Handbook of Radiobiology / Edition 2

by Kedar N. Prasad

Overview

This handbook presents the most current information on the effects of ionizing radiation on mammalian cells, with emphasis on human tissues. The dose-effect relationship is emphasized in a quantitative manner. The book contains up-to-date data on the late effects of low levels of radiation on humans. It also provides some of the late consequences of radiation therapy detected among cancer survivors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849325014
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/16/1995
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

Development of Radiobiology: A ReviewBasic Cell BiologyPhysics of Radiation BiologyCellular Radiation DamageModifications of Cellular Radiation DamageRepair of Radiation DamageMolecular Radiation BiologyRadiation Syndromes and Their ModificationsRadiation Damage of Skin and Mucous MembraneRadiation Damage of the Nervous SystemRadiation Damage of the Reproductive OrgansRadiation Damage of Other Organ SystemsRadiation ImmunologyBackground, Medical, and Commercial SourcesRadiation Injuries to Human FetusesRadiation-Induced Genetic DamageRadiation Carcinogenesis: Tissue Culture ModelRadiation Carcinogenesis: Animal ModelRadiation Carcinogenesis: Human ModelRadiation Carcinogenesis: Secondary Neoplasms After Tumor TherapyOther Late Effects: Aging, Cataract, and Aplastic AnemiaMaximum Permissible DoseRadiation Response of Human TumorsRadioisotopes in Biology and MedicineIndex

Editorial Reviews

"The book is of impressively wide scope, is easy both to read and refer to, and is particularly good in the physiology, toxicology, and risk aspects of radiation. It is ideal for reference and to read for broadening one's knowledge of topics often omitted (for reasons of time) from specialist courses such as for residents in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, or diagnostic imaging...I admire it."
—J. Fowler, Leuven

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