The neoplastic transformation potential of mammography X rays and atomic bomb spectrum radiation

Radiation Research

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-127

  Heyes, G J ^a   Mill, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRID CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; X RAY;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR WARFARE;

EID: 4143065735     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3212     Document Type: Article

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