Citation

Maillie HD. Health Phys. 1985; 48(2): 159-168.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Health Physics Society, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3972582

Abstract

A technique is presented for estimating the number of radiation-induced cancers in organs exposed following the ingestion of radionuclides. The method takes into account the dose rate, the sex and the age of the individuals exposed. It assumes a linear no-threshold response and does not incorporate biological repair mechanisms. Two examples are presented which demonstrate that although the dose-equivalent limits may be the same, the different dose rates involved result in different risks.

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