Abandoning linear no threshold

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CorrespondenceAbandoning linear no thresholdA Edwards and S BoufflerA EdwardsNational Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UKSearch for more papers by this author and S BoufflerNational Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/23751379SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About"Abandoning linear no threshold." The British Journal of Radiology, 78(932), pp. 770–771 References 1 Feinendegen LE. Evidence for beneficial low level level radiation effects and radiation hormesis. Br J Radiol 2005;78:3–7. Link ISI, Google Scholar2 UNSCEAR. United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation. Report to the General Assembly, Annex G. United Nations, New York, 2000. Google Scholar3 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Report 136, Evaluation of the linear-nonthreshold dose-response model for ionising radiation. Bethesda, MD: NCRP, 2001. Google Scholar4 Rothkamm K, Lobrich M. Evidence for a lack of DNA double strand break repair in human cells exposed to very low x-ray doses. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2003;100:5057–62. Crossref Medline ISI, Google Scholar5 Enns L, Bogen KT, Wizniak J, Murtha AD, Weinfeld M. Low-dose radiation hypersensitivity is associated with p53-dependent apoptosis. Mol Cancer Res 2004;2:557–66. Medline ISI, Google Scholar Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byBJR Review of the Year – 20055 March 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 79, No. 939 Volume 78, Issue 932August 2005Pages: 681-772 © The British Institute of Radiology History ReceivedMarch 08,2005AcceptedMarch 22,2005Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF