The health effects of low-dose radiation exposure

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1253-1261

  Do, Kyung Hyun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Low dose radiation; Medical radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVOR; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84255170241     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2011.54.12.1253     Document Type: Review

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