Oral administration of tritiated water (HTO) in mouse. III: Low dose- rate irradiation and threshold dose-rate for radiation risk

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-541

  Yamamoto, O ^a,b   Seyama, T ^c   Itoh, H ^d   Fujimoto, N ^d  

^a Yasuda Women's College   (Japan)

^b Radiation Effect Research Foundation ^*  (Japan)

^c RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; TRITIUM OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COBALT THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RISK FACTORS; TRITIUM; WATER;

EID: 0031866577     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098142086     Document Type: Article

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