Ionizing radiation interacts with the immune system in many ways with a multiplicity that
mirrors the complexity of the immune system itself: namely the need to maintain a delicate …

The endothelium, a tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities
of the body, especially the heart and blood as well as lymphatic vessels, plays a complex …

Traditionally, non-cancer diseases are not considered as health risks following exposure to
low doses of ionizing radiation. Indeed, non-cancer diseases are classified as deterministic …

During the last decade, a multitude of experimental evidence has accumulated showing that
low-dose radiation therapy (single dose 0.5-1 Gy) functionally modulates a variety of …

There is a clear association between therapeutic doses of thoracic irradiation and an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in cancer survivors, although these effects …

Purpose: Whereas X-irradiation with high doses is established to exert pro-inflammatory
effects, low-dose radiotherapy (LD-RT) with single fractions below 1.0 Gy and a total dose …

Exposure to ionizing radiation, mechanical trauma, toxic chemicals or infections, or
combinations thereof (ie, combined injury) can induce organic injury to brain tissues, the …

In the past decade, radiation therapy (RT) entered the era of personalized medicine,
following the striking improvements in radiation delivery and treatment planning …

Benign painful and inflammatory diseases have been treated for decades with low/moderate
doses of ionizing radiation (LD-X-irradiation). Tissue macrophages regulate initiation and …

Considerable progress has recently been achieved in the understanding of molecular
mechanisms involved in cellular radiation responses and radiation mediated …