Title: Hereditary Effects of Radiation
First published: January 2001
Description: The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation performed a comprehensive review of the hereditary risks to offspring following parental exposure to radiation. This report includes an evaluation of those diseases, which have both hereditary and environmental components, the so-called multifactor diseases. The information presented in this report suggests that radiation is less likely to have adverse genetic effects than had been assumed. This report provides a scientific basis for estimating radiation risk, establishing radiation protection and safety standards and regulating radiation sources for governments and organizations throughout the world.--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Radiation injuries, Radiogenetics, Radiation carcinogenesis, Genetic aspects, Radiation, Physiological effect, Radiation Effects, Radiation Genetics, United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation