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Radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in nuclear-dockyard workers

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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 neutronγ 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 influenced by age and time of blood sampling after exposure.

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Evans, H., Buckton, K., Hamilton, G. et al. Radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in nuclear-dockyard workers. Nature 277, 531–534 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/277531a0

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