This handbook presents the most current information on the effects of ionizing radiation on mammalian cells, with emphasis on human tissues. The dose-effect relationship is emphasized in a quantitative manner. The book contains up-to-date data on the late effects of low levels of radiation on humans. It also provides some of the late consequences of radiation therapy detected among cancer survivors.

Kedar N. Prasad

Development of Radiobiology: A Review, Basic Cell Biology, Physics of Radiation Biology, Cellular Radiation Damage, Modifications of Cellular Radiation Damage, Repair of Radiation Damage, Molecular Radiation Biology, Radiation Syndromes and Their Modifications, Radiation Damage of Skin and Mucous Membrane, Radiation Damage of the Nervous System, Radiation Damage of the Reproductive Organs, Radiation Damage of Other Organ Systems, Radiation Immunology, Background, Medical, and Commercial Sources, Radiation Injuries to Human Fetuses, Radiation-Induced Genetic Damage, Radiation Carcinogenesis: Tissue Culture Model, Radiation Carcinogenesis: Animal Model, Radiation Carcinogenesis: Human Model, Radiation Carcinogenesis: Secondary Neoplasms After Tumor Therapy, Other Late Effects: Aging, Cataract, and Aplastic Anemia, Maximum Permissible Dose, Radiation Response of Human Tumors, Radioisotopes in Biology and Medicine, Index