Radiobiology and Radiation Hormesis : New Evidence and its Implications for Medicine and Society.

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Author / Creator:Sanders, Charles L.
Imprint:Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (280 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11349886
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ISBN:9783319563725
3319563726
9783319563718
3319563718
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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Summary:This book presents new information on radiobiology that more clearly refutes the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption and supports radiation hormesis. Fresh light is cast on the mechanisms of radiation hormesis and the potential benefits of low-dose ionizing radiation in preventing and treating a wide variety of inflammatory and proliferative diseases. It is proposed that these effects may derive from cellular communication via electromagnetic waves directed by DNA, with each cell acting as a quantum computer. Readers will also find close analysis of the negative impacts of radiophobia on many aspects of modern life, including attitudes to imaging technologies, licensing of nuclear power reactors, and preparedness for survival of nuclear war. The book will be of interest to researchers and scientists in radiobiology, radiation protection, health physics, medical physics, and radiology. Specifically, it will provide medical physicians, radiation oncologists, radiation epidemiologists, gerontologists, cell biologists, toxicologists, and nuclear engineers with a wide range of interesting facts and enlightening novel perspectives.
Other form:Print version: Sanders, Charles L. Radiobiology and Radiation Hormesis : New Evidence and its Implications for Medicine and Society. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2017 9783319563718
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-56372-5