Ionizing radiation is considered a non-threshold ... to affect low-dose radiation cancer risk. Here, the types of DNA damage induced at low doses, the DNA damage response (DDR; a network of ...

These studies focus on the role of the microvasculature in tissue damage. Endothelial cells generate 20-fold more of a unique form of acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase), termed Secretory ASMase, than any ...

All forms of ionizing radiation have sufficient energy to ionize atoms and potentially cause damage to DNA. Ionizing radiation sources are found in a wide range of occupational settings. Proper ...

"Ionizing radiation — such as X-rays ... "In bacteria, radiation can cause DNA damage, protein oxidation and membrane disruption, leading to cell death," he explained. "In humans, radiation ...

Although UV light in the UV-A through UV-C range is not ionizing, it damages DNA and ... the cellular damage even had a chance. Additionally, the penetration depth of EM radiation (EMR) into ...

Sensitivity to ionizing radiation is compelling evidence that BRCA1-and BRCA2-deficient cells are defective ... Homologous integration of transfected DNA is also reduced. Since these ES cells contain ...

Radiation can also deposit large amounts of ... Lungs Breathing in radioactive gas can damage DNA. Stomach Radioactive sources can sit in the stomach and irradiate for a long time.

FLASH radiation therapy could one day cure complex tumors and cancers while limiting the toll of radiation on the body. France's Institut Curie hopes to install one of the special machines in its ...