Title :
Low Dose Radiation and Cancer
Author :
Gofman, John W. ; Tamplin, Arthur R.
Author_Institution :
Division of Medical Physics (Berkeley) and Bio-Medical Research Division Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) University of California
Abstract :
Contrary to a widespread notion that only leukemia plus certain rare cancers are radiation-induced in man, the evidence now points strongly to the induction of all forms of human cancer plus leukemia by ionizing radiation. These data amply justify the following three general laws of radiation-induction of cancer in man.
Keywords :
Atomic measurements; Cancer; Councils; Guidelines; Humans; Ionizing radiation; Laboratories; Physics; Protection; Radiation safety;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1970.4325551
