ArticleClinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))2016
Radiation Exposure and Health Effects - is it Time to Reassess the Real Consequences?
Article in Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- Transcriptomes of Wet Skin Biopsies Predict Outcomes after Ionizing Radiation Exposure with Potential Dosimetric Applications in a Mouse Model.Current issues in molecular biology · 2022Article
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- Intermodal Detection of Lumbar Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis is Superior to Functional Radiographs.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Exposure Worry: The Psychological Impact of Perceived Ionizing Radiation Exposure in British Nuclear Test Veterans.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Radiation exposure induces cross-species temporal metabolic changes that are mitigated in mice by amifostine.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- Disproportionate Impacts of Radiation Exposure on Women, Children, and Pregnancy: Taking Back our Narrative.Journal of the history of biology · 2021Article
- Radioprotection and Radiomitigation: From the Bench to Clinical Practice.Biomedicines · 2020Review
- Down-Regulation of miR-23a-3p Mediates Irradiation-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Article
- Neurocognitive Decline Following Radiotherapy: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Cancers · 2020Review
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Abstract
Our acceptance of exposure to radiation is somewhat schizophrenic. We accept that the use of high doses of radiation is still one of the most valuable weapons in our fight against cancer, and believe that bathing in radioactive spas is beneficial. On the other hand, as a species, we are fearful of exposure to man-made radiation as a result of accidents related to power generation, even though we understand that the doses are orders of magnitude lower than those we use everyday in medicine. The 70th anniversary of the detonation of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was marked in 2015. The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident will be marked in April 2016. March 2016 also sees the fifth anniversary of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Perhaps now is an opportune time to assess whether we are right to be fearful of the effects of low doses of radiation, or whether actions taken because of our fear of radiation actually cause a greater detriment to health than the direct effect of radiation exposure.
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