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. 2009 Apr;251(1):6-12.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2511081686.

Risks associated with low doses and low dose rates of ionizing radiation: why linearity may be (almost) the best we can do

Mark P Little  1 , Richard Wakeford, E Janet Tawn, Simon D Bouffler, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez
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Risks associated with low doses and low dose rates of ionizing radiation: why linearity may be (almost) the best we can do

Mark P Little et al. Radiology. 2009 Apr.
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