Radiation Hormesis Book

PREFACE. OUR RADIATION ENVIRONMENT. INTRODUCTION. Characteristics and Units of Ionizing Radiation. Biology of Ionizing Radiation. DNA Disruption and Free Radicals from Water. Societal Concerns. COSMIC RADIATION. EARTH RADIATION. Radiation from Air. Terrestrial Radiation. Radiation from Buildings. Radionuclides in Food and Drink. Endogenous Radiation. MEDICAL RADIATION. Radionuclides. Diagnostic X Rays. INDUSTRIAL RADIATION. Mining. Power Plants. Products. FALLOUT. SUMMATION. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Legends. HORMESIS. INTRODUCTION. HORMESIS. Hormology. Hormetic Doses. Hormetic or Essential Agent. Mechanisms. CRITERIA AND LIMITATIONS. Experimental Design. Data Presentation. Interpolation. Extrapolation. Cells in Culture. SUMMARY. Table. Figure Legends. RADIATION HORMESIS IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. INTRODUCTION. GROWTH. Chronic Exposures. Acute Exposure. DEVELOPMENT. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Captions. RADIATION HORMESIS IN REPRODUCTION. INTRODUCTION. STERILITY. FERTILITY. Humans. Animals. EMBRYO AND NEONATAL VIABILITY. Humans. Animals. MUTATION. Humans. Chromosomal Aberrations. Animals. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Captions. RADIATION HORMESIS IN IMMUNITY. INTRODUCTION. RADIATION RESISTANCE. WOUND HEALING. DNA AND CELL REPAIR. IMMUNE REACTIONS. Cellular. Humoral. MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. Humans. Animals. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Table. Figure Legends. RADIATION HORMESIS IN CANCER. INTRODUCTION. DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES. Three Models. Six Dose-Response Curves. Composite Dose-Response Curve. HUMAN EXPERIENCES. Epidemiology. Radionuclide Exposure. Emissions and Fallout. Atomic Bomb Survivors. ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS. Challenge Experiments. Observation Experiments. CHERNOBYL PROJECTIONS. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Tables. Figure Legends. RADIATION HORMESIS IN LIFESPAN. INTRODUCTION. HUMAN LIFESPAN. General Epidemiology. Radiologists. Acute Exposures. ANIMAL LIFESPAN. Orientation. Chronic Exposure. Radionuclide Exposure. Acute Exposure. Neutron Exposure. SUMMARY. Tables. Figure Legends. IONIZING RADIATION AS AN ESSENTIAL AGENT. INTRODUCTION. MODELS. NONVERTEBRATE REACTIONS TO SUBAMBIENT RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS. Literature Review. Microbe Experiments. Conclusions. Speculation. The Unity of Life. VERTEBRATE RESEARCH. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Tables. Figure Legends. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS. INTRODUCTION. CRITERIA AND LIMITATIONS. SUMMARY. THE COMPLETE DOSE-RESPONSE CURVE. CONCLUSIONS. IMPLICATIONS. Demise of Linear Models. Radiation Deprivation. Chernobyl Predictions. Education. Research. Supplementation. Optimum Health. PERSPECTIVE. GUIDELINES. Tables. Figure Legends. APPENDIX. Conversion of Radiation Units. GLOSSARY. REFERENCES. INDEX. c. 336