The relevance of dose for low-energy beta emitters

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-333

  Goodhead, Dudley T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; BETA ELECTRONS; BETA EMITTERS; BETA PARTICLES; BIOKINETICS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CHEMICAL FORMS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTERNAL EMITTERS; IONISATION; ISOTOPIC MASS; LOW ENERGIES; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; NON-UNIFORMITIES; NONUNIFORM; NONUNIFORMITY; NUCLEAR TRANSMUTATIONS; ORTHOVOLTAGE; PER UNIT; RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY; RADIATION WEIGHTING FACTORS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOFT X-RAY EMISSIONS; SUB-CELLULAR; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; GAMMA RAYS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRITIUM;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COBALT 60; HYDROGEN; TRITIUM;

BETA RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; STANDARD;

BETA RAYS; BODY BURDEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TRITIUM;

EID: 70350465364     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/3/S01     Document Type: Review

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