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The biological effects of ionizing radiation: an overview. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7106866
The manual on the biological effects of ionizing radiation is an overview of the biological effects of ionizing radiation, including: basic mechanisms of radiation injury; determinants in radiation damage; short-term effects; and long-term somatic and genetic effects, including a summary of human epidemiological studies.
Research Organization:
Bureau of Radiological Health, Rockville, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
7106866
Report Number(s):
PB-262453; DHEW/PUBL/FDA-77/8004; FDA/BRH-77/16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English