Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation :  BEIR VII Phase 2. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (422 pages) 
<br/><br/>FrontMatter -- Preface -- Reviewers -- Units Used to Express Radiation Dose -- Contents -- Public Summary -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background Information -- 2 Molecular and Cellular Responses to Ionizing Radiation -- 3 Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies, and the Role of Genetic Factors -- 4 Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations -- 5 Background for Epidemiologic Methods -- 6 Atomic Bomb Survivor Studies -- 7 Medical Radiation Studies -- 8 Occupational Radiation Studies -- 9 Environmental Radiation Studies -- 10 Integration of Biology and Epidemiology -- 11 Risk Assessment Models and Methods -- 12 Estimating Cancer Risk -- 13 Summary and Research Needs -- Appendixes -- A Basic Biological and Genetic Concepts -- B Commentary on "Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: Dose- Response Studies with Physicians per 100,000 Population" -- C Issues Raised by the Institute for Energy and Environment Research (IEER) -- D Hormesis -- E Fifteen-Country Workers Study -- References -- Glossary -- Committee Biographies -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309530408 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ionizing radiation--Toxicology.<br/>Ionizing radiation--Physiological effect.<br/>Ionizing radiation--Dose-response relationship.<br/>Radiation Injuries.<br/>Radiation, Ionizing.<br/>Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA1231.R2H395 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.17/99