Previous Question All Questions Next Question   9.   Which questions concerning the influence of small doses of radiation call for further investigation? Can mammary gland tumors be a result from small doses of ionizing radiation? What is the maximum duration of the latent period for thyroid cancer or other oncological diseases due to the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? What is the effectiveness of methods of early diagnosis of oncological diseases or other malfunctions of organs most sensitive to radiation? Are there methods of prophylaxis of small doses of ionizing radiation? Does the fetus suffer if the mother was exposed to small-dose irradiation during pregnancy? Can genetic changes be exhibited in subsequent generations due to small doses of radiation? Can small-dose irradiation over a long time period result in neuropsychiatric diseases (depression, etc.)? How can the cause of oncological diseases due to radiation be distinguished from diseases resulting from other adverse environmental factors? What doses of radiation are harmless for the human body? Are the health consequences the same after the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and after the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant? Previous Question All Questions Next Question