Resveratrol and radiation biological effects

Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

The study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation started practically at the same time as the discovery of X-rays in 1895. Since the techniques and methods accepted today to quantify radiation dose were absent at that time, first findings and studies were barely qualitative. Nonetheless, harmful effects to man and to laboratory animal species from ionizing radiation were already observe...

Biological Effects of Space Radiation

The radiation exposure in space missions can be reduced by appropriate measures, but it cannot be prevented. The reason is that space radiations due to their high energy deeply penetrates in matter. In comparison to the shielding thickness of the atmosphere of approximately 10 meter water equivalent, a spacecraft provides only 1-30 cm shielding depending on the equipment installed inside the sp...

Ionizing Radiation: Sources and Biological Effects

Biophysical and Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

a. This chapter will cover basic biophysical and biological effects of ionizing radiation in order to form a foundation for understanding the clinical aspects of radiation injury discussed in Section IV of Chapter 6. This extended discussion of radiation does not imply that nuclear radiation will be the most important cause of casualties after a nuclear explosion. Blast and thermal injuries in ...

Ionizing Radiation: Sources and Biological Effects