[Health risks for the Hungarian population due to the nuclear accident in Chernobyl].
The review presents the health risks upon irradiation, refers to the radiation sources and doses, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, the dose-response relationships, the risk assessment. Based on the dosimetry data as presented at the scientific sessions held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on the 15th anniversary it is concluded that no health effects occurred and it was not expected at detectable levels according to the risk coefficients of the International Commission on Radiological Protection.
Fodor József Országos Közegészségügyi Központ, Országos Frédéric Joliot-Curie Sugárbiológiai és Sugáregészségügyi Kutató Intézete.
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Köteles
D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D018570:Risk Assessment