Current trends in estimating risk of cancer from exposure to low doses of ionising radiation

Authors

  • Marija Majer Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Željka Knežević Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Saveta Miljanić Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-65-2014-2425

Keywords:

Dose and Dose-Rate Effectiveness Factor, epidemiology, Life Span Study, low-LET radiation, Linear No Threshold model, radiation risk

Abstract

Although ionising radiation has proven beneficial in the diagnosis and therapy of a number of diseases, one should keep in mind that irradiating healthy tissue may increase the risk of cancer. In order to justify an exposure to radiation, both the benefits and the risks must be evaluated and compared. The deleterious effects of medium and high doses are well known, but it is much less clear what effects arise from low doses (below 0.1 Gy), which is why such risk estimates are extremely important. This review presents the current state, important assumptions and steps being made in deriving cancer risk estimates for low dose exposures.

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Issue

Vol. 65 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Review

How to Cite

1.
Current trends in estimating risk of cancer from exposure to low doses of ionising radiation. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol [Internet]. 2014 Aug. 26 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];65(3). Available from: https://arhiv.imi.hr/index.php/arhiv/article/view/246