The impact of dosimetry uncertainties on dose-response analyses

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Gilbert, Ethel S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis, statistical; Dosimetry; Epidemiology; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Indexed keywords

RADON;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ATOMIC BOMB; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 70350431279     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181adc3b1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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