Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation : BEIR VII Phase 2
Print Book, English, ©2006
National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., ©2006
BEIR (Series), 7, phase 2
xvi, 406 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
9780309530408, 9780309091565, 030909156X, 0309530407
62888925
Background Information
Molecular and Cellular Response to Ionizing Radiation
Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies, and the Role of Genetic Factors
Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations
Background for Epidemiologic Methods
A-Bomb Survivor Studies
Medical Radiation Studies
Occupational Radiation Studies
Environmental Radiation Studies
Integration of Biology and Epidemiology
Risk Assessment, Models, and Methods
Estimating Cancer Risk
Summary and Research Needs
This is the seventh in a series of reports from the National Research Council prepared to advise the U.S. government on the relationship between exposure to ionizing radiation and human health