Seventeen-year follow-up study on chromosomal aberrations in five victims accidentally exposed to several Gy of super(60)Co g-rays

• Published in: Radiation and environmental biophysics Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 57 - 65
• Main Authors: Chen, Ying, Jin, Cui-Zhen, Zhang, Xue-Qing, Ge, Shi-Li, Zhang, Ze-Yun, Xu, Hui, Liu, Xiu-Lin, Wu, De-Chang, Zhou, Ping-Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2009
• Subjects: China, People's Rep., Shanghai

On 25 June 1990, a radiation accident occurred in a super(60)Co source radiation unit in Shanghai, due to violations in operation regulations. This accident resulted in the exposure of seven individuals to acute high-dose and dose-rate whole-body external irradiation. Conventional chromosomal aberra...