Radiation-induced risks at low dose: Moving beyond controversy towards a new vision

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 299-301

  Bréchignac, François ^a   Paquet, François ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Environment radiation protection; Human radiation protection; Low doses; Radiation risks; Radiobiology; Radioecology

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT RADIATION; LOW DOSE; RADIATION RISK; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOECOLOGY;

BIOPHYSICS; ECOLOGY; RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; RADIATION PROTECTION; NOTE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 84880911375     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-013-0473-x     Document Type: Article

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