Medical effects of ionizing radiation
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| Format: | Electronic |
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Philadelphia, PA
Saunders/Elsevier
c2008
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
Table of Contents:
- Basic radiation physics, chemistry, and biology
- Sources of radiation exposure
- Effects on genetic material
- Cancer induction and dose-response models
- Carcinogenesis of specific organ sites
- Deterministic effects of radiation
- Effects of radiation in combination with other agents
- Radiation exposure in utero
- Uranium, plutonium, and radium
- Attribution of radiation effects and probability of causation in an individual
- Perception and acceptance of risk
- Hormesis.