An overall genetic risk assessment for radiological protection purposes.

An overall genetic risk assessment for radiological protection purposes.

Risks of serious hereditary damage in the first and second generations after low level radiation exposure and at equilibrium were calculated by using a doubling dose of 100 rem (based on experimental work with the mouse) and by considering separately the various categories of genic and chromosomal defect. Prenatal lethality has not been included. It is estimated that after the exposure of a pop...

Radiological protection and assessment of genetic risk.

Over the past decade there has been steadily increasin pressure from interested groups of people to quantif the genetic and somatic risks of ionising radiation The assessment of genetic risk is usually made fron data obtained fromcontrolledexperiments onanimals especially mice, often using the concept of th 'doubling dose'. This is the radiation dose whic] doubles the natural mutation frequency...

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Radiological risk assessment of use of phosphate fertilizers in soil

ABSTRACT Background: The radiological impact of the use of phosphate fertilizers in soil is due to the internal irradiation of the lung by the alpha particles, short lived radon-thoron progeny and the external irradiation of the body by gamma rays emitted from radionuclides in situ. This paper describes the results of gamma spectrometric measurements of the concentration ...

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