Open AccessA brief review on the biological effects of radiation on cells
Author(s) -
Hau E,
Graham PH
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
radiographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2051-3909
pISSN - 0033-8273
DOI - 10.1002/j.2051-3909.2012.tb00181.x
Subject(s) - ionizing radiation , radiobiology , radiation exposure , radiation therapy , medicine , computational biology , biology , medical physics , cancer research , neuroscience , physics , nuclear medicine , irradiation , nuclear physics
The main purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the response of cells to ionising radiation. The molecular and cellular response of normal and neoplastic cells to radiation has important clinical implications and is also an active area of research. Accumulating detailed knowledge of cellular biology may also allow more effective ways of delivering radiation therapy or combining it with systemic therapies in ways which may improve the therapeutic index.