Human lung cancer risks from radon - part II -influence from combined adaptive response and bystander effects - A Microdose analysis

Dose-Response

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 502-553

  Leonard, Bobby E ^a   Thompson, Richard E ^b   Beecher, Georgia C ^a  

^a Intl Acad of Hi Tech Serv Inc   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ADAPTATION; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER RISK; CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; COSMIC RADIATION; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAY;

EID: 83455208124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15593258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.09-058.Leonard     Document Type: Article

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