Until recently, radiation effects have been considered to be mainly due to nuclear DNA
damage and their management by repair mechanisms. However, molecular biology studies …

Radon-222 is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is responsible for approximately half
of the human annual background radiation exposure globally. Chronic exposure to radon …

Non-targeted effects (NTE) have been generally regarded as a low-dose ionizing radiation
(IR) phenomenon. Recently, regarding long distant abscopal effects have also been …

Significance: Ionizing radiation is a vital component in the oncologist's arsenal for the
treatment of cancer. Approximately 50% of all cancer patients will receive some form of …

Radiation therapy is one of the pillars of cancer treatment, with approximately one half of all
cancer patients receiving it as part of their standard of care. Emerging evidence indicates …

Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) has recently emerged as a vital component of the DNA damage
response (DDR), which was previously believed to be solely regulated by proteins. Many …

Understanding the mechanisms underlying the bystander effects of low doses/low fluences
of low-or high-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation is relevant to radiotherapy and radiation …

Bystander effects in a biological system are the responses shown by non-targeted
neighbouring cells/tissues/organisms. These responses are triggered by factors released …

The concept of radiation-induced hormesis, whereby a low dose is beneficial and a high
dose is detrimental, has been gaining attention in the fields of molecular biology …

Ionizing radiation can affect the immune system in many ways. Depending on the situation,
the whole body or parts of the body can be acutely or chronically exposed to different …