Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
BEIR VII Phase 2
Published on 23. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
422 pages
978-0-309-09156-5 (ISBN)
Description
BEIR VII develops the most up-to-date and comprehensive risk estimates for cancer and other health effects from exposure to low-level ionizing radiation. It is among the first reports of its kind to include detailed estimates for cancer incidence in addition to cancer mortality. In general, BEIR VII supports previously reported risk estimates for cancer and leukemia, but the availability of new and more extensive data have strengthened confidence in these estimates. A comprehensive review of available biological and biophysical data supports a "linear-no-threshold" (LNT) risk modela "that the risk of cancer proceeds in a linear fashion at lower doses without a threshold and that the smallest dose has the potential to cause a small increase in risk to humans. The report is from the Board on Radiation Research Effects that is now part of the newly formed Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-309-09156-5 (9780309091565)
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National Research Council | Division on Earth and Life Studies | Board on Radiation Effects Research
Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
BEIR VII Phase 2
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03/2006
1st Edition
National Academies Press
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Persons
Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation, National Research Council
Content
1 Front Matter; 2 Public Summary & Executive Summary; 3 1 Background Information; 4 2 Molecular and Cellular Responses to Ionizing Radiation; 5 3 Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies and the Role of Genetic Factors; 6 4 Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations; 7 5 Background for Epidemiologic Methods; 8 6 Atomic Bomb Survivor Studies; 9 7 Medical Radiation Studies; 10 8 Occupational Radiation Studies; 11 9 Environmental Radiation Studies; 12 10 Integration of Biology and Epidemiology; 13 11 Risk Assessment Models and Methods; 14 12 Estimating Cancer Risk; 15 13 Summary and Research Needs; 16 Appendix A: Basic Biological and Genetic Concepts; 17 Appendix B: Commetary on "Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: Dose-Response Studies with Physicians per 100,000 Populations"; 18 Appendix C: Issues Raised by the Institute for Energy and Environment Research (IEER); 19 Appendix D: Hormesis; 20 Appendix E: Fifteen-Country Workers Study; 21 References; 22 Glossary; 23 Committee Biographies; 24 Index