2018•Journal of Nuclear MedicineOpen access

Radiation Dose Does Matter: Mechanistic Insights into DNA Damage and Repair Support the Linear No-Threshold Model of Low-Dose Radiation Health Risks

James R. Duncan, Michael R. Lieber, Noritaka Adachi, Richard L. Wahl

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See the associated article on page [1017][1]. The Siegel et al. commentary ([1][2]) calls for reassessing the risks of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation. It contends that when the National Academy of Sciences committee prepared its Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII) report ([2

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See the associated article on page [1017][1]. The Siegel et al. commentary ([1][2]) calls for reassessing the risks of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation. It contends that when the National Academy of Sciences committee prepared its Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII) report ([2

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See the associated article on page [1017][1]. The Siegel et al. commentary ([1][2]) calls for reassessing the risks of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation. It contends that when the National Academy of Sciences committee prepared its Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII) report ([2

Key concepts: Ionizing radiation, Low Dose Radiation, Radiation, Radiation exposure, Radiation protection, Radiation dose, Nuclear medicine, Medical physics

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