Background: The benefits of radiotherapy for cancer have been well documented for many
years, but many patients treated with radiation develop adverse effects. This study analyzed …

Abstract Astatine-211 (211 At, t 1/2= 7.21 h) emitting two α particles with energies of 5.87
and 7.45 MeV, can lead to a high linear energy transfer (LET= 98.84 keV/µm) and short …

The ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ), on the walls of the lateral ventricles, harbors
the largest neurogenic niche in the adult mouse brain. Previous work has shown that neural …

DNA is an organic molecule that is highly vulnerable to chemical alterations and breaks
caused by both internal and external factors. Cells possess complex and advanced …

Studying of the effects of low doses of γ-irradiation is a crucial issue in different areas of
interest, from environmental safety and industrial monitoring to aerospace and medicine …

Cesium-137 is a radionuclide of concern in fallout from reactor accidents or nuclear
detonations. When ingested or inhaled, it can expose the entire body for an extended period …

In the event of a nuclear accident or radiological terrorist attack, there will be a pressing
need for biodosimetry to triage a large, potentially exposed population and to assign …

For many years in radiobiology and radiotherapy predominated the conviction that cellular
DNA is the main target for ionizing radiation, however, the view has changed in the past 20 …

Neural stem cells (NSCs), an invaluable source of neuronal and glial progeny, have been
widely interrogated in the last twenty years, mainly to understand their therapeutic potential …

Molecular biomarkers of ionizing radiation (IR) exposure are a promising new tool in various
disciplines: they can give necessary information for adaptive treatment planning in cancer …