Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation

Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Public Summary & Executive Summary; 3 1 Background Information; 4 2 Molecular and Cellular Responses to Ionizing Radiation; 5 3 Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies and the Role of Genetic Factors; 6 4 Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations; 7 5 Background for Epidemiologic Methods; 8 6 Atomic Bomb Survivor Studies; 9 7 Medical Radiation Studies; 10 8 Occupational Radiation Studies; 11 9 Environmental Radiation Studies; 12 10 Integration of Biology and Epidemiology; 13 11 Risk Assessment Models and Methods; 14 12 Estimating Cancer Risk; 15 13 Summary and Research Needs; 16 Appendix A: Basic Biological and Genetic Concepts; 17 Appendix B: Commetary on "Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: Dose-Response Studies with Physicians per 100,000 Populations"; 18 Appendix C: Issues Raised by the Institute for Energy and Environment Research (IEER); 19 Appendix D: Hormesis; 20 Appendix E: Fifteen-Country Workers Study; 21 References; 22 Glossary; 23 Committee Biographies; 24 Index