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Radiation protection in the world of modern radiobiology: Time for a new approach

Abstract

A new approach need to be adopted to deal with the problem of radiation protection. Radiation causes significant damage to exposed cells and other biological materials. One of the consequences of radiation exposure of cells is breakage of chromosomes, which indicate DNA double strand breaks. The influence of low doses and low dose rate exposures on the ability of human skin cells, to repair radiation breaks in chromosomes have been tested. It …

Authors

Mitchel REJ; Boreham DR

Journal

Ausimm Bulletin, , No. 3, pp. 61–67

Publication Date

May 1, 2008

ISSN

1034-6775