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A brief summary is given of the development of chromosome aberration dosimetry and its present status as a routine technique in radiological protection. The dose effect relationships for dicentric aberrations are outlined and the statistical uncertainties on dose estimates made from these calibration data are discussed. The experience of approximately 600 investigations over 15 years in the UK is summarised. Speculations are made on the likely effect of the introduction of a metaphase finder into a laboratory undertaking routine cytogenetic dosimetry.
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Lloyd, D.C. (1984). An Overview of Radiation Dosimetry by Conventional Cytogenetic Methods. In: Eisert, W.G., Mendelsohn, M.L. (eds) Biological Dosimetry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69334-2_1
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