Abstract |
New data from the workers at the Mayak nuclear facility near Chelyabinsk, Russia, apparently show a linear increase in the risk of lung cancer with increasing dose. Furthermore, this increase occurs without a threshold. However, these conclusions are at variance with the results reported by other investigators. A possible cause of these inconsistencies could be the lack of application of microdosimetric considerations when discussing "dose" to the lung.
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Authors | Jack A Simmons |
Journal | Health physics
(Health Phys)
Vol. 108
Issue 3
Pg. 377-9
(Mar 2015)
ISSN: 1538-5159 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25627951
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Environmental Pollutants
- Plutonium
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Topics |
- Animals
- Artifacts
- Environmental Pollutants
(adverse effects)
- Lung Neoplasms
(etiology)
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
(etiology)
- Plutonium
(adverse effects)
- Radiometry
(methods)
- Rats
- Risk Assessment
(methods)
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