Guest guest Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 http://nuclearstreet.com/blogs/nuclear_power_news/archive/2010/01/14/an-exclusiv\ e-nuclear-street-interview-with-low-dose-radiation-health-effects-expert-dr-anto\ ne-l-brooks-01142.aspx Exposure to low doses of radiation have been demonstrated to lower the number of free radicals in the body, protect the cells against transformation (changes that produce cancer), kill pre-cancer cells through a process of programmed cell death (apoptosis), activate immune responses and to lengthen the time between radiation exposure and the induction of cancer........... not only the amount of radiation but the time over which the radiation is given is important. It has been discovered that if radiation deposits energy in a single cell that this cell sends messages to other cells and that protective responses are triggered in the whole tissue not just in the cells that are “hit” by the radiation......... The public perception is that if you are exposed to radiation you will get cancer which is of course not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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