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Millisievert

Known as: millisievert (mSv) 
a unit of radiation dose
National Institutes of Health

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2019
2019
Biological effective dose, cumulative radiation dose, risk of malignancy and mortality rate estimation in adult patients who have a history of cancer and exposed to recurrent computed tomography
Computed tomography is commonly used for the initial diagnosis of a tumour to provide information about the stage of cancer & to… 
2016
2016
Occupational Exposures and Risk of Adult Leukemia : A population-based study in the Nordic countries
Leukemia is a cancer of blood, which originates from malignant transformation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Acute myeloid… 
2016
2016
Occupational Exposures and Risk of Adult Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of blood, which originates from malignant transformation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. Acute myeloid… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Occupational cosmic radiation exposure and cancer in airline cabin crew
Cosmic radiation dose rates are considerably higher at cruising altitudes of airplanes than at ground level. Previous studies… 
2012
2012
The 100 Millisievert Threshold Lie: Accepted Knowledge about Radiation Effects after Chronical Low-Dose Exposure and Remaining Issues
Decades ago, the concept of the "stochastic" radiation effect was developed by the Interna- tional Commission on Radiological… 
2010
2010
Collective radiation dose from diagnostic x-ray examination in nine public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background: Medical x-ray exposures have the largest man made source of population exposure to ionizing radiation in different… 
2009
2009
Informatiesysteem Medische Stralingstoepassingen. Gegevens 2007
De gemiddelde stralingsdosis per inwoner als gevolg van medische diagnostiek neemt sinds 2002 toe met circa zes procent per jaar… 
2007
2007
Bridging the gap between radiation protection and safety : The control of probabilistic exposures
The operator of the food irradiation facility was relaxed at the console behind a thick concrete wall. He knew that the shielding… 
2000
2000
BRIDGING RADIATION POLICY AND SCIENCE
Natural and man-made sources of ionizing radiation have made and continue to make invaluable contributions to society and to… 
1992
1992
The carcinogenic effect of exposure to low doses of carcinogens.
Editorial The carcinogenic effect of exposure to low doses of carcinogens* The aim of this paper is to discuss the validity of…