Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR V

National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR V)

ISBN 10: 0309039959 / ISBN 13: 9780309039956

Published by National Academies Press, 1990

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation: BEIR V
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309039959
• ISBN 13: 9780309039956
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book reevaluates the health risks of ionizing radiation in light of data that have become available since the 1980 report on this subject was published. The data include new, much more reliable dose estimates for the A-bomb survivors, the results of an additional 14 years of follow-up of the survivors for cancer mortality, recent results of follow-up studies of persons irradiated for medical purposes, and results of relevant experiments with laboratory animals and cultured cells. It analyzes the data in terms of risk estimates for specific organs in relation to dose and time after exposure, and compares radiation effects between Japanese and Western populations.

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Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR V), National Research Council