A brief review of radiation hormesis

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 180-187

  Jolly, D ^a,b   Meyer, J ^b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hormesis; Linear nothreshold (LNT) model; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; HIGH DOSE; HORMESIS; HUMAN HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONS; LINEAR-NOTHRESHOLD (LNT) MODEL; LOW DOSE; LOW DOSE RADIATION; MODEL STATE; OFFICIAL POLICY; PROTECTION STANDARDS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HORMESIS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EXTRAPOLATION; RADIATION SHIELDING;

RADIATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CELL FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 76449118135     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179237     Document Type: Review

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