The meaning of low dose and low dose-rate

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Wakeford, Richard ^b   Tawn, E Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NOTE; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77954698271     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/30/1/E02     Document Type: Review

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