Published April 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis of the influence of external irradiation component on the patients with thyroid cancer affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

  • 1. Naukovij tsentr radyiatsyijnoyi meditsini, Kyiv (Ukraine)

Description

The definition possible relationship between the latent period and doses of external irradiation component on the thyroid gland in patients was estimated. Dose reconstruction from external irradiation component on the thyroid gland was applied in 99 patients with thyroid cancer affected by the Chernobyl accident. External irradiation component does not always correspond to the range of the doses that increase risk of thyroid cancer. No linear relation between the latent period duration and the dose of the external irradiation component on thyroid was revealed

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Additional titles

Original title (Ukrainian)
Analyiz vplivu dozovoyi komponenti zovnyishn'ogo opromyinennya na poterpyilikh unaslyidok katastrofi na ChAES, yakyi zakhvoryili na rak shchitopodyibnoyi zalozi

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Ukrayins'kij Radyiologyichnij Zhurnal
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 185-189
ISSN
1027-3204
CODEN
URZHEF