[Carcinogenic effects of low-dose gamma ray irradiation].
For a dose of 3 Gy delivered by cobalt 60 gamma rays on rats, a reduction of the dose rate by a factor of 60 decreased the carcinogenic effectiveness by a factor of about 5. This decreased effect was essentially observed for carcinomas.
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D000818:Animals; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
Effets cancérogènes de l'irradiation gamma à faible débit de dose.