Cosmic Background Radiation [PDF]
International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 2015 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Valluri, Sree Ram, Sidharth, B G
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A review of studies of childhood cancer and natural background radiation. [PDF]
Int J Radiat Biol, 2021 Purpose The projected existence and magnitude of carcinogenic effects of ionizing radiation at low doses and low-dose rates is perhaps the most important issue in radiation protection today.
Kendall GM, Little MP, Wakeford R.
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Comprehensive exposure assessments from the viewpoint of health in a unique high natural background radiation area, Mamuju, Indonesia. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Mamuju is one of the regions in Indonesia which retains natural conditions but has relatively high exposure to natural radiation. The goals of the present study were to characterize exposure of the entire Mamuju region as a high natural background ...
Nugraha ED +17 more
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Lens opacity prevalence among the residents in high natural background radiation area in Yangjiang, China. [PDF]
J Radiat Res, 2021 The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk and threshold doses of lens opacity among residents exposed to low-dose radiation. Residents aged ≥45 years were recruited from a high natural background radiation (HNBR) area in Yangjiang City and a control ...
Su Y +9 more
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The Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Response of the Caenorhabditis elegans Nematode to Background and Below-Background Radiation Levels. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2020 Studies of the biological effects of low-level and below-background radiation are important in understanding the potential effects of radiation exposure in humans.
Van Voorhies WA +3 more
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Martian Residents: Mass Media and Ramsar High Background Radiation Areas. [PDF]
J Biomed Phys Eng, 2019 Considering current controversies regarding the health effects of low doses of ionizing radiation, study of the high background radiation areas such as Ramsar, Iran can help scientists better evaluate the validity of linear no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis.
S A, S A R M, S M J M.
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Intrinsic background radiation of LaBr3(Ce) detector via coincidence measurements and simulations [PDF]
Nuclear Science and Techniques, 2020 The LaBr3(Ce) detector has attracted much attention in recent years because of its superior characteristics compared with other scintillating materials in terms of resolution and efficiency.
Hao Cheng +7 more
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Quantitative analysis of the natural ionizing radiation level in the city of Botucatu
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2021 A poluição que afeta o meio ambiente é dividida em danos não ionizantes (NIR) e danos ionizantes (IR). Uma poluição natural provada por radioisótopos apresenta ambientes e raios cósmicos e provoca alterações bioquímicas capazes de induzir efeitos ...
Izabella Santos da Silva Lemes +1 more
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Chronic Background Radiation Correlates With Sperm Swimming Endurance in Bank Voles From Chernobyl
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Sperm quantity and quality are key features explaining intra- and interspecific variation in male reproductive success. Spermatogenesis is sensitive to ionizing radiation and laboratory studies investigating acute effects of ionizing radiation have ...
Kati Kivisaari +9 more
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Expanded and combined uncertainty in measurements by GM counters [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2007 This paper deals with possible ways of obtaining expanded and combined uncertainty in measurements for four types of GM counters with a same counter’s tube, in cases when the contributors of these uncertainties are cosmic background radiation and induced
Stanković Koviljka +3 more
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