Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption

Radiation Hormesis and the Linear-No-Threshold Assumption

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Current radiation protection standards are based upon the application of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption, which considers that even very low doses of ionizing radiation can cause cancer. The radiation hormesis hypothesis, by contrast, proposes that low-dose ionizing radiation is not only sa...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Sanders, Charles L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Radiotherapy.
Biophysics.
Biological physics.
Radiation protection.
Radiation > Safety measures.
Environmental health.
Medicine & Public Health.
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.
Biophysics and Biological Physics.
Environmental Health.
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