Issues in low dose radiation biology: The controversy continues. a perspective

Radiation Research

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Morgan, William F ^a   Bair, William J ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BYSTANDER EFFECT; GENETIC PROCESSES; HORMESIS; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876980423     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3306.1     Document Type: Review

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