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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453619103321

Titolo

Ionizing radiation . Part 2 Some internally deposited radionuclides [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lyon, France, : IARC

Geneva, : Distributed by IARC Press and the World Health Organization Distribution and Sales, 2001

ISBN

1-281-77599-1

92-832-1585-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (617 p.)

Collana

IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans ; ; v. 78

Disciplina

616.9897

616.994

616.994071

Soggetti

Ionizing radiation - Toxicology

Radioisotopes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This publication represents the views and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, which met in Lyon, 14-21 June 2000."

At head of title: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Evaluates the evidence for carcinogenicity of ionizing radiation from internally deposited radionuclides. The radionuclides considered belong to two broad categories, those that emit a-particles (helium nuclei) and those that emit b-particles (electrons)