Health hazards of radiation exposure in the context of brain imaging research: Special consideration for children

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 689-698

  Ernst, Monique ^a   Freed, Melanie E ^b   Zametkin, Alan J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biological risks; Health hazards; Ionizing radiation; Linear no threshold model; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

RADON;

BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CANCER RISK; CHILD; DOSIMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADON; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031925392     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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