Radiation-induced cell inactivation can increase the cancer risk

Authors
Heidenreich, WF Atkinson, M Paretzke, HG
Citation
Wf. Heidenreich et al., Radiation-induced cell inactivation can increase the cancer risk, RADIAT RES, 155(6), 2001, pp. 870-872
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
RADIATION RESEARCH
ISSN journal
00337587 → ACNP
Volume
155
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
870 - 872
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-7587(200106)155:6<870:RCICIT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Radiation can inactivate cells that are replaced by dividing neighboring ce lls. If cells on the way to malignancy can fill the deficit faster than hea lthy cells, their number increases. A major part of the radon-induced lung cancers in the Colorado miners can be explained by a moderate increase in t he replacement probability. (C) 2001 by Radiation Research Society.