Canadian Cytogenetic Emergency Network (CEN) for biological dosimetry following radiological/nuclear accidents

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 471-477

  Miller, Susan M ^a   Ferrarotto, Catherine L ^a   Vlahovich, Slavica ^b   Wilkins, Ruth C ^a   Boreham, Douglas R ^c   Dolling, Jo Anna ^d  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological dosimetry; Dicentric assay; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CYTOGENETICS; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY; METAPHASE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CANADA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CYTOGENETICS; DISASTER PLANNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EMERGENCIES; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; METAPHASE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 34249789277     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000701370860     Document Type: Article

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