Liver cancer risk from internally-deposited radionuclides : recommendation of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, Maryland : The Council, 2001.
SeriesNCRP report ; no. 135.
Subjects
Liver > Cancer.
Radiographic contrast media > Carcinogenicity.
Radiation carcinogenesis.
Radiation > Dosage.
Risk assessment.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0929600681
9780929600680
9781601193940
1601193947
9781429498890
1429498897
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Affinity of Radionuclides for Liver Tissue
  • 2.1 Characteristics of Liver Tissue
  • 2.2 Affinity of Radionuclides in Ionic or Compound Forms in Various Tissues
  • 2.3 Distribution of Radionuclides in Colloidal or Particulate Form
  • 3. Effective Half-Life
  • 4. Radiation Dose from Internally-Deposited Radionuclides
  • 5. Radiosensitivity of Liver Tissue
  • 5.1 Sensitivity to Morphological Changes
  • 5.2 Sensitivity for Cell Killing
  • 5.3 Influence of Latent Period on Cancer Risk
  • ""5.4 Sensitivity for Cancer Induction""""6. Physical Variables that Alter Response""; ""6.1 Cellular and Tissue Dose Distribution""; ""6.1.1 Influence of Dose Distribution at the Cellular Level""; ""6.1.2 Influence of Dose Distribution on Liver Cancer""; ""6.2 Influence of “Particle Loadingâ€? on Cancer Induction""; ""6.3 The Role of Injury on Cancer""; ""6.4 The Role of Mechanistic Studies on Liver Cancer Risks""; ""7. Use of Experimental Animal Data""; ""7.1 Relative Biological Effectiveness of the Radiation Emitted by Radionuclides""; ""7.2 Liver Cancer Risk from Animal Data""
  • ""8. Liver Risk Estimates in Humans""""9. Uncertainty in Current Risk Estimates""; ""9.1 Strengths of the Data""; ""9.1.1 Identification of the Thorotrast® Population""; ""9.1.2 Defined Dose and Response Relationships""; ""9.1.3 Transfer of the Information to other Populations""; ""9.2 Weaknesses of the Data""; ""9.2.1 Dose Range and Dose Used in Risk Estimates""; ""9.2.2 Uncertainty Related to “Wasted Doseâ€? Estimates""; ""9.2.3 Uncertainty Associated with Dose Distribution""; ""9.2.4 Uncertainty Associated with Extrapolations from Animal Data""
  • 9.2.5 Uncertainty Related to Environmental Insults10. Summary
  • References
  • The NCRP
  • Officers
  • Members
  • Honorary Members
  • NCRP Publications
  • NCRP Reports
  • NCRP Commentaries
  • Proceedings of the Annual Meeting
  • Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures
  • Symposium Proceedings
  • NCRP Statements
  • Other Documents
  • Index

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