"Nuclear Reactors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining NUCLEAR FISSION chain reaction. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D009688
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.710.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Nuclear Reactors- Nuclear Reactors
- Nuclear Reactor
- Reactor, Nuclear
- Reactors, Nuclear
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nuclear Reactors" by people in Profiles.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Sci Prog. 2014; 97(Pt 1):72-86.
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Neutron cross-sections for next generation reactors: new data from n_TOF. Appl Radiat Isot. 2010 Apr-May; 68(4-5):643-6.
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Radiation-induced thyroid cancer: the Chicago experience. Surgery. 2009 Dec; 146(6):979-85.
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A primer for nuclear terrorism. Dis Mon. 2003 Aug; 49(8):485-516.
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External radiation and thyroid neoplasia. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1996 Mar; 25(1):181-95.
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Transformation of human epidermal keratinocytes with fission neutrons. Carcinogenesis. 1994 Dec; 15(12):2867-73.
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Cancer in young people in the north of England, 1968-85: analysis by census wards. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1993 Apr; 47(2):109-15.