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Cancer in Atomic Bomb Survivors
. Ed(S): Kagan, A.; Shigematsu, Itsuzo
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paperback. Editor(s): Kagan, A.; Shigematsu, Itsuzo. Series: Gann Monograph on Cancer Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 524.
Follow-up studies of persons exposed to medical radiation have long shown that radiation induces cancer in man. This, coupled with increasing exposure from other sources including occupational and environmental radiations, has resulted in greater recognition of the importance of research on radiation-induced carcinogenesis and risk assessment with a view to radiation protection. One of the well-known late effects of radiation is the increased incidence of leukemia that occurred among atomic bomb survivors beginning two or three years after expo sure. A remarkable increase of solid tumors including cancers of the thyroid, breast and lung was also observed 10 to 20 ... Read more
Follow-up studies of persons exposed to medical radiation have long shown that radiation induces cancer in man. This, coupled with increasing exposure from other sources including occupational and environmental radiations, has resulted in greater recognition of the importance of research on radiation-induced carcinogenesis and risk assessment with a view to radiation protection. One of the well-known late effects of radiation is the increased incidence of leukemia that occurred among atomic bomb survivors beginning two or three years after expo sure. A remarkable increase of solid tumors including cancers of the thyroid, breast and lung was also observed 10 to 20 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Series
Gann Monograph on Cancer Research
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461293217
SKU
V9781461293217
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