title: The detrimental health effects of ionizing radiation.
abstract: Radiation-induced diseases have long been recognized, but quantifying their incidence, particularly at low doses, is still subject to speculation and differing interpretations of the data. Some of the difficulties are discussed in this paper which summarizes the biological background on which the basic International Commission on Radiological Protection recommendations on radiological protection are based.
authors.affiliation: International Commission on Radiological Protection, Didcot, Oxon, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*