Chapter #4
Biological effects of Radiation

• Natural Background Radiation
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Radioactivity in the Earth
  • Radon Progeny
  • External Gamma
  • Natural Radioactivity in the Body
  • High Natural Background Areas
• Man-Made Radiation
  • Medical Exposure
  • Miscellaneous Sources
• Somatic and Hereditary Effects
  • Some Cellular Biology
  • Natural Mutation
  • Mutations: Results from Experiments
  • Hereditary Effects in Humans
  • Hereditary Risk from Radiation
• Long-Term Somatic Effects
  • Somatic Cell Mutations and Cancer
  • Radiation Induced Cancer in Humans
  • Extrapolating to Low Doses
  • Radiation Induced Cataracts
• Short-Term Somatic Effects
  • Effects of Radiation on the Cell
  • Function of Self Renewal tissues
  • Effects of High Whole Body Doses
  • Treatment of Radiation Injury
• Beta Irradiation of the Skin
• Radiation Induced Sterility
• Radiation Effects During Pregnancy
  • The Sensitive Period
  • The Ten-day Rule
• Summary
• Assignment