Validation of QuickScan dicentric chromosome analysis for high throughput radiation biological dosimetry

Health Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-153

  Flegal, F N ^a   Devantier, Y ^a   Marro, L ^b   Wilkins, R C ^c  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

chromosome aberration; cytogenetics; dose assessment; emergencies, radiological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 84855591999     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3182307758     Document Type: Article

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