Biodosimetry study in Dolon and Chekoman villages in the vicinity of semipalatinsk nuclear test site

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages

  Chaizhunusova, Nailya ^a   Yang, Tracy C ^b   Land, Charles ^c   Luckyanov, Nickolas ^b   Wu, Honglu ^b   Apsalikov, Kazbek N ^a   Madieva, Madina ^a  

^a Kazakh Scientific Research Institute for Radiation Medicine and Ecology Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological dosimetry; Chromosome aberrations; Nuclear weapon tests; Radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;

AVERAGE FREQUENCY; BIODOSIMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DOSIMETRY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION TECHNIQUES; LIFE STYLES; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR WEAPON TEST; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEMIPALATINSK NUCLEAR TEST SITES;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 33645382182     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.47.A165     Document Type: Article

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