Biological dosimetry of beta-ray exposure from tritium using chromosome translocations in human lymphocytes analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridization

Radiation Research

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 400-405

  Deng, W ^a,b   Morrison, D P ^c   Gale, K L ^c   Lucas, J N ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Sichuan Inst of Radiat Hlth/P   (China)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRITIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTE; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WATER CONTENT;

BETA RAYS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031680671     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579658     Document Type: Article

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