EFFECTS OF SMALL DOSES OF IONIZING-RADIATION ON HUMAN HEALTH

Authors
DOLL R
Citation
R. Doll, EFFECTS OF SMALL DOSES OF IONIZING-RADIATION ON HUMAN HEALTH, Nuclear energy, 36(6), 1997, pp. 435-441
Citations number
53
Journal title
Nuclear energy → ACNP
ISSN journal
01404067
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
435 - 441
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-4067(1997)36:6<435:EOSDOI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The risks to human health from small doses of ionizing radiation raise questions which remain largely unanswered. This paper begins by expla ining the historical background to this subject; it goes on to discuss recent developments and concludes with a personal view of the dose-re sponse relationship.