T. D. Luckey

Radiation Hormesis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Radiation Hormesis presents the only critical review of the effects of whole-body exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation in animals. This is a "must read" book for radiobiologists, health-conscious individuals, and serious environmentalists. Topics discussed include our radiation environment, radiation hormesis in cancer mortality, growth and development, reproduction and mutation, immunity, and cancer. Data is presented that indicates that low doses of ionizing radiation may actually be beneficial to human health. This information could invalidate the "zero thesis" and linear models used by most regulatory agencies. The implications regarding eliminating linear models and accepting radiation hormesis are also discussed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 796g
• ISBN-13: 9780849361593
• ISBN-10: 0849361591
• Artikelnr.: 33219334

Autorenporträt

T. D. Luckey

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE. OUR RADIATION ENVIRONMENT. INTRODUCTION. Characteristics and Units
of Ionizing Radiation. Biology of Ionizing Radiation. DNA Disruption and
Free Radicals from Water. Societal Concerns. COSMIC RADIATION. EARTH
RADIATION. Radiation from Air. Terrestrial Radiation. Radiation from
Buildings. Radionuclides in Food and Drink. Endogenous Radiation. MEDICAL
RADIATION. Radionuclides. Diagnostic X Rays. INDUSTRIAL RADIATION. Mining.
Power Plants. Products. FALLOUT. SUMMATION. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure
Legends. HORMESIS. INTRODUCTION. HORMESIS. Hormology. Hormetic Doses.
Hormetic or Essential Agent. Mechanisms. CRITERIA AND LIMITATIONS.
Experimental Design. Data Presentation. Interpolation. Extrapolation. Cells
in Culture. SUMMARY. Table. Figure Legends. RADIATION HORMESIS IN GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT. INTRODUCTION. GROWTH. Chronic Exposures. Acute Exposure.
DEVELOPMENT. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Captions. RADIATION HORMESIS IN
REPRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION. STERILITY. FERTILITY. Humans. Animals. EMBRYO
AND NEONATAL VIABILITY. Humans. Animals. MUTATION. Humans. Chromosomal
Aberrations. Animals. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Captions. RADIATION HORMESIS
IN IMMUNITY. INTRODUCTION. RADIATION RESISTANCE. WOUND HEALING. DNA AND
CELL REPAIR. IMMUNE REACTIONS. Cellular. Humoral. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY.
Humans. Animals. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Table. Figure Legends. RADIATION
HORMESIS IN CANCER. INTRODUCTION. DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES. Three Models. Six
Dose-Response Curves. Composite Dose-Response Curve. HUMAN EXPERIENCES.
Epidemiology. Radionuclide Exposure. Emissions and Fallout. Atomic Bomb
Survivors. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. Challenge Experiments. Observation
Experiments. CHERNOBYL PROJECTIONS. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Tables. Figure
Legends. RADIATION HORMESIS IN LIFESPAN. INTRODUCTION. HUMAN LIFESPAN.
General Epidemiology. Radiologists. Acute Exposures. ANIMAL LIFESPAN.
Orientation. Chronic Exposure. Radionuclide Exposure. Acute Exposure.
Neutron Exposure. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Legends. ION