Calculation of the biological effects of ion beams based on the microscopic spatial damage distribution pattern.

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine whether a simulated mobile telephone transmission at 915 MHz has an effect on cognitive function in man. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-six subjects in two groups were each given two training sessions and then three test sessions in a randomized three-way cross-over design. About 1 W mean power at 915...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Preece AW,Iwi G,Davies-Smith A,Wesnes K,Butler S,Lim E,Varey A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tikvah Alper's interest in science was broad, from scrapie to mammalian cells and cancer. Much of her own work focused on cell lethality, like that of many other radiobiologists, but this was natural because of the simplicity of the endpoint cell survival and its relevance to cancer therapy. Tikvah had broader interes...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Elkind MM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin fibroblasts from ataxia telangiectasia (AT) patients, obligate AT heterozygotes (ATH) and normal individuals were studied for colony-forming ability and repair of DNA double-strand breaks (dsb) after gamma-irradiation. AT cells were three to four times more radiosensitive than normal cells at high and low dose-ra...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Blöcher D,Sigut D,Hannan MA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ionizing radiation (IR) produced a dose-dependent increase in apoptosis in U937/pCEP4 cells which was attenuated by the stable over expression of Bcl-2 (U937/Bcl-2). A dose of 2 Gy IR was selected for further analyses to determine if subsequent exposure to 10nM bryostatin- would overcome the resistance to IR-in...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Cartee L,Davis C,Lin PS,Grant S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously described a cell-free assay that can be employed to study rejoining of radiation-induced DNA double-stranded breaks (dsb) in 'naked' DNA prepared from agarose-embedded cells using an extract of HeLa cells as a source of enzymes. Rejoining of dsb in this assay is absolutely dependent on cell extract ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Cheong N,Iliakis G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative contributions of the OH-mediated and direct radiation effect on the induction of DNA double-strand breaks (dsbs) were evaluated in two haploid yeast cell lines (GSH+ and gsh-) irradiated under oxic or hypoxic conditions in the absence or presence of 6 M glycerol as an OH radical scavenger. Gsh- cells are ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Frankenberg D,Frankenberg-Schwager M,Harbich R

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Many studies have shown that exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) could activate cellular signal transduction pathways. In the present research, we investigated the effects of exposure to a 1.8-GHz RFR at different intensities on epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor clustering and phosphorylation in hum...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Sun W,Shen X,Lu D,Fu Y,Lu D,Chiang H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study simulates the exposure of V79 Chinese hamster fibroblasts to low-energy protons, deuterons and alpha-particles in the LET range 10-200 keV/microm. The starting assumption is that the induction of clustered lesions in DNA is a fundamental step for cell inactivation. A non-homogeneous cell population was simu...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Ottolenghi A,Monforti F,Merzagora M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-rate effect has been the topic of extensive radiobiological studies and has important implications in radiation therapy and in the field of radiation protection. Three examples will be discussed: two in radiation therapy and one in protection. First, continuous low dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy may be ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Hall EJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During previous studies on the relationship between thermosensitivity and intracellular pH (pHi) regulation in mammalian cells, we observed that the thermoresistant TR-4 cells appeared to be resistant to manipulations of the Na+/H+ antiport, one of the two primary membrane regulators of pHi. We hypothesized that this ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Liu FF,Lee C,Li JH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical formation in aqueous solutions of ubiquinone (coenzyme Qo) induced by ultrasound was studied by EPR and spin trapping with 3,5-dibromo-4-nitrosobenzene sulphonate. When aqueous solutions of ubiquinone were sonicated with 50-kHz ultrasound in the presence of argon or nitrogen, radicals formed by addition o...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Kondo T,Riesz P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radioprotective agent WR-2721 is dephosphorylated to the free thiol form WR-1065 in vivo. The effects of WR-2721, WR-1065 and reduced glutathione on a mitochondrial lipid peroxidation system were compared. WR-2721 had no effect on mitochondrial lipid peroxidation in vitro, and could not prevent the inactivation of...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Tretter L,Rónai E,Szabados G,Hermann R,Andó A,Horváth I

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behaviour of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) in the small intestine was studied in rats exposed to a single whole-body dose of 3 Gy administered at four different times of the day. Polyamine content decreased a few hours after irradiation but quickly returned to normal values. Putrescine levels re...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Becciolini A,Porciani S,Lanini A,Attanasio M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This review discusses recent developments in our understanding of biological and physiological mechanisms underlying radiation cataractogenesis. The areas discussed include effects of low-dose exposures to the lens including potential relevance of non-targeted effects, the development of new personal-protecti...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Laskowski L,Williams D,Seymour C,Mothersill C

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Male SAS/4 mice were injected i.v. with 6.6 kBq 239Pu-citrate. After 1 or 24 h a single i.p. injection of 15 or 30 mumol kg-1 or repeated (three or four) daily injections of 30 mumol kg-1 of tetra-THB-spermine were given, and at 4 or 7 days Pu retention was measured in liver, kidneys and femur. Besides tetra-THB-sperm...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Szot Z,Rochalska M,Chomiczewski K,Chimiak A,Przychodzeń W

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of heat (43-45 degrees C) on the induction and the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (dsb) was studied in CHO cells after 60 Gy of X-rays using constant-field gel electrophoresis. Heat given prior to irradiation was found not to alter the number of dsb when measured immediately after irradiation. In non-he...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Dahm-Daphi J,Brammer I,Dikomey E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test whether radiolysis-induced fragmentation in frozen aqueous protein solution is dependent on solvent access to the surface of the protein or to the molecular mass of the polypeptide chain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:60Co gamma-irradiation of three proteins at -78 degrees C: lysozyme, citrate synthase and alp...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Audette M,Chen X,Houée-Levin C,Potier M,Le Maire M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess health, growth and reproductive success of mammals exposed for multiple generations to levels of radium-226 known to occur in environments surrounding uranium mines and mills in Canada. METHODS:The study consisted of a control group and four treatment groups each containing 40 mice (20 males and 20 f...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Walsh S,Satkunam M,Su B,Festarini A,Bugden M,Peery H,Mothersill C,Stuart M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The tumour suppressor protein p53 is considered to have an impact on the radiosensitivity of tumour cells. However, this concept does not easily translate to the tumour sensitivity in the clinics. The aim of the present study was to determine whether a functional or dysfunctional p53 is associated with a sensit...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Böhnke A,Westphal F,Schmidt A,El-Awady RA,Dahm-Daphi J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A key enzyme of polyamine catabolism, spermidine/spermine N(1)-acetyltransferase (SSAT), is responsive to antiproliferative agents. The role of SSAT in cellular responses to X-ray irradiation was examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Exponentially growing HeLa S3 cells were irradiated by X-rays, and mRNA levels for ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Mita K,Fukuchi K,Hamana K,Ichimura S,Nenoi M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether murine lymphoid cell lines can discriminate between high- and low-LET (linear energy transfer) radiation-induced DNA lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sensitivity to killing by DNA-incorporated 3H and 125I decays, accumulated during storage in the gas phase of a liquid nitrogen tank, was dete...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Radford IR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a low dose (0.1-20 mGy) preirradiation with X-rays followed by a higher dose (2 Gy) of the same radiation on the recovery of the genetic damage induced as dominant lethals in mature oocytes (stage 14) of different strains of Drosophila melanogaster were investigated. The response was shown to be depende...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Schäppi-Büchi C

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of gamma radiation-induced alterations in antioxidant defence of radioresistant Sf9 insect cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sf9 cells were irradiated at doses ranging from 0.5-200 Gy. Lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation levels were observed at 4 h post-exposure along with reduced...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Suman S,Khan Z,Zarin M,Chandna S,Seth RK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Solar energy has a number of short- and long-term detrimental effects on skin that can result in several skin disorders. The aim of this review is to summarise current knowledge on endogenous systems within the skin for protection from solar radiation and present research findings to date, on the exogenous opti...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Svobodová A,Vostálová J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The tandemly repeated hexamers (TTAGGG)n present at the telomeric ends protect the human genome from a variety of environmental exposures including ionizing radiation. In order to find out the effect of chronic low dose radiation exposure, we have determined telomere length among newborns from high level natura...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Das B,Saini D,Seshadri M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In case of a large-scale radiation accident when hundreds of people may be exposed, it is important to distinguish the severely exposed individuals (> or =1 gray), who require early medical treatment, from those less exposed. The aim of our study was to develop a quick population triage method based on automate...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Willems P,August L,Slabbert J,Romm H,Oestreicher U,Thierens H,Vral A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exposition of best practice in management and experimental use of human stem cell lines in radiobiological research. This paper outlines the key challenges to be addressed by radiobiologists wishing to use human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines in their research including human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Stacey G

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Ionizing radiation is a risk factor to the whole organism, including the heart. Cardiac damage is considered to be a late effect of radiation exposure. While the acute cardiotoxicity of high doses is well characterized, the knowledge about nature and magnitude of the cardiac risk following lower doses exposur...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Gramatyka M,Sokół M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a summary of our understanding to date of the formation of DNA strand breaks induced by highly energetic particle beams (high-LET radiation). We have compared our own recent data on the formation of strand breaks induced in DNA in an aqueous solution with our previous data and those of others avail...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Roots R,Holley W,Chatterjee A,Irizarry M,Kraft G

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical instability of DNA under physiological conditions requires that cells have highly developed processes for repairing stochastic single-strand damage. It is proposed here that provided ionizing-radiation-induced single-strand damage does not occur at a rate sufficient to perturb the dynamic steady state bet...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Baverstock KF

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00