Understanding Radiation Biology: From DNA Damage to Cancer and Radiation Risk - Couverture rigide

Chadwick, K.H.

 
9780367255152: Understanding Radiation Biology: From DNA Damage to Cancer and Radiation Risk
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ISBN 10 : 0367255154 ISBN 13 : 9780367255152
Editeur : CRC Press, 2019

Synopsis

This book provides a qualitative and quantitative exploration of the action of radiation on living matter which leads to a complete and coherent interpretation of radiation biology. It takes readers from radiation-induced molecular damage in the nucleus of the cell and links this damage to cellular effects such as cell killing, chromosome aberrations and mutations before exploring organ damage, organism lethality and cancer induction. It also deals with radiological protection concepts and the difficulties of predicting the dose–effect relationship for low-dose and dose rate radiation risk. The book ends with separate chapters dealing with the effects of UV light exposure and risk classification of chemical mutagens, both of which are derived by logical extensions of the radiation model. This book will provide the basic foundations of radiation biology for undergraduate and graduate students in medical physics, biomedical engineering, radiological protection, medicine, radiology and radiography.

Features

  • Presents a comprehensive insight into radiation action on living matter

  • Contains important implications for radiological protection and regulations

  • Provides analytical methods for applications in radiotherapy


 

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. K. H. Chadwick, now retired, worked as a research scientist in the Netherlands before moving to Belgium to manage research contracts on radiation biological effects in the Euratom Radiation Protection Research Programme of the European Commission in Brussels. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal for Radiological Protection for 10 years and is a fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInst P) and the Society for Radiological Protection (FSRP).

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Éditeur
CRC Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0367255154
ISBN 13 
9780367255152
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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