“How well can we assess genetic risk? Not very” — James F Crowe (Lecture No 5 in the Lauriston S Taylor Lecture Series in Radiation Protection and Measurements) National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Washington D.C., USA, 1981 ISBN 0-913392-56-1 ISSN 02777-9196

“How well can we assess genetic risks? N

“How well can we assess genetic risks? Not very.” James F. Crow; Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture in Radiation Protection and Measurements. Bethesda, MD: National Council on Radition Protection and Measurements, 1981. $9.00

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by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). The title of his lecture, "How Well Can We Assess Genetic Risks? Not Very," suggests his theme. Crow summarizes succinctly the evidence linking radiation exposure and the induction of deleterious mutations, and discusses the im