Uncertainty, low-dose extrapolation and the threshold hypothesis

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3 A, 2002, Pages

  Land, Charles E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; DNA; EXTRAPOLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RADIATION DOSE;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

DNA;

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; PHOTON; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0036742965     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/22/3A/310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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