Environmental Radiation Effects on Mammals A Dynamical Modeling Approach /

• Main Author: Smirnova, Olga A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Physics.; Radiology.; Occupational medicine.; Animal physiology.; Biomathematics.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Imaging / Radiology.; Animal Physiology.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.

Dr. Smirnova's updated text is devoted to the theoretical studies of radiation effects on mammals. It summarizes 35 years of results the author obtained from analyzing dose rate equivalents for the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) and for Solar Particles Events (SPE). This edition also includes two n...

Table of Contents:

• Effects of Acute and Chronic Irradiation on the Blood-Forming System
• Effects of Non-Uniform Acute Irradiation on the Blood-Forming System. - The Small Intestine as a Target for Radiation
• Radiation and Humoral Immunity
• Modeling of Autoimmune Processes
• Individual-Based Approach to Risk Assessment of Radiation-Induced Mortality
• Effects of Acute and Chronic Irradiation on Human Hematopoiesis. - Radiogenic Leukemia Risk Assessment. - Radiation and Skin. - Conclusions
• Index.