Cancer risk models for ionizing radiation.
Risk estimation in radiation carcinogenesis depends primarily on epidemiological data and hazard rate models. The A-bomb survivors follow-up provides information on the complexity of this process. Several hazard rate models are briefly discussed and illustrated using the A-bomb experience.
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.
D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D012306:Risk