Other girls had serious radiation exposure but not up to 800-r level.
Radiation exposure has been known to bring on early labor.
Iodine-131 and caesium-137 are responsible for most the radiation exposure received by the general population.
Cancer is considered by most people the primary health effect from radiation exposure.
Radiation exposure before birth can increase a person's risk of getting cancer later in life.
"She'll be suffering from radiation exposure and perhaps other problems as well, but we'll probably have some medical data for you to go on."
The Center's goal is to protect public health and the environment through safe management of radiation exposure.
For your safety, the amount of radiation exposure is kept to a minimum.
"The best anyone could say would be that the remains were consistent with radiation exposure."
According to the prevalent model, any radiation exposure can increase the risk of cancer.