Evaluating the risk of death via the hematopoietic syndrome mode for prolonged exposure of nuclear workers to radiation delivered at very low rates

Health Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 545-553

  Scott, Bobby R ^a   Lyzlov, Andrey F ^b   Osovets, Sergei V ^c  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MAYAK PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION   (Russian Federation)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH NUCLEAR UNIVERSITY MEPHI   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dose; Exposure; Gamma radiation; Low; Occupational safety; Radiation

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; DEATH; GAMMA RADIATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SHIFT WORKER;

EID: 0031945579     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199805000-00001     Document Type: Article

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