Health risks from exposure to low levels of ionizing radiation BEIR VII, Phase 2 (National Academies Press, 2006)
This is the seventh in a series of reports from the National Research Council prepared to advise the U.S. government on the relationship between exposure to ionizing radiation and human health
Includes bibliographical references and index
Background Information -- Molecular and Cellullar Response to Ionizing Radiation -- Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies, and the Role of Genetic Factors -- Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations -- Background for Epidemiologic Methods -- A-Bomb Survivor Studies -- Medical Radiation Studies -- Occupational Radiation Studies -- Environmental Radiation Studies -- Inegration of Biology and Epidemiology -- Risk Assessment, Models, and Methods -- Estimating Cancer Risk -- Summary and Research Needs