing.
Radiation Injuries.
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular and cellular responses to ionizing radiation
  • Radiation-induced cancer : mechanisms, quantitative experimental studies, and the role of genetic factors
  • Heritable genetic effects of radiation in human populations
  • Background for epidemiologic methods
  • Atomic bomb survivor studies
  • Medical radiaton studies
  • Occupational radiation studies
  • Environmental radiation studies
  • Integration of biology and epidemiology
  • Risk assessment models and methods
  • Estimating cancer risk
  • Summary and research