Radiation - cancer risk estimates

["Gibbs, S Julian" <s.julian.gibbs@vanderbilt.edu>]

To respond to Dr. Cohen's question about the citation for linear-no 

threshold estimate of risk of low level radiation at 5% per Sv, the 

citation is ICRP 60, 1991.

Julian Gibbs

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