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Carcinogenesis, Radiation

Known as: Radiation / Carcinogenesis, Radiation carcinogenesis, radiocarcinogenesis 
The study of the processes by which normal cells, exposed to ionizing radiation, are transformed into cancer cells.
National Institutes of Health

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Carcinogenesis

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Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced
Radiation-Induced Cancer

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Dosimetry of Pediatric PET/CT*
The use of PET/CT in children has grown substantially in the past few years. There is also an increased interest in keeping the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Involvement of genotoxic effects in the initiation of estrogen‐induced cellular transformation: Studies using Syrian hamster embryo cells treated with 17β‐estradiol and eight of its metabolites
To examine a direct involvement of genotoxic effects of estrogens in the initiation of hormonal carcinogenesis, the abilities of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Synergistic induction of DNA strand breakage by catechol-estrogen and nitric oxide: implications for hormonal carcinogenesis.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Non-genotoxic carcinogenesis: implications for testing and extrapolation to man.
It is argued that non-genotoxic mechanisms may be more important than genotoxic mechanisms in the genesis of cancer and that the… 
1988
1988
The Inter-Regional Epidemiological Study of Childhood Cancer (IRESCC): past medical history in children with cancer.
The Inter-Regional Epidemiological Study of Childhood Cancer (IRESCC) collected interview and medical information relating to the… 
1988
1988
Immunocytochemical localization of benzo(a)pyrene-DNA adducts in human tissue.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Hormonal carcinogenesis: separation of estrogenicity from carcinogenicity.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Inhibition of radiation carcinogenesis in mice by S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)-ethylphosphorothioic acid.
We have demonstrated that S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethylphosphorothioic acid (WR-2721) given to mice prior to ionizing radiation… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
The shape of the dose-response curve for radiation carcinogenesis. Extrapolation to low doses.
It follows from microdosimetric principles that biological effects which require for their production the interaction of two… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
LINEARITY VS NON‐LINEARITY OF DOSE RESPONSE FOR RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS*
Abstract— This is a review of historical trends, theoretical concepts and experimental data pertaining to the question of the… 
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