Is the Linear No-Threshold Dose-Response Paradigm Still Necessary for the Assessment of Health Effects of Low Dose Radiation?
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: S10-S23, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-66008
ABSTRACT
Inevitable human exposure to ionizing radiation from man-made sources has been increased with the proceeding of human civilization and consequently public concerns focus on the possible risk to human health. Moreover, Fukushima nuclear power plant accidents after the 2011 East-Japan earthquake and tsunami has brought the great fear and anxiety for the exposure of radiation at low levels, even much lower levels similar to natural background. Health effects of low dose radiation less than 100 mSv have been debated whether they are beneficial or detrimental because sample sizes were not large enough to allow epidemiological detection of excess effects and there was lack of consistency among the available experimental data. We have reviewed an extensive literature on the low dose radiation effects in both radiation biology and epidemiology, and highlighted some of the controversies therein. This article could provide a reasonable view of utilizing radiation for human life and responding to the public questions about radiation risk. In addition, it suggests the necessity of integrated studies of radiobiology and epidemiology at the national level in order to collect more systematic and profound information about health effects of low dose radiation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Radiation Dosage
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Radiation, Ionizing
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Radiation Tolerance
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DNA Damage
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Leukemia
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Risk
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Radioactive Hazard Release
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Environmental Exposure
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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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