Risk estimates for radiation-induced cancer - The epidemiological evidence

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Kellerer, A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; LNT hypothesis; Low dose effect; Low dose radiation; Radiation protection; Risk estimates

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; ATOMIC BOMB; BELARUS; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DOSIMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY;

EID: 0034116910     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00007679     Document Type: Review

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