Cytogenetic biodosimetry of an accidental exposure of a radiological worker using multiple assays

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 408-414

  Thierens, Hubert ^a   De Ruyck, K ^a   Vral, A ^a   de Gelder, V ^a   Whitehouse, C A ^b   Tawn, E J ^b   Boesman, I ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Occupational Medicine Service IKMO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; SKIN DEFECT; X RAY;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; X-RAYS;

EID: 21044432346     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch483     Document Type: Article

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