A prospective study should be performed to test the hypothesis that an increase in background radiation to residents in the gulf states will increase their longevity

Medical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1511-1513

  Cameron, John R ^a   Kahn, Jeffrey ^b   Hendee, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND RADIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; IONIZING RADIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK; UNITED STATES;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036651751     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1489045     Document Type: Review

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1. Is radiation an essential trace energy?
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