Author:
Baeyens Ans,Abrantes Ana Margarida,Ahire Vidhula,Ainsbury Elizabeth A.,Baatout Sarah,Baselet Bjorn,Botelho Maria Filomena,Boterberg Tom,Chevalier Francois,Da Pieve Fabiana,Delbart Wendy,Edin Nina Frederike Jeppesen,Fernandez-Palomo Cristian,Geenen Lorain,Georgakilas Alexandros G.,Heynickx Nathalie,Meade Aidan D.,Michaelidesova Anna Jelinek,Mistry Dhruti,Montoro Alegría,Mothersill Carmel,Pires Ana Salomé,Reindl Judith,Schettino Giuseppe,Socol Yehoshua,Selvaraj Vinodh Kumar,Sminia Peter,Vermeulen Koen,Vogin Guillaume,Waked Anthony,Wozny Anne-Sophie
Abstract
AbstractRadiation biology is the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on biological tissues and living organisms. It combines radiation physics and biology. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the terminology and basic concepts of radiobiology to create a better understanding of the ionizing radiation interactions with a living organism. This chapter firstly describes the different types of radiation, the sources, and the radiation interactions with matter. The basic concepts of radioactivity and its applications are also included. Ionizing radiation causes significant physical and chemical modifications, which eventually lead to biological effects in the exposed tissue or organism. The physical quantities and units needed to describe the radiation are introduced here. Eventually, a broad range of biological effects of the different radiation types are addressed. This chapter concludes with a specific focus on the effects of low doses of radiation.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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