Document ID (ISN) | 20124 |
CIS number |
74-124 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0017-9078 - Health Physics |
Year |
1973 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Mays C.W. |
Title |
Cancer induction in man from internal radioactivity. |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1973, Vol.25, No.6, p.585-592. Illus. 42 ref. |
Abstract |
Sections of this literature review relate to occupational cancers and the respective responsible radionuclides in uranium miners and radium dial painters. Virtually all of the observed malignancies arose within the irradiated tissues. |
Descriptors (primary) |
radon; radium; uranium mining; luminizing; carcinogenic effects; radioactive substances |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; iodine; radiotherapy; phosphorus; atmospheric pollution; thorium |
Document type |
- |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Radon Mining and quarrying Inorganic substances
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