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For more than 30 years it has been known that radiation-induced cancer can occur in almost every type of tissue. The scientific question that concerns us is the evaluation of dose-effect relationships especially with regard to radiation protection. Tissue doses used in animal experiments, however, cannot be transferred to human beings for the calculation of radiation late effects. Therefore all data obtained from epidemiological studies of radiation-exposed persons are extremely important. The so-called Thorotrast patients have given us the most useful information of radiation-induced liver cancers.
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van Kaick, G., Wesch, H., Lührs, H., Liebermann, D. (1986). Radiation-Induced Primary Liver Tumors in “Thorotrast Patients”. In: Herfarth, C., Schlag, P., Hohenberger, P. (eds) Therapeutic Strategies in Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82635-1_2
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