Biological effects of low level exposures to ionizing radiation: Theory and practice

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Liu, Shu Zheng ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer epidemiology; Cancer therapy; Radiation hormesis

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CANCER CONTROL; CANCER GENE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; HORMESIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; THYMUS LYMPHOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949901099     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109363967     Document Type: Review

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