Fundamentals for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation....Pages 1-6
Assessing Risk at Low Doses....Pages 7-14
Radiation Risks at Low Radiation Doses....Pages 15-24
A Model of Two Reactions as Dose-Stochastic Radiological Effect Relationship and Estimation of Radiation Risks....Pages 25-34
Epidemiological Studies for the Assessment of Risks from Environmental Radiation on Tundra Nentsi Population....Pages 35-42
Epidemiology....Pages 43-51
German Uranium Miners....Pages 53-58
Cytogenetic Risks in Gold-Ore Miners in Slovakia....Pages 59-64
Radon Levels in New and Old Buildings....Pages 65-68
Measuring Equipment for Photobiologically Effective Radiation....Pages 69-74
Individual Extent of Solar UV Exposure in Every Day Life....Pages 75-80
Risk Assesssment....Pages 81-90
Radiation Chemistry of DNA....Pages 91-102
DNA Repair....Pages 103-114
DNA Damage and Mutations Induced by Solar UV Radiation....Pages 115-126
The Application of Comet and Micronucleus Assay for the Assessment of Individual Radiation Risk....Pages 127-134
Environmental Radiation Does Not Enhance the Tolerance of Yeast Cells to Acute Radiation Exposure....Pages 135-140
Biological UV Dosimetry of Environmental Radiation Based on DNA Damage....Pages 141-148
Repair of UV-B-Induced Damage in Human Keratinocytes....Pages 149-154
Repair-Induced DNA Strand Breaks in UV-Irradiated Mammalian Cells....Pages 155-160
A Biosensor for Environmental Genotoxins, Chemical Mutagens and Radiation Factors, Based on the SOS Response Function of Escherichia Coli Cells....Pages 161-166
The Nature of the SOS-Inducing Lesions Caused by UV Light in E. Coli Cells Deficient in Umu C Gene Product....Pages 167-172
DNA Injuries, Damage Induction and Removal....Pages 173-178
Biological Dosimetry of Absorbed Radiation Dose Based on the Frequencies of Chromosomal Aberrations in Human Lymphocytes....Pages 179-186
Chromosome Damages in Cosmonauts’ Blood Lymphocytes as a Measure of Radiation Effect....Pages 187-194
Aberrations Induced in Chromosome 1, 2 and Y of Human Lymphocytes by Three Types of Radiation of Different Let Value as Detected by Fish....Pages 195-202
Chromosomal Aberrations as a Biomarker for Cosmic Radiation....Pages 203-208
Biophysical Models for the Formation of Radiation-Induced Chromosome Aberrations Based Upon the Experimental Observations Made Under PCC and Mitotic Conditions....Pages 209-218
Advanced Precision Light Microscopy for the Analysis of 3D-Nanostructures of Chromatin Breakpoint Regions....Pages 219-230
Chromatin Structure and its Cell Cycle Kinetics in Intact and Irradiated Cell Nuclei....Pages 231-242
Advances in Computer Analysis of Radiation-Induced Changes in the Human Genome....Pages 243-248
Chromosomal Damages and Mutagenesis in Mammalian and Human Cells Induced by Ionizing Radiation with Different LET....Pages 249-258
Radiation-Induced Mutation at Mammalian Minisatellite Loci....Pages 259-264
Chromosome Damage....Pages 265-268
Radiation Induced Mutations....Pages 269-280
Genomic Alterations in Radiogenic Cell Transformation....Pages 281-288
Inducible Responses and Protective Functions of Mammalian Cells Upon Exposure to UV Light and Ionizing Radiation....Pages 289-300
Differences in the Induction of Apoptosis After Treatment with γ-Irradiation and C2-Ceramide....Pages 301-304
Pentoxifylline Inhibits the Irradiation Induced G 2 /M Block and Alters DNA Synthesis in P53 Mutant and Repair Deficient Cells....Pages 305-310
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Expression in Mammalian Cells After UV-Irradiation....Pages 311-316
The Importance of Spontaneous and Radiation Induced Apoptosis for Stem Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract....Pages 317-326
Distinct Pattern of Induction of Genes Related to Cell Survival and Apoptosis After Low Dose Radiation....Pages 327-337
Cellular Responses....Pages 339-344
UV Carcinogenesis: from Experiment to Risk Assessment....Pages 345-357
Free Radicals and Dermal Damage in Photoaging and Photocarcinogenesis....Pages 359-365
The DLR-Biofilm as Personal UV Dosimeter....Pages 367-370
Human Health Consequences in Southeastern of Belorussia Upto 11 Years After the Chernobyl Accident....Pages 371-378
Radiation Induced Cancer in Animals....Pages 379-388
Metabolic and Hormonal Changes in Irradiated Animals....Pages 389-394
Abscopal Effects on the Selected Immunological Parameters in Rat After Irradiation of the Head....Pages 395-400
The Effect of Single Whole-Body Irradiation on Pineal Functions....Pages 401-405
The Changes of Pineal Function in Fractionally Irradiated Rats....Pages 407-410
Pharmacological Radiation Protection....Pages 411-420
Clinically Available Drugs as Potential Curative Means for Treatment of Radiation-Induced Myelosuppression....Pages 421-426
Effect of Noradrenaline on Radioprotective Effect of Calcium Channel Blockers....Pages 427-432
The Radioprotective Effects of WR-2721 in Mice Exposed to Sublethal or Lethal Fractionated Dosis of Gamma-Radiation....Pages 433-436
Tissue and Organism Responses....Pages 437-438
Skin Cancer Protection Concepts....Pages 439-450
Biological UV Dosimetry as Tool for Assessing the Risks from an Increased Environmental UV-B Radiation....Pages 451-456
Effects of Solar UV Radiation on Aquatic Ecosystems....Pages 457-461
Effects of Ozone Depletion and Increased Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Terrestrial Plants....Pages 463-470
Biological Effects of Low Doses of Radiation....Pages 471-478
Risks from Radon Inhalation....Pages 479-488
Radiation Exposure in Civil Airflight....Pages 489-496
Microdosimetry of Environmental Radiation Fields....Pages 497-502
Space Radiation....Pages 503-512
Space Radiation Assessment of Radiosensitive Body Organs in the International Space Station....Pages 513-518
Radiation Protection Concepts....Pages 519-526
Back Matter....Pages 527-537