Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption
Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. The radiation hormesis hypothesis, by contrast, proposes that low-dose ionizing radiation is not only sa...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2010.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03720-7 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction.-molecular and cellular mechanisms.-environmental radiation
- accidents and incidents.-medical workers and patients
- nuclear workers.-biased epidemiological studies.-evidence negating the healthy worker effect.-lung cancer
- breast cancer.-leukemia.-liver, cns and thyroid cancers
- lifespan, birth defects and animal studies
- low dose radiation therapy.-summary and conclusions.