Medical effects of ionizing radiation /
Mettler, Fred A.
Medical effects of ionizing radiation / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., Arthur C. Upton. - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008. - xvii, 564 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic radiation physics, chemistry, and biology -- Sources of radiation exposure -- Effects on genetic material -- Cancer induction and dose-response models -- Carcinogenesis of specific sites -- Deterministic effects of radiation -- Effects of radiation in combination with other agents -- Radiation exposure in utero -- Uranium, plutonium, and radium -- Attribution of radiation effects and probability of causation in a specific individual -- Perception of radiation and psychological risks -- Hormesis.
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Ionizing radiation--Toxicology.
Ionizing radiation--Dose-response relationship.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
Radiation injuries.
Radiation Effects.
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation.
Radiation, Ionizing.
Medical effects of ionizing radiation / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., Arthur C. Upton. - 3rd ed. - Philadelphia, PA : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008. - xvii, 564 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic radiation physics, chemistry, and biology -- Sources of radiation exposure -- Effects on genetic material -- Cancer induction and dose-response models -- Carcinogenesis of specific sites -- Deterministic effects of radiation -- Effects of radiation in combination with other agents -- Radiation exposure in utero -- Uranium, plutonium, and radium -- Attribution of radiation effects and probability of causation in a specific individual -- Perception of radiation and psychological risks -- Hormesis.
9780721602004 0721602002
Ionizing radiation--Toxicology.
Ionizing radiation--Dose-response relationship.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
Radiation injuries.
Radiation Effects.
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation.
Radiation, Ionizing.