Risks to health are the prime consideration in all human situations of ionizing radiation
exposure and therefore of relevance to radiation protection in all occupational, medical, and …

The development of protective agents against harmful radiations has been a subject of
investigation for decades. However, effective (ideal) radioprotectors and radiomitigators …

Literature on maternal exposures and the risk of epigenetic changes or diseases in the
offspring is growing. Paternal contributions are often not considered. However, some animal …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) represent a class of naturally occurring small non-coding RNA
molecules. They regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level and control …

Dietary and other environmental factors induce epigenetic alterations which may have
important consequences for cancer development. This chapter summarizes current …

Purpose: To review the data concerning the role of endogenously generated reactive
oxygen species (ROS) in the non-targeted ionizing radiation (IR) effects and in …

The term radiation-induced bystander effect is used to describe radiation-induced biological
changes that manifest in unirradiated cells remaining within an irradiated cell population …

Exposure to ionising radiation results in mutagenesis and cell death, and the clinical
manifestations depend on the dose and the involved body area. Reducing carcinogenesis in …

Humans are exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) from a number of environmental
and medical sources. In addition to inducing genetic mutations, there is concern that LDIR …

Exposure of cells to any form of ionizing radiation (IR) is expected to induce a variety of DNA
lesions, including double strand breaks (DSBs), single strand breaks (SSBs) and oxidized …