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Table of Contents:

• Basic physics / R.J. Barish
• Cell survival / N.J. McNally
• Repair of sub-lethal damage and the dose-rate effect / J.S. Bedford
• Effects of radiation on chromosomes / C.R. Geard
• Radiation carcinogenesis / R.L. Ullrich
• Radiation biology of tumor subpopulations / D.J. Grdina
• The effect of radiations on developmental processes / A. Wolsky
• The effects of radiation on the cellular components of the immune system / E. DeBernardo
• Acute radiation syndromes / K.N. Prasad
• Applications of radiation biology in nuclear medicine / H.L. Atkins
• Implications of radiobiology of clinical radiation therapy / Cooper
• The applications of particle beams to radiation therapy / J.R. Castro, S.B. Curtis.

Contributors:

Pizzarello, Donald J.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

CRC series in radiotracers in biology and medicine

Subjects:

Radiation — Physiological effect

Radiobiology

Radiation — Toxicology

Radiotherapy

Radiation

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Call Numbers:

QP82.2.R3 R26

ISBNs:

0849360110

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

81021783

OCLC Numbers:

8132626