title: Overview of radiation effects and control.
abstract: The controversy over the effects of low-level exposure to radiation enhances the perception of radiation as a particularly insidious phenomenon of nature. Yet radiation has many useful purposes, including applications for medical diagnosis and therapy, industrial quality control, and the generation of electrical power. Attainment of such societal benefits without compromising the health and safety of potentially exposed persons requires imposition of rigorous measures to control radiation exposures.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Hendee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection; D012307:Risk Factors