Dose estimation by chromosome aberration analysis and micronucleus assays in victims accidentally exposed to60Co radiation

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 984, 2009, Pages 1027-1032

  Liu, Q ^a   Cao, J ^a   Wang, Z Q ^a   Bai, Y S ^b   Lu Y M ^c   Huang, Q L ^b   Zhao, W Z ^a   Li, J ^a   Jiang, L P ^a   Tang, W S ^a   Fu, B H ^c   Fan, Fei Yue ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Institute of Occupational Diseases Prevention of Henan Province   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IRRADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME; ADULT; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 71549148083     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/62484075     Document Type: Article

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