Review of retrospective dosimetry techniques for external ionising radiation exposures

EA Ainsbury, E Bakhanova… - Radiation protection …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The current focus on networking and mutual assistance in the management of radiation
accidents or incidents has demonstrated the importance of a joined-up approach in physical …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizing radiation biomarkers for potential use in epidemiological studies

E Pernot, J Hall, S Baatout, MA Benotmane… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ionizing radiation is a known human carcinogen that can induce a variety of biological
effects depending on the physical nature, duration, doses and dose-rates of exposure …

Prospective epigenome and transcriptome analyses of cord and peripheral blood from preterm infants at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

HY Cho, X Wang, MR Campbell, V Panduri… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a prevalent chronic lung disease of prematurity with
limited treatment options. To uncover biomarkers of BPD risk, this study investigated …

Dose estimation software for radiation biodosimetry

EA Ainsbury, DC Lloyd - Health physics, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Cytogenetic analysis of chromosome damage in blood lymphocytes is widely used for
radiation biodosimetry. Mathematical and statistical analysis is extremely important for …

Cytogenetic dosimetry: applications in preparedness for and response to radiation emergencies

E Ainsbury, JF Barquinero, C Beinke, WF Blakely… - 2011 - elibrary.ru
Cytogenetic dosimetry is recognized as a valuable dose assessment method which fills a
gap in dosimetric technology, particularly when there are difficulties in interpreting the data …

Low-dose ionizing radiation and chromosome translocations: a review of the major considerations for human biological dosimetry

JD Tucker - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2008 - Elsevier
Chromosome translocations are a molecular signature of ionizing radiation exposure.
Translocations persist significantly longer after exposure than other types of chromosome …

Biodose Tools: an R shiny application for biological dosimetry

A Hernández, D Endesfelder, J Einbeck… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction In the event of a radiological accident or incident, the aim of biological dosimetry
is to convert the yield of a specific biomarker of exposure to ionizing radiation into an …

Retrospective biodosimetry techniques: Focus on cytogenetics assays for individuals exposed to ionizing radiation

C Herate, L Sabatier - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In the absence of physical data, biodosimetry tools are required for fast dose and risk
assessment in the event of radiological or nuclear mass accidents or attacks to triage …

Uncertainty on radiation doses estimated by biological and retrospective physical methods

EA Ainsbury, D Samaga, S Della Monaca… - Radiation protection …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Biological and physical retrospective dosimetry are recognised as key techniques to provide
individual estimates of dose following unplanned exposures to ionising radiation. Whilst …

Chromosome translocations, inversions and telomere length for retrospective biodosimetry on exposed US atomic veterans

MJ McKenna, E Robinson, L Taylor… - Radiation …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
It has now been over 60 years since US nuclear testing was conducted in the Pacific islands
and Nevada, exposing military personnel to varying levels of ionizing radiation. Actual doses …