Comparative dosimetry of BEIR VI revisited

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-26

  James, Anthony C ^a   Birchall, Alan ^b   Akabani, Gamal ^c  

^a ACJ and Associates   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; URANIUM;

ADULT; ALPHA RADIATION; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HOME; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MINER; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARGET CELL; URANIUM MINE;

ALPHA PARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0842346728     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch007     Document Type: Review

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