Microbeam Irradiation Facilities for Radiobiology in Japan and China
Author(s) -
Yasuhiko Kobayashi,
Tomoo Funayama,
Nobuyuki Hamada,
Tetsuya Sakashita,
Teruaki Konishi,
Hitoshi Imaseki,
Keisuke Yasuda,
Masanori Hatashita,
Keiichi Takagi,
Satoshi Hatori,
Keiji Suzuki,
Motohiro Yamauchi,
Shunichi Yamashita,
Masanori Tomita,
Munetoshi Maeda,
Katsumi Kobayashi,
Noriko Usami,
Lijun Wu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of radiation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1349-9157
pISSN - 0449-3060
DOI - 10.1269/jrr.09009s
Subject(s) - microbeam , radiobiology , bystander effect , china , medical physics , irradiation , nuclear medicine , medicine , physics , nuclear physics , political science , law , immunology
In order to study the radiobiological effects of low dose radiation, microbeam irradiation facilities have been developed in the world. This type of facilities now becomes an essential tool for studying bystander effects and relating signaling phenomena in cells or tissues. This review introduces you available microbeam facilities in Japan and in China, to promote radiobiology using microbeam probe and to encourage collaborative research between radiobiologists interested in using microbeam in Japan and in China.
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