Chromosomal aberrations after exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-646

  Milacic, Snezana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Chromosomal aberrations; Ionizing radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; IONIZING RADIATION; KARYOTYPE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNICIAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHYSICIAN; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 75149132874     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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