Current use and future needs of biodosimetry in studies of long-term health risk following radiation exposure

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Simon, Steven L ^a   Bouville, André ^a   Kleinerman, Ruth ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Dosimetry; Epidemiology; Exposure; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 75649121849     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181a86628     Document Type: Review

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