Potential adverse health effects of low-level ionizing radiation exposure in a hospital setting

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 342-347

  Lin, Chih Ming ^a,b   Mao, I Fang ^c  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health effects; Hospital; Ionizing radiation; Leukocyte; Occupational exposure; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOMETRY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

ORA;

EID: 27244434069     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.59.7.342-347     Document Type: Article

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