About the Authors
- Michael Abend
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* E-mail: michaelabend@bundeswehr.org
Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
- Ruth M. Pfeiffer
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Affiliation Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Christian Ruf
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Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
- Maureen Hatch
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Affiliation Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Tetiana I. Bogdanova
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Affiliation Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Mykola D. Tronko
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Affiliation Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Armin Riecke
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Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
- Julia Hartmann
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Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
- Viktor Meineke
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Affiliation Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
- Houda Boukheris
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Affiliation NOVA Research Company, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- Alice J. Sigurdson
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Affiliation Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Kiyohiko Mabuchi
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Affiliation Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
- Alina V. Brenner
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Affiliation Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors herewith declare that one of the co-authors being recently employed by NOVA Research Company does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. The coauthor was working at Radiation Epidemiology Branch/National Cancer Institute (REB/NCI) before she changed to NOVA Research Company where she is employed now. At the time of Radiation Epidemiology Branch/National Cancer Institute (REB/NCI) she did her contribution.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MA RMP CR MH AR JH HB AVB. Performed the experiments: MA CR AR JH. Analyzed the data: MA RMP AVB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TIB MDT AJS KM VM. Wrote the paper: MA RMP AVB MH.