External background ionizing radiation and childhood cancer: Update of a nationwide cohort analysis

Autor: Cécile Adam, Christophe L. Folly, Matthias Egger, Christian Kreis, Claudia E. Kuehni, Roland A. Ammann, Ben D. Spycher, Antonella Mazzei-Abba, Eva Brack
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Mazzei-Abba, Antonella; Folly, Christophe L.; Kreis, Christian; Ammann, Roland; Adam, Cécile; Brack, Eva; Egger, Matthias; Kuehni, Claudia E.; Spycher, Ben D. (2021). External background ionizing radiation and childhood cancer: Update of a nationwide cohort analysis. Journal of environmental radioactivity, 238-239, p. 106734. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106734
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106734
Popis: BACKGROUND Exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation is known to cause cancer. Exposure during childhood is associated with a greater excess relative risk for leukemia and tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) than exposure in later life. Cancer risks associated with low-dose exposure (
Databáze: OpenAIRE