Mechanistic Basis for Nonlinear Dose-Response Relationships for Low-Dose Radiation-Induced Stochastic Effects

• Main Authors: Bobby R. Scott (Author), Dale M. Walker (Author), Yohannes Tesfaigzi (Author), Helmut Schöllnberger (Author), Vernon Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The linear nonthreshold (LNT) model plays a central role in low-dose radiation risk assessment for humans. With the LNT model, any radiation exposure is assumed to increase one's risk of cancer. Based on the LNT model, others have predicted tens of thousands of deaths related to environmental e...