Nenoi M. (Ed.). Current Topics in Ionizing Radiation Research

InTech, 2012. - 852 p. - This book is designed to overview the recent achievements in ionizing radiation research including biological effects, medical uses and principles of radiation measurement. Since the discovery of X rays by Roentgen in 1895, the ionizing radiation has been extensively utilized in a variety of medical and industrial applications.
However people have shortly recognized its harmful aspects through inadvertent uses. Subsequently people experienced nuclear power plant accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima, which taught us that the risk of ionizing radiation is closely and seriously involved in the modern society. In this circumstance, it becomes increasingly important that more scientists, engineers and students get familiar with ionizing radiation research regardless of the research field they are working.Molecular Process
Measurement of H2AX Phosphorylation as a Marker of Ionizing Radiation Induced Cell Damage
Suitability of the g - H2AX Assay for Human Radiation Biodosimetry
Biological Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation
Limited Repair of Critical DNA Damage in Cells Exposed to Low Dose Radiation
Genome Integrity and Organization in the Context of Radiobiology
Mealybug as a Model for Studying Responses to High Doses of Ionizing Radiation
Biological process
Radiation-Sensitivity and Transcription Profiles in Various Mutant p53 Cells
Modulation of Gene Expression after Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
The Role of MicroRNAs in the Cellular Response to Ionizing Radiations
Protein Ubiquitination in IR-lnduced DNA Damage Response
X-Ray-lnduced Radioresistance Against High-LET Radiations from Accelerated Neon-lon Beams in Mice
Radiation Toxins - Effects of Radiation Toxicity, Molecular Mechanisms of Action, Radiomimetic Properties and Possible Countermeasures for Radiation Injury
Dynamical Aspects ofApoptosis
Modelling Radiation Health Effects
Health Effects
Ionizing Radiation Carcinogenesis
Molecular Spectroscopy Study of Human Tooth Tissues Affected by High Dose of External Ionizing Radiation (Caused by Nuclear Catastrophe of Chernobyl Plant)
Ionizing Radiation in Medical Imaging and Efforts in Dose Optimization
Ultrasound Image Fusion: A New Strategy to Reduce X-Ray Exposure During Image Guided Pain Therapies
Ionizing Radiation Profile of the Hydrocarbon Belt of Nigeria
Medical Uses
The Effects of Antioxidants on Radiation- Induced Chromosomal Damage in Cancer and Normal Cells Under Radiation Therapy Conditions
Melatonin for Protection Against Ionizing Radiation
Radiosensitization with Hyperthermia and Chemotherapeutic Agents: Effects on Linear-Quadratic Parameters of Radiation Cell Survival Curves
Phage-Displayed Recombinant Peptides for Non-lnvasive Imaging Assessment of Tumor Responsiveness to Ionizing Radiation and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Biosafety in the Use of Radiation: Biological Effects Comparison Between Laser Radiation. Intense Pulsed Light and Infrared and Ultraviolet Lamps in an Experimental Model in Chicken Embryos
Alternatives to Radiation Investigations in Orthodontics
Detection and Measurement
Nanoscale Methods to Enhance the Detection of Ionizing Radiation
Glass as Radiation Sensor
Formation and Decay of Colour Centres in a Silicate Glasses Exposed to Gamma Radiation: Application to High-Dose Dosimetry
Optical Storage Phosphors and Materials for Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing Radiation Induced Radicals
Atmospheric Ionizing Radiation from Galactic and Solar Cosmic Rays
Effects on Materials
Total Dose and Dose Rate Effects on Some Current Semiconducting Devices
Influence of Ionizing Radiation and Hot Carrier Injection on Metal-Oxide- Semiconductor Transistors
New Developments in the Field of Radiochemical Ageing of Aromatic Polymers