The 60Co gamma ray dose-response for chromosomal aberrations in human lymphocytes analysed by FISH; applicability to biological dosimetry

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1215-1222

  Finnon, P ^a   Moquet, J E ^a   Edwards, A A ^a   Lloyd, D C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; COBALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME 5; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; CELL CULTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0032590224     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099139368     Document Type: Article

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