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Immune Responses to Alpha Radiation: Effects of Alpha Particle Irradiation on Skin Dendritic Cells - Couverture souple

Flatscher, Katrin

 
9783836488150: Immune Responses to Alpha Radiation: Effects of Alpha Particle Irradiation on Skin Dendritic Cells
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3836488159 ISBN 13 : 9783836488150
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Synopsis

Exposure to radiation may have disastrous consequences for the body and its components. However, low-dose alpha radiation - as utilized in radon therapy - can exert beneficial biological effects and lead to improvement of the general health status and alleviation of symptoms in patients who suffer from diseases of autoimmune origin. In this context alpha radiation is believed to positively affect the immune system, leading to active anti-inflammatory immune reactions and regeneration of impaired body functions. This book summarizes the results of a study about the impact of alpha particle irradiation on the immune system of the skin. The findings obtained from the study support the theory that the immune system is involved in responses to alpha radiation in the skin, and contribute to the current understanding of radiation-dependent immune modulation, especially in the context of alpha particle-mediated treatments such as radon therapy. This book is aimed at students, scientists and medical health professionals, but also at patients who wish to get deeper insights in the current research in the fields of radiation biology and immune modulation by alpha particle-based therapy forms.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Exposure to radiation may have disastrous consequences for the body and its components. However, low-dose alpha radiation - as utilized in radon therapy - can exert beneficial biological effects and lead to improvement of the general health status and alleviation of symptoms in patients who suffer from diseases of autoimmune origin. In this context alpha radiation is believed to positively affect the immune system, leading to active anti-inflammatory immune reactions and regeneration of impaired body functions. This book summarizes the results of a study about the impact of alpha particle irradiation on the immune system of the skin. The findings obtained from the study support the theory that the immune system is involved in responses to alpha radiation in the skin, and contribute to the current understanding of radiation-dependent immune modulation, especially in the context of alpha particle-mediated treatments such as radon therapy. This book is aimed at students, scientists and medical health professionals, but also at patients who wish to get deeper insights in the current research in the fields of radiation biology and immune modulation by alpha particle-based therapy forms.

Biographie de l'auteur

Katrin Flatscher was born in 1979 in Salzburg, Austria. She studied genetics and molecular biology at the University of Salzburg and graduated in 2003. During her PhD she focused on the impact of alpha radiation on the immune system and received the doctoral degree in immunology and cell biology in 2007.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3836488159
ISBN 13 
9783836488150
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
100
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Personne responsable
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