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Front Matter (R1-R16)

Public Summary & Executive Summary (1-18)

1 Background Information (19-42)

2 Molecular and Cellular Responses to Ionizing Radiation (43-64)

3 Radiation-Induced Cancer: Mechanisms, Quantitative Experimental Studies and the Role of Genetic Factors (65-90)

4 Heritable Genetic Effects of Radiation in Human Populations (91-131)

5 Background for Epidemiologic Methods (132-140)

6 Atomic Bomb Survivor Studies (141-154)

7 Medical Radiation Studies (155-188)

8 Occupational Radiation Studies (189-206)

9 Environmental Radiation Studies (207-238)

10 Integration of Biology and Epidemiology (239-258)

11 Risk Assessment Models and Methods (259-266)

12 Estimating Cancer Risk (267-312)

13 Summary and Research Needs (313-324)

Appendix A: Basic Biological and Genetic Concepts (325-328)

Appendix B: Commetary on "Radiation from Medical Procedures in the Pathogenesis of Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease: Dose-Response Studies with Physicians per 100,000 Populations" (329-329)

Appendix C: Issues Raised by the Institute for Energy and Environment Research (IEER) (330-331)

Appendix D: Hormesis (332-335)

Appendix E: Fifteen-Country Workers Study (336-336)

References (337-372)

Glossary (373-378)

Committee Biographies (379-384)

Index (385-406)