Title The overestimation of medical consequences of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation / by Sergei V. Jargin

Published Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019 [Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2 Summary This book shows that the medical consequences of low-dose, low-rate exposures to ionizing radiation have been overestimated by certain scientists, which apparently occurred in accordance with unofficial policies and directives. It analyses and exposes the biases and hidden conflicts of interest in numerous scientific publications overestimating the medico-biological consequences of low-dose radiation. After the Chernobyl accident, many publications exaggerated its medical consequences. Among the motives for this were financing, publication pressure, and career prospects. The accident has been Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 11, 2019) Subject Ionizing radiation -- Dose-response relationship. Ionizing radiation -- Health aspects Radiation -- Dosage. Radiation -- Safety regulations Radiation injuries. Radiation -- Toxicology. Ionizing radiation. Radiation, Ionizing Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Radiation Exposure Radiation Dosage Radiation Effects Radiation Injuries BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Ionizing radiation Ionizing radiation -- Dose-response relationship Ionizing radiation -- Health aspects Radiation -- Dosage Radiation injuries Radiation -- Safety regulations Radiation -- Toxicology Form Electronic book ISBN 9781527527379 1527527379

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