
Radiation and human health
Author OL527190A
There is a very large fund of accumulated knowledge concerning the effects of low doses of radiation on human health. Yet, the information available is not very useful in its crude, unintegrated form. A major goal of this book is to present and analyze the evidence concerning effects of low doses of radiation upon humans, and to demonstrate that a systematic and consistent evaluations of the evidence is now possible, with very useful practical results.
Subjects
DosageIonizing radiationNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedRadiationRadiation carcinogenesisRadiation injuriesToxicologyTumors, Radiation-inducedKankerRadioactiviteitLage stralingsdosisRadiation, physiological effectCarcinogenesisChromosome abnormalities