[HTML][HTML] Radiation shielding polymer composites: Ray-interaction mechanism, structural design, manufacture and biomedical applications

Q Chang, S Guo, X Zhang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear technology has expanded from the original weapon of war to all aspects of social
development, finding wide applications in various industries such as medical diagnostics …

[PDF][PDF] Protective alleles and precision healthcare in crewed spaceflight

LA Rutter, MJ MacKay, H Cope, NJ Szewczyk… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Common and rare alleles are now being annotated across millions of human genomes, and
omics technologies are increasingly being used to develop health and treatment …

Microalgae-based oral microcarriers for gut microbiota homeostasis and intestinal protection in cancer radiotherapy

D Zhang, D Zhong, J Ouyang, J He, Y Qi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Protecting the whole small intestine from radiation-induced intestinal injury during the
radiotherapy of abdominal or pelvic solid tumors remains an unmet clinical need. Amifostine …

Advances of amifostine in radiation protection: Administration and delivery

L Ji, P Cui, S Zhou, L Qiu, H Huang… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amifostine (AMF, also known as WR-2721) is the only approved broad-spectrum small-
molecule radiation protection agent that can combat hematopoietic damage caused by …

Nuclear and radiological emergencies: biological effects, countermeasures and biodosimetry

E Obrador, R Salvador-Palmer, JI Villaescusa… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atomic and radiological crises can be caused by accidents, military activities, terrorist
assaults involving atomic installations, the explosion of nuclear devices, or the utilization of …

Oral microalgae-nano integrated system against radiation-induced injury

D Zhang, J He, J Cui, R Wang, Z Tang, H Yu, M Zhou - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The increasing applications of ionizing radiation in society raise the risk of radiation-induced
intestinal and whole-body injury. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant to reduce the reactive …

Radioprotective countermeasures for radiation injury

L Liu, Z Liang, S Ma, L Li, X Liu - Molecular medicine …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
A series of physiological and pathological changes occur after radiotherapy and accidental
exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). These changes cause serious damage to human tissues …

Nanotechnology enabled radioprotectants to reduce space radiation‐induced reactive oxidative species

B Babu, S Pawar, A Mittal, E Kolanthai… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in space exploration has seen substantial growth following recent launch and
operation of modern space technologies. In particular, the possibility of travel beyond low …

Statins enhance the efficacy of HER2-targeting radioligand therapy in drug-resistant gastric cancers

Y Rao, Z Samuels, LM Carter… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in various cancer types.
HER2-targeting trastuzumab plus chemotherapy is used as first-line therapy for HER2 …

Space radiation protection countermeasures in microgravity and planetary exploration

CA Montesinos, R Khalid, O Cristea, JS Greenberger… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Space radiation is one of the principal environmental factors limiting the human
tolerance for space travel, and therefore a primary risk in need of mitigation strategies to …