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| Effects of Ionizing Radiation: Atomic Bomb Survivors and Their Children (1945-1995)
Leif E. Peterson and Seymour Abrahamson, Editors; A Joseph Henry Press book 400 pages, 6 x 9, 1998, ISBN
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In
the decades since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, economic
and political trends have opened avenues for radiation research while breakthroughs
in molecular biology have shed light on radiation's effect on the human body.
This volume comprehensively reviews what is now known about human exposure
to ionizing radiation, with emphasis on unifying the scientific disciplines
that inform this topic. Today's most widely recognized experts in the field
examine four broad areas:
- Physics and dosimetry, including the various systems of A-bomb survivor
dosimetry, the effect on survivors of subsequent medical radiation, and chromosome
aberrations as biomarkers.
- Cancer statistics and epidemiology, including a historical review
of leukemia risk in A-bomb survivors, the incidence of solid cancer and resulting
mortality, and the results of studies of workers exposed to low-level radiation.
- Genetics, including the path from radiation exposure to cellular
effects, carcinogenesis, and mutagenesis. Experts discuss the interaction
between radiation and other cancer risk factors, review models of radiation-induced
cancer, and report on other aspects of molecular biology.
- Psychological effects of radiation catastrophes--as seen at Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Three Mile Island, and Chernobyl--and consequences of the Atomic
Bomb Survivors Relief Law.
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