title: Integrated retrospective radiation dose assessment.
abstract: Radiation dose reconstruction is used to estimate exposure to radiation that has occurred externally, e.g., from an atomic bomb, or internally, e.g., from radionuclide ingestion. This commentary reviews techniques for biological dosimetry that have been developed to estimate radiation doses from internal exposures, but which can also be used to estimate external exposures. The author argues for increased development and use of these biological tools.
authors.affiliation: University of California at Davis, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D001822:Body Burden; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011210:Power Plants; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012984:Software; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011868:Radioisotopes