Meta-analysis of non-tumour doses for radiation-induced cancer on the basis of dose-rate

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 645-652

  Tanooka, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a Maruishi Daini Bldg 5F   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

dose rate; non tumour dose; radiation cancer risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 79960012330     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.545862     Document Type: Article

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