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Title:
ASPECTS OF GENETIC AND SOMATIC RISK IN DIAGNOSTIC ROENTGENOLOGY ( JOURNAL OF THE NEWARK BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL APRIL 1957 VOL. VIII NO.2 PAGE 81 )
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Subject Terms:
HREX
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1957 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0015
Accession Number:
NV0702376
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO DISCUSS SOME PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION. RECENTLY, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS IN PREGNANCY MAY BE AN ETIOLOGICAL FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEUKEMIA OR OTHER MALIGNANT DISEASES IN CHILDHOOD. EVIDENCE ALSO SUGGESTS THAT RADIATION HAS MUTAGENIC CAPACITY, NOT MERELY IN "FLIES AND MICE" BUT WITH WHATEVER TYPE OF LIVING SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED, INCLUDING MICROORGANISMS, PLANTS OF DIFFERENT PHYLA, INSECTS, AND MAMMALS.