The Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

An Overview

• Author(s): Mark H. Barnett,
• Publisher: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Admininstation, Bureau of Radiological Health
• Pages: 17
• Language: en

Description:... An overview of the biological effects of ionizing radiation, including: basic mechanisms of radiation injury; determinants in radiation damage; short-term effects; and long-term somatic and genetic effects, including a summary of human epidemiological studies.