Risk to the thyroid from ionizing radiation.
Contributors: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.
Series: NCRP report -- no. 159; NCRP report -- no. 159.
Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bethesda, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780929600970
Subjects: Thyroid gland -- Cancer -- Etiology; Ionizing radiation -- Toxicology; Ionizing radiation -- Dose-response relationship; Thyroid Neoplasms -- etiology; Parathyroid Diseases -- etiology; Parathyroid Glands -- radiation effects; Radiation Dosage; Thyroid Diseases -- etiology; Thyroid Gland -- radiation effects
Notes: Extensive update and expansion of: Induction of thyroid cancer by ionizing radiation. c1985.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Thyroid and parathyroid glands; title: Radiation dosimetry and dose reconstruction; title: Radiation related effects; title: Radiation risk for thyroid neoplasms; title: Medical follow-up; title: Conclusions and recommendations.