Radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in nuclear-dockyard workers
Authors:
- H. J. EvansHEH. J. Evans
- K. E. BucktonKBK. E. Buckton
- G. E. HamiltonGHG. E. Hamilton
- A. CarothersACA. Carothers
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 277 (5697) , 531-534
Abstract
The incidence of chromosome aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 197 dockyard workers has been followed over a 10-yr period. These workers were exposed to mixed neutron-gamma radiation during the refuelling of nuclear reactors, but most exposures were below the internationally accepted maximum permissible level of 5 rem per yr. There was a significant increase in chromosome damage with increasing exposure; aberration frequency was a linear function of dose and was unfluenced by age and time of blood sampling after exposure.Keywords
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