Emerging issues in radiogenic cataracts and cardiovascular disease

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 831-846

  Hamada, Nobuyuki ^a   Fujimichi, Yuki ^a   Iwasaki, Toshiyasu ^a   Fujii, Noriko ^b   Furuhashi, Masato ^c   Kubo, Eri ^d   Minamino, Tohru ^e   Nomura, Takaharu ^a   Sato, Hitoshi ^f  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^f IBARAKI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; cataract; radiation protection; threshold

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; EYE PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TISSUE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATARACT; DETERMINISTICS; DOSE LIMITS; EQUIVALENT DOSE; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONS; NON-STOCHASTIC; RADIOGENICS; THRESHOLD; TISSUE REACTIONS;

DISEASES;

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATARACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATARACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901327079     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rru036     Document Type: Review

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