Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption

Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. The radiation hormesis hypothesis, by contrast, proposes that low-dose ionizing radiation is not only sa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanders, Charles L. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Radiology.
Radiation dosimetry.
Biophysics.
Environmental health.
Radiation Dosimetry and Protection .
Environmental Health.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
  • Natural Environmental Radiation
  • Accidents, Tests, and Incidents
  • Medical Exposures and Workers
  • Nuclear Workers
  • Biased Epidemiological Studies
  • Evidence Negating the Healthy Worker Eff ect
  • Lung Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Liver, CNS, and Thyroid Cancers
  • Lifespan, Birth Defects, and Experimental Cancer
  • Animal and Human Cancer Therapeutic Studies
  • Conclusions, Summary, and Importance.

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