Ocular Radiation Risk Assessment in Populations Exposed to Environmental Radiation Contamination (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 2:)
Contributors: A.K. Junk (Editor); Y. Kundiev (Editor); P. Vitte (Editor); B.V. Worgul (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 31, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780792353102
Subjects: Nuclear issues; Risk assessment & analysis for business; Science/Mathematics; Ophthalmology; Environmental Science; Radiation injuries; Diseases And Disorders Of The Eye; Radioactive Pollutants (Environmental Aspects); Medical; Medical / Nursing; Eye; Optics; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl', Ukrai; Medical / Ophthalmology; Science / Environmental Science; Science : Environmental Science; Science : Optics; Congresses; Health aspects; Radioactive pollution; Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl§, Ukraine, 1986
First sentence: The lens, by virtue of its primary radiopathy, cataract, and its amenability to ready, non-invasive assessment, has held out the promise of being a valuable bio-indicator for radiation exposure.