Longevity is the most appropriate measure of health effects of radiation

Radiology

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-15

  Cameron, John R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure to patients and personnel; Opinions; Radiations; Radiology and radiologists

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; LONGEVITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 0141451921     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2291030291     Document Type: Review

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