Published 1990
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Journal article
Reflections about the radiocarcinogenesis
Description
In the light of well-established biological facts concerning the malignant transformation of cells and, more particularly, radiation carcinogenesis, the bases on which the values of the doses of ionizing radiations presently permissible have been founded are discussed. This casts doubts on the serious consequences of such fundamental questions as that of thresholds, the methods of extrapolation from HH (high doses, high dose-rates) to ss (small doses, small dose-rates), and finally on the consideration which must be granted to the fluctuations of natural radiation
Abstract (French)
A la lumiere de faits biologiques dument confirmes, touchant a la transformation cellulaire maligne et, plus particulierement, a la radiocancerogenese, on discute les bases sur lesquelles sont fondees les valeurs des doses de rayonnements ionisants actuellement considerees comme admissibles. Cette mise en question entraine de serieuses consequences sur des notions fondamentales, telle l'existence de seuils, sur les methodes d'extrapolation des FF (fortes doses, forts debits) au ff (faibles doses, faibles debits), enfin sur la consideration qu'on doit accorder aux fluctuations de la radiation naturelleAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Reflexions sur la radiocancerogenese
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radioprotection
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Radioprotection.
- Journal Page Range
- 385-400
- ISSN
- 0033-8451
- CODEN
- RAPRB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 23021797
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CARCINOGENESIS; DOSE RATES; EXTRAPOLATION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSES; TUMOR PROMOTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PATHOGENESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS