70 years of radiation genetics: Fruit flies, mice and humans
Radiation protection`s function is to protect society from the potential hazards that might occur through the human use of radiation, whether it be from energy production, medical uses or other sources of exposure. To do so, various scientific bodies are called upon to develop risk estimates which will provide society with adequate protection to the adverse effects of radiation, as best we can understand those adverse affects. Geneticists have the added burden, in that they must attempt to provide protection not only to the offspring of the present generation but also for all subsequent generations. While most of us have difficulty in thinking of effects that might be manifest only one or two generations into the future, some have projected potential risks for 50 to 100 generations. Here the author reviews work on fruit flies and mice, and studies of human exposures, which has provided much of the foundational information upon which geneticists can derive conclusions with regard to radiation protection questions.
- Research Organization:
- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 526030
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960405-; TRN: 98:008255
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 32. annual meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Arlington, VA (United States), 3-4 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1 Mar 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Implications of new data on radiation cancer risk. Proceedings No. 18; Boice, J.D. Jr. [ed.]; PB: 320 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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