Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology · 1951 · 489 citations · 0 references
MedicineGeneticsMolecular GeneticsRadiation DosimetryRadiation SafetyRadiobiologyBiological Effects Of RadiationHigh-dose Radiation EffectsRadiation BiologyRadiation Risk AssessmentRadiation SensitivityRadiation ToxicityRadiation-induced Chromosomal AberrationsRadiation-induced Genetic EffectsRadiation-induced Heritable EffectsRadiation-induced MutationRadiobiological Effects
The immediate practical purpose of the work reported here was the obtaining of data that would be useful in the estimation of the genetic hazards of ionizing radiation in man. Up to now, evaluations of these dangers have necessarily had to be based largely on information gained from Drosophila.