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Physical Carcinogenesis: Radiation—History and Sources

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Book cover Etiology: Chemical and Physical Carcinogenesis

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More than half a century has elapsed since the carcinogenic effects of radiation were first recorded. Study of such effects has since received continuing impetus from the early and expanding uses of radiation in diagnosis and therapy, and from the far-reaching applications of nuclear technology in science, medicine, and industry. In historical perspective, the effects of radiation have received greater study than those of any other physical agent of comparable environmental significance. As such, our experience with radiation is applicable to the study and control of other environmental carcinogens.

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Upton, A.C. (1982). Physical Carcinogenesis: Radiation—History and Sources. In: Becker, F.F. (eds) Etiology: Chemical and Physical Carcinogenesis. Cancer, A Comprehensive Treatise. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6598-7_15

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