The effects of changing atmospheric oxygen concentrations and background radiation levels on radiogenic DNA damage rates

Health Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 545-553

  Karam, P Andrew ^a   Leslie, Stephen A ^b   Anbar, Ariel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

Author keywords

Geology; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Radiation damage; Radiation, background

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; GEOLOGY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUTATION RATE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY;

EID: 0034770348     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200111000-00009     Document Type: Article

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