Cancer and low level ionizing radiation
Journal Article
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· Bull. At. Sci.; (United States)
The following topics are reviewed: increase in cancer incidence following exposures below the maximum permissible level; mechanisms of radiation injury; effects of age and sex on risk of developing a malignancy from radiation exposure; changes in levels of permissible exposure to ionizing radiation; cancer risk and range of linearity with dose; incidence of radioinduced leukemia in children; underestimation of risks from Japanese data; low dose to Hanford workers who died of cancer during 1944 to 1972; underestimation of risks to man from extrapolation of animal data to man; importance of medical profession in contributing to unnecessary population dose; and recommendations to the National Council on Radiation Protection and other organizations for reducing maximum permissible exposures. It is emphasized that there is no safe level of exposure. (HLW)
- OSTI ID:
- 6503845
- Journal Information:
- Bull. At. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. At. Sci.; (United States) Vol. 34:7; ISSN BASIA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
A-BOMB SURVIVORS
AGE DEPENDENCE
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
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CHILDREN
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
DOSES
HANFORD RESERVATION
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEMIC DISEASES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INJURIES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
LEUKEMIA
LOW DOSE IRRADIATION
MAMMALS
MAN
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE
MEDICINE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PERSONNEL
POPULATIONS
PRIMATES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
RECOMMENDATIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SEX DEPENDENCE
STANDARDS
THERAPY
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES