How much can we say about site-specific cancer radiation risks?

Radiation Research

Volumn 174, Issue 6 B, 2010, Pages 816-824

  Preston, D L ^a   Krestinina, L Yu ^b   Sokolnikov, M E ^c   Ron, E ^d   Davis, F G ^e   Ostroumova, E V ^b   Gilbert, E S ^d  

^a Hirosoft International   (United States)

^b URALS RESEARCH CENTER FOR RADIATION MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^c Southern Urals Biophysics Institute   (Russian Federation)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BAYES THEOREM; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RIVER; SITE SPECIFIC RISK;

ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK;

EID: 78650018654     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR2024.1     Document Type: Article

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