Current Topics in Ionizing Radiation Research [biomed]

00 preface_ Current Topics in Ionizing Radiation Research......Page 1
Part 1......Page 15
01 Measurement of H2AX Phosphorylation
as a Marker of Ionizing Radiation
Induced Cell Damage......Page 17
02 Suitability of the g – H2AX Assay
for Human Radiation Biodosimetry......Page 35
03 Biological Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation......Page 45
04 Limited Repair of Critical DNA
Damage in Cells Exposed
to Low Dose Radiation......Page 65
05 Genome Integrity and Organization
in the Context of Radiobiology......Page 95
06 Mealybug as a Model for Studying
Responses to High Doses of Ionizing Radiation......Page 115
Part 2_ Biological process......Page 131
07 Radiation-Sensitivity and Transcription
Profiles in Various Mutant p53 Cells......Page 133
08 Modulation of Gene Expression
after Exposure to Ionizing Radiation......Page 143
09 The Role of MicroRNAs in the Cellular
Response to Ionizing Radiations......Page 163
10 Protein Ubiquitination in IR-Induced
DNA Damage Response......Page 189
11 X-Ray-Induced Radioresistance Against
High-LET Radiations from Accelerated
Neon-Ion Beams in Mice......Page 213
12 Radiation Toxins – Effects of Radiation
Toxicity, Molecular Mechanisms of Action,
Radiomimetic Properties and Possible
Countermeasures for Radiation Injury......Page 229
13 Dynamical Aspects of Apoptosis......Page 257
14 Modelling Radiation Health Effects......Page 283
Part 3_ Health Effects......Page 311
15 Ionizing Radiation Carcinogenesis......Page 313
16 Molecular Spectroscopy Study of Human Tooth
Tissues Affected by High Dose of External
Ionizing Radiation (Caused by Nuclear
Catastrophe of Chernobyl Plant)......Page 363
17 Ionizing Radiation in Medical
Imaging and Efforts in
Dose Optimization......Page 377
18 Ultrasound Image Fusion: A New
Strategy to Reduce X-Ray Exposure
During Image Guided Pain Therapies......Page 409
19 Ionizing Radiation Profile of the
Hydrocarbon Belt of Nigeria......Page 421
Part 4_ Medical Uses......Page 447
20 The Effects of Antioxidants on Radiation-
Induced Chromosomal Damage in
Cancer and Normal Cells Under
Radiation Therapy Conditions......Page 449
21 Melatonin for Protection
Against Ionizing Radiation......Page 457
22 Radiosensitization with Hyperthermia
and Chemotherapeutic Agents:
Effects on Linear-Quadratic Parameters
of Radiation Cell Survival Curves......Page 483
23 Phage-Displayed Recombinant Peptides
for Non-Invasive Imaging Assessment of
Tumor Responsiveness to Ionizing
Radiation and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors......Page 509
24 Biosafety in the Use of Radiation:
Biological Effects Comparison Between
Laser Radiation, Intense Pulsed Light and
Infrared and Ultraviolet Lamps in an
Experimental Model in Chicken Embryos......Page 525
25 Alternatives to Radiation
Investigations in Orthodontics......Page 541
Part 5_Detection and Measurement......Page 569
26 Nanoscale Methods to Enhance
the Detection of Ionizing Radiation......Page 571
27 Glass as Radiation Sensor......Page 593
28 Formation and Decay of Colour Centres in a
Silicate Glasses Exposed to Gamma Radiation:
Application to High-Dose Dosimetry......Page 617
29 Optical Storage Phosphors and
Materials for Ionizing Radiation......Page 639
30 Ionizing Radiation Induced Radicals......Page 663
31 Atmospheric Ionizing Radiation from Galactic
and Solar Cosmic Rays......Page 697
Part 6_ Effects on Materials......Page 753
32 Total Dose and Dose Rate Effects on
Some Current Semiconducting Devices......Page 755
33 Influence of Ionizing Radiation and
Hot Carrier Injection on Metal-Oxide-
Semiconductor Transistors......Page 775
34 New Developments in the Field of
Radiochemical Ageing of Aromatic Polymers......Page 831