Filters
Results 1 - 1 of 1
Results 1 - 1 of 1.
Search took: 0.019 seconds
AbstractAbstract
[en] This article reviews the effects of radiation exposure of the developing human brain. Much of the evidence has come from the prenatally exposed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The effects on development age, mental retardation, head size, neuromuscular performance, intelligence tests, school performance and the occurrence of convulsions are discussed. Other topics covered include the biological nature of the damage to the brain, risk estimates in human and problems in radiation protection. (UK)
Primary Subject
Source
International Commission on Radiological Protection, Sutton (UK); Annals of the ICRP; v. 22(1); 118 p; 1991; p. 95-118; Pergamon Press; Oxford (United Kingdom)
Record Type
Book
Country of publication
ANIMALS, ASIA, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS, BODY, BODY AREAS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DISEASES, HAZARDS, HEALTH HAZARDS, IRRADIATION, JAPAN, MAMMALS, NERVOUS SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES, ORGANS, PRENATAL EXPOSURE, PRIMATES, RADIATION EFFECTS, RADIATIONS, VERTEBRATES
Reference NumberReference Number
INIS VolumeINIS Volume
INIS IssueINIS Issue