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Author:

Mettler, Fred A., 1945-

Title:

Medical effects of ionizing radiation / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., Arthur C. Upton.

Edition:

3rd ed., New ed.

Publisher:

Saunders/Elsevier,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xvii, 564 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Ionizing radiation--Toxicology.
Ionizing radiation--Dose-response relationship.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
Radiation injuries.
Radiation Effects.
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation.
Radiation, Ionizing.

Other Authors:

Upton, Arthur C., 1923-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Basic radiation physics, chemistry, and biology -- Sources of radiation exposure -- Effects on genetic material -- Cancer induction and dose-response models -- Carcinogenesis of specific sites -- Deterministic effects of radiation -- Effects of radiation in combination with other agents -- Radiation exposure in utero -- Uranium, plutonium, and radium -- Attribution of radiation effects and probability of causation in a specific individual -- Perception of radiation and psychological risks -- Hormesis.

ISBN:

0721602002
9780721602004

LCCN:

2007019407

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)