Targets, Pools, Shoulders and Communication - A Reflection on the evolution of Low Dose Radiobiology.

CONCLUSIONS: The major conclusion from this study is that ideas concerning survival curves and radiation dose responses evolved and (epi)mutated gradually, driven in a large part by the techniques available for studying radiobiological processes. The illusion of abrupt paradigm shifts is not really borne out by the history when primary references are studied rather than textbooks or reviews. The textbooks necessarily simplify and distil complex data to provide a "take-home message" while reviews are usually very personal collations selected among the vast amount of scientific literature. Primary references reveal the context of the discussion and the caveats and uncertainties of the authors. PMID: 30821545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Radiation Biology - Category: Radiology Tags: Int J Radiat Biol Source Type: research
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