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Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Solid Cancer Risk in Adults : Radiation Hormesis Study Design

Creator:

Alhussan, Abdulaziz S.

Abstract:

Cancer risk at low-dose ionizing radiation has been the subject of great scientific controversy in the past century. The clear majority of national and international radiation protection regulators adopt the linear no-threshold (LNT) model based on the atomic-bomb survivors Life Span Study (LSS) for solid cancer risk assessment. The LNT...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Abdulaziz S. Alhussan for the degree of Master of Science in Radiation Health