Evidence for beneficial low level radiation effects and radiation hormesis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 925, 2005, Pages 3-7

  Feinendegen, L E ^a,b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADAPTATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROBABILITY; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECIES;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOGENS; CELL CYCLE; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 14044276801     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/63353075     Document Type: Article

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