Edward Calabrese, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Edward Calabrese, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Edward Calabrese, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, traces the history of the LNT model for ionizing radiation mutation, a concept accepted in the 1950s and recommended by national and international advisory committees for risk assessment and human exposure guidelines, later generalized to chemical carcinogens, now used by public health and regulatory agencies worldwide.

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