ABSTRACT
It is essential to minimize damage to normal tissues during radiation therapy and many strategies have been employed in finding the best methods for radioprotection. This book integrates chemical, biological, and clinical perspectives on these strategies and developments, providing a comprehensive treatise. It emphasizes new concepts in radioprotection, aiming to inspire further basic science and clinical progress in radioprotector research. Radioprotectors: Chemical, Biological, and Clinical Perspectives includes the following topics:
Radiation biologists and oncologists, cancer researchers, and toxicologists will benefit from the findings discussed and strategies for future research.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|183 pages
Chemical Aspects of Radioprotection
chapter Chapter 2|28 pages
The Mechanisms of Radiation Protection by Non-Protein Sulfhydryls: Glutathione, Cysteine, and Cysteamine
section Section II|129 pages
Biochemical and Biological Perspectives
chapter Chapter 8|15 pages
Eicosanoid-Induced Radioprotection and Chemoprotection: Laboratory Studies and Clinical Applications
chapter Chapter 9|24 pages
Immunomodulators and Cytokines: Their Use in the Mitigation of Radiation-Induced Hemopoietic Injury
chapter Chapter 11|21 pages
Radiation-Induced Apoptosis in Lymphoid Cells: Induction, Prevention, and Molecular Mechanisms
section Section III|95 pages
Radioprotection of Normal Tissues
