Shifting the Paradigm in Radiation Safety

• Autore principale: Mohan Doss (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: SAGE Publishing, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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The current radiation safety paradigm using the linear no-threshold (LNT) model is based on the premise that even the smallest amount of radiation may cause mutations increasing the risk of cancer. Autopsy studies have shown that the presence of cancer cells is not a decisive factor in the occurrenc...