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Why toxicologists resisted and radiation geneticists supported EPA'S adoption of LNT for cancer risk assessment.
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Chemico-biological interactions [Chem Biol Interact] 2019 Sep 01; Vol. 310, pp. 108736. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 03. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The linear non-threshold (LNT) dose response model for cancer risk assessment has been a controversial concept since its initial proposal during the 1930s. It was long advocated by the radiation genetics community in the 1950s, some two decades prior to being generally adopted within the chemical toxicology community. This paper explores possible reasons for such major differences in the acceptance of LNT for cancer risk assessment by these two key groups of scientists.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-7786
- Volume :
- 310
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chemico-biological interactions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31278902
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108736