ABSTRACT

This handbook presents the most current information on the effects of ionizing radiation on mammalian cells, with emphasis on human tissues. The dose-effect relationship is emphasized in a quantitative manner. The book contains up-to-date data on the late effects of low levels of radiation on humans. It also provides some of the late consequences of radiation therapy detected among cancer survivors.

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

Development of Radiobiology: A Review

chapter Chapter 2|15 pages

Basic Cell Biology

chapter Chapter 3|23 pages

Physics of Radiation Biology

chapter Chapter 4|12 pages

Cellular Radiation Damage

chapter Chapter 5|29 pages

Modifications of Cellular Radiation Damage

chapter Chapter 6|13 pages

Repair of Radiation Damage

chapter Chapter 7|17 pages

Molecular Radiation Biology

chapter Chapter 8|29 pages

Radiation Syndromes and Their Modifications

chapter Chapter 9|8 pages

Radiation Damage of Skin and Mucous Membrane

chapter Chapter 10|10 pages

Radiation Damage of the Nervous System

chapter Chapter 11|10 pages

Radiation Damage of the Reproductive Organs

chapter Chapter 12|12 pages

Radiation Damage of Other Organ Systems

chapter Chapter 13|8 pages

Radiation Immunology

chapter Chapter 14|4 pages

Background, Medical, and Commercial Sources

chapter Chapter 15|19 pages

Radiation Injuries to Human Fetuses

chapter Chapter 16|14 pages

Radiation-Induced Genetic Damage

chapter Chapter 17|13 pages

Radiation Carcinogenesis: Tissue Culture Model

chapter Chapter 18|9 pages

Radiation Carcinogenesis: Animal Model

chapter Chapter 19|19 pages

Radiation Carcinogenesis: Human Model

chapter Chapter 22|9 pages

Maximum Permissible Dose

chapter Chapter 23|11 pages

Radiation Response of Human Tumors

chapter Chapter 24|12 pages

Radioisotopes in Biology and Medicine