ReviewDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society
Health Impacts of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation: Current Scientific Debates and Regulatory Issues.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 215 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Molecular analysis of somatic mutations at the HPRT locus in lymphocytes of human population exposed to chronic high background natural radiation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Low-dose radiation and malathion co-exposure instigates long-term neurological sequelae and synergistic disruption of lipid homeostasis and energy metabolism in the hippocampus.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trans-Scale Insights into Variability in Radiation Cancer Risk Across Tissues, Individuals, and Species.Biology · 2025Review
- Exploring the potential of Raman micro-spectroscopy of radiochromic films for experimental microdosimetry.Medical physics · 2025Article
- Principles of radiation safety for anaesthetists.BJA education · 2025Review
- Dose optimization of cone beam computed tomography: measurement of parotid absorbed dose and image quality assessment.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Chemotherapeutic hormesis induced by the tumor microenvironment in refractory ovarian cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between occupational ionizing radiation exposure duration and the increased risk of dyslipidemia: evidence from a large group of radiation workers.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of low-dose gamma radiation on immune modulation in a mouse model of spontaneous mammary gland tumorigenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Principles of radiological protection and application of ALARA, ALADA, and ALADAIP: a critical review.Brazilian oral research · 2025Review
- Population Studies and Molecular Mechanisms of Human Radioadaptive Capabilities: Is It Time to Rethink Radiation Safety Standards?International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Low-dose radiation research insights in experimental animals: A gateway to therapeutic implications.Veterinary world · 2024Review
- Biomarker dosimetry of acute low level of thermal neutrons and radiation adaptive response effect on rats.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- On the informative value of community-based indoor radon values in relation to lung cancer.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Cosmic Ionizing Radiation: A DNA Damaging Agent That May Underly Excess Cancer in Flight Crews.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Introducing fitting models for estimating age-specific dose and effective dose in paediatric patients undergoing head, chest and abdomen-pelvis imaging protocols: a patient study.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2024Article
- Dose optimization in newborn abdominal radiography: Assessing the added value of additional filtration on radiation dose and image quality using an anthropomorphic phantom.Research in diagnostic and interventional imaging · 2024Article
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Abstract
Health impacts of low-dose ionizing radiation are significant in important fields such as X-ray imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear power, and others. However, all existing and potential applications are currently challenged by public concerns and regulatory restrictions. We aimed to assess the validity of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model of radiation damage, which is the basis of current regulation, and to assess the justification for this regulation. We have conducted an extensive search in PubMed. Special attention has been given to papers cited in comprehensive reviews of the United States (2006) and French (2005) Academies of Sciences and in the United Nations Scientific Committee on Atomic Radiation 2016 report. Epidemiological data provide essentially no evidence for detrimental health effects below 100 mSv, and several studies suggest beneficial (hormetic) effects. Equally significant, many studies with in vitro and in animal models demonstrate that several mechanisms initiated by low-dose radiation have beneficial effects. Overall, although probably not yet proven to be untrue, LNT has certainly not been proven to be true. At this point, taking into account the high price tag (in both economic and human terms) borne by the LNT-inspired regulation, there is little doubt that the present regulatory burden should be reduced.
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