Interagency Task Force on the Health Effects of Ionizing RadiationOffice of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1979 - 147 pages |
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... effects at high dose levels to unknown effects at low dose levels . It is assumed that the dose / response curve for radiation injury is a straight line running from the point of zero dose / no response to response points at high dose ...
... effects at high dose levels to unknown effects at low dose levels . It is assumed that the dose / response curve for radiation injury is a straight line running from the point of zero dose / no response to response points at high dose ...
Page 9
... effects are genetic ; if it damages other cells , the potential effects are soma- tic , notably cancer . At low dose levels , the specific risk of injury to a particular individual is very low ; but if enough individuals are exposed to ...
... effects are genetic ; if it damages other cells , the potential effects are soma- tic , notably cancer . At low dose levels , the specific risk of injury to a particular individual is very low ; but if enough individuals are exposed to ...
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... effects . Effects are known to result from exposure of the fetus in the womb ( teratogenic effects ) . Less certain are effects from exposure of the male and female reproductive cells to radiation before conception ( genetic effects ) ...
... effects . Effects are known to result from exposure of the fetus in the womb ( teratogenic effects ) . Less certain are effects from exposure of the male and female reproductive cells to radiation before conception ( genetic effects ) ...
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