Non-uniform radiation-induced biological responses at the tissue level involved in the health risk of environmental radiation: a radiobiological hypothesis

Abstract Background The conventional concept of radiation protection is based on epidemiological studies of radiation that support a positive correlation between dose and response. However, there is a remarkable difference in biological responses at the tissue level, depending on whether radiation i...

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Main Authors: Hisanori Fukunaga, Kevin M. Prise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-018-0444-4