Role of low-level ionizing radiation in multi-step carcinogenic process

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 812-822

  Trosko, James E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic bomb survivors; cancer; radiation effects; radiation, low level

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ATOMIC BOMB; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029933783     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199606000-00005     Document Type: Review

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