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Effects of ionizing radiation : atomic bomb survivors and their children (1945-1995)

Title
Effects of ionizing radiation : atomic bomb survivors and their children (1945-1995) / Leif E. Peterson and Seymour Abrahamson, editors.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Peterson, Leif E., 1957-
  • Abrahamson, Seymour
Description
xviii, 379 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Pt. I. Radiation Physics and Dosimetry. 1. Development of A-Bomb Survivor Dosimetry / George D. Kerr. 2. The Origin of DS86 / Dean C. Kaul. 3. Medical Radiation Exposures of Atomic Bomb Survivors / Kazuo Kato, Walter J. Russell and Kazunori Kodama. 4. Biodosimetry of Atomic Bomb Survivors by Karyotyping, Chromosome Painting, and Electron Spin Resonance / Nori Nakamura, David J. Pawel and Yoshiaki Kodama [et al.] -- Pt. II. Cancer Statistics and Epidemiology. 5. Statistical Aspects of RERF Cancer Epidemiology / Donald A. Pierce. 6. A Historical Review of Leukemia Risks in Atomic Bomb Survivors / Dale L. Preston. 7. Tumor Registries and Cancer Incidence Studies / Kiyohiko Mabuchi. 8. Solid Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Life Span Study of Atomic Bomb Survivors / Elaine Ron, Dale L. Preston and Kiyohiko Mabuchi. 9. Studies of Workers Exposed to Low Levels of External Radiation / Ethel S. Gilbert -- Pt. III. Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis.
  • 10. Studies on the Genetic Effects of the Atomic Bombs: Past, Present, and Future / James V. Neel, Jun-ichi Asakawa and Rork Kuick [et al.]. 11. Radiation, Signal Transduction, and Modulation of Intercellular Communication / James E. Trosko. 12. Interaction Between Radiation Dose and Other Cancer Risk Factors / Charles E. Land. 13. A Simplified Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis in the Atomic Bomb Survivors / Mortimer L. Mendelsohn. 14. Mechanistic Modeling of Radiation-Induced Cancer / Mark P. Little. 15. The Distinction in Radiobiology Between Medical and Public Health Functions / Victor P. Bond and Lucian Wielopolski. 16. Molecular Analyses of In Vivo hprt Mutations in Humans / Richard J. Albertini, J. Patrick O'Neill and Janice A. Nicklas. 17. Evolution of the Glycophorin A Assay for Measuring Biological Effects of Radiation on Humans / Ronald H. Jensen and Daniel H. Moore II -- Pt. IV. Psychosocial Factors.
  • 18. Psychological Effects of Radiation Catastrophes / Evelyn J. Bromet. 19. Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Law / Itsuzo Shigematsu -- Pt. V. Future Research. 20. The Ultimate Questions: Future Research at RERF / John D. Zimbrick.
ISBN
0309064023 (alk. paper)
LCCN
97052238
OCLC
  • ocm38150224
  • SCSB-4785654
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries