The overestimation of medical consequences of low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation / by Sergei V. Jargin.

By:

I︠A︡rgin, S. V. (Sergeĭ Vadimovich) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781527527379
1527527379

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

363.17/99 23

LOC classification:

QH652

NLM classification:

WN 600

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Summary: This book shows that the medical consequences of low-dose, low-rate exposures to ionizing radiation have been overestimated by certain scientists, which apparently occurred in accordance with unofficial policies and directives. It analyses and exposes the biases and hidden conflicts of interest in numerous scientific publications overestimating the medico-biological consequences of low-dose radiation. After the Chernobyl accident, many publications exaggerated its medical consequences. Among the motives for this were financing, publication pressure, and career prospects. The accident has been.

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This book shows that the medical consequences of low-dose, low-rate exposures to ionizing radiation have been overestimated by certain scientists, which apparently occurred in accordance with unofficial policies and directives. It analyses and exposes the biases and hidden conflicts of interest in numerous scientific publications overestimating the medico-biological consequences of low-dose radiation. After the Chernobyl accident, many publications exaggerated its medical consequences. Among the motives for this were financing, publication pressure, and career prospects. The accident has been.