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Introduction
The main page of this site offers a very brief and largely annotated directory of some articles on the topic of radiation health benfits and the larger umbrella field of radiation hormesis. The intent of this brief bibliography page is to offer a longer, but still brief, listing of some of the relevant works in the field.
First, some reminders:
The primary focus of this small website is radiation health benefits. The field of radiation health benefits seems to be often casually referenced in the literature and on the web by the name radiation hormesis, but the reality is that the term radiation hormesis really only describes a U-shaped or J-shaped curve depicting the spectrum of effects of radiation upon living systems, and thus, strictly speaking, the realm of radiation health benefits is only a subset of the larger inclusive umbrella realm/set defined by the term radiation hormesis.
And, just a quick note... I consistently find that the single best compendium of good reliable information on the web on the topic of radiation health benefits is offered at the Radiation Science and Health website, and I suggest the following four pages, three pages offering the best and most informative overviews and summaries of the vast field of radiation health benefits "at a glance", and the fourth and final page offering a comprehensive online database of information in this field; here goes:
The main page for the Radiation Science and Health organization, at:
http://www.radscihealth.org/rsh/
The RSH brochure page, at:
http://www.radscihealth.org/rsh/About/brochure.html
The abstracts page on presentations made at the RSH Symposium on "Medical Benefits of Low Dose Radiation," November 15, 2000, at:
http://www.radscihealth.org/rsh/Docs/RSHSympNov00/index.htm
And lastly, the incredible RSH database of mostly-online articles and references on the topic of radiation health benefits:
http://www.radscihealth.org:9000/rsh/dd3/_database.jsp
Okay, now it is time to move on to the body of the brief bibliography! Here goes...
Brief Bibliography on Radiation Health Benefits and Radiation Hormesis
Abbatt, J.D., Hamilton, T.R. and Weeks, J.L., 1983, Epidemiological studies in three corporations covering the nuclear fuel cycle. Biological Effects of Low-Level Radiation, Proc.IAEA-STI/Pub/646, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 351-361.
Anon, 1896, Experiments with X-Rays Upon Germs, Electr. Engin., 22:176.
Baverstock, K.F. and Papworth, D., 1987, The UK Radium Luminizer Survey, pp.72-76 in Taylor, D.M., Mays, C.W., Gerber, G.B. and Thomas, R.G., eds., Risks from Radium and Thorotrast, British Institute
Beral, V., Fraser, P., Carpenter, L., Booth, M., Brown, A. and Rose, G., 1988, Mortality of Employees of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Brit. Med. J., 297:757-770.
Billen Daniel, 1990, Spontaneous DNA damage and its significance for the negligible dose controversy in radiation protection, Radiation Research, Vol. 124, pp.242-245.
Bogoljubov, W.M., 1988, Clinical aspects of radon therapy in the U.S.S.R., Z. Phys. Med. Balneol. Med. Klimatol. 17,59-61.
Brown, S.O., 1964, Effects of Continuous Low Intensity Radiation on Successive Generations of the Albino Rat, Genetics, 50: 1101-1113.
Brucer, M., MD, 1987, RADIATION HORMESIS AFTER 85 YEARS: Background Radiation is Good for You, Health Physics Society Newsletter, July 1987.
Calabrese, E.J., McCarthy, M.E. and Kenyon, E., 1987, The occurrence of chemically induced hormesis, Health Phys., Vol. 52, pp.531-542.
Cohen, A.F. and Cohen, B.L., 1980, Tests of the linearity assumption in dose-response relationship for radiation induced cancer, Health Phys., Vol. 38, p.53.
Cohen, B.L., 1993, Test of the linear-no threshold theory of radiation carcinogenesis, ICSE Conference, Paris.
Cuttler J.M., Resolving the Controversy over Beneficial Effects of Ionizing Radiation, Atomic Energy of Canada, LTD., online version available at http://www.angelfire.com/mo/radioadaptive/cuttler.html
Darby, S.C., Kendall, G.M., Fell, T.P. et al., 1988, A summary of mortality and incidence of cancer in men from the United Kingdom who participated in the United Kingdom atmospheric weapons tests and experimental programs, Br. Med. J. 296, 332-340.
Evans, R.D., 1974, Radium in Man, Health Phys., 27:497-510.
Ghiassi-nejad, M., Mortazavi, S.M.J., Cameron, J.R., Niroomand-rad, A., Karam, P.A., 2002, Very High Background Radiation Areas of Ramsar, Iran: Preliminary Biological Studies. Health Physics 82(1):87-93.
Gilbert, E.S., Fry, S.A., Wiggs, L.D. et al., 1989, Analysis of combined mortality data on workers at the Hanford Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, Radiat. Res. 120, 19.
Gribbin, M.A., Weeks, J.L., and Howe, G.R., 1993, Cancer mortality (1956-1985) among male employees of Atomic Energy Limited with respect to occupational exposure to low-linear-energy-transfer ionizing radiation, Radiat Res 3, 375.
Hahn, E.W. and Ward, W.F., 1967, Increased Litter Size in the X-Irradiated During the Estrous Cycle Before Mating, Science, 157:956-957.
Hattori, S., 1994, State of research and perspective on radiation hormesis in Japan, International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp.143-149.
Haynes, R.M., 1988, The distribution of domestic radon concentrations and lung cancer mortality in England and Wales, Rad. Prot. Dosim. 93-4.
Ikushima, T., 1989, Radio-adaptive: characterization of cytogenetic repair induced by low-level ionizing radiation in cultured Chinese hamster cells, Mutat. Res., Vol. 227, pp.241-246.
Ikushima, T., and Mortazavi, S.M.J., 2000, Radioadaptive response: its variability in cultured human lymphocytes, In: Biological Effects of Low Dose Radiation. Yamada T, Mothersil C, Michael BD, and Potten CS. Eds. pp. 81-86, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Ishii, K., Hosoi, Y. and Sakamoto, K., 1993, Stimulation of anti-tumor effect by low-dose irradiation-inhibition of spontaneous metastasis, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Report T92030 (In Japanese).
Ishii, K., Muto, N. and Yamamoto, I., 1990, Augmentation in mitogen-induced proliferation of rat splenocytes by low-dose whole-body x-irradiation, Nippon Acta Radiological, Vol. 50, pp.1262-1267 (In Japanese).
Ishi, K. and Watanabe, M., 1996, Participation of gap junctional cell communication on the adaptive response in human cells induced by low dose of X-rays, Int. J. Radiat. Biol., Vol. 69, No. 3, pp.291-299.
Kaiser, J., 1987, A Healthful Dab of Radiation?, Science 17 October 2003: Vol. 302. no. 5644, p. 378; DOI: 10.1126/science.302.5644.378
Kaplan, I.I., 1949, Clinical Radiation Therapy, P.B. Hoeber, New York.
Karam, P A., Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ghiassi-nejad, M., Ikushima, T., Cameron J.R. and Niroomand-rad A., 2002, ICRP evolutionary recommendations and the reluctance of the members of the public to carry out remedial work against radon in some high-level natural radiation areas, In: Radiation and Homeostasis. Sugahara T, Nikaido O, and Niwa O. Eds, pp. 35-37, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Kendall, G.M., Muirhead, C.R., MacGibbon, B.H. et al., 1992, Mortality and occupational exposure to radiation; first analysis of the National Registry for Radiation Workers, Brit Med J ,304, 220.
Kojima, S., Matsuki, O., Nomura, T., Takahashi, M. and Yamaoka, K., 1997, Effect of small doses of gamma-rays on the glutathione in synthesis in mouse, Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: Biological Effects and Regulatory Control, IAEA-TECDOC-976, IAEA-CN67/130.
Kojima, S., Matsumori, S., Ono, H. and Yamaoka, K., 1999, Elevation of glutathione in TAW264.7 cells by low-dose gamma-ray irradiation and its responsibility for the appearance of radioresistance, Anticancer Res 1999, November-December, Vol. 19, No. 6B, pp.5271-5275.
Kondo, S., 1988, Radiation hormesis, Radiat. Biol. Res. Comm., Vol. 23, No. 4, pp.197, 198 (In Japanese).
Kondo, S., 1989, Altruistic cell suicide in relation to radiation hormesis, Int. J. Radiat. Biol. Relat. Stud. Phys. Chem. Med., Vol. 53, pp.95-102.
Kondo, S., 1993, Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation, Kinki University Press, Osaka, Japan and Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin.
Lehr, J., 1996, Good News About Radon: The Linear Nonthreshold Model Is Wrong, invited online Special Commentary at www.junkscience.com, May 1996
Liu, S-Z., Li, X.Y., Xia, F.Q., Yu, H.Y., Qi, J., Wang, F.L. and Wang, S.K., 1985, A restudy of immune functions of the inhabitants in a high-background area in Guangdong, Chin. J. Radiol. Med. Prot., Vol. 5, pp.124-127.
Liu, Z-S., 1999, Ionizing Radiation Increases Immune Competence, Abstract, pp. 12-13 and 52-53, The Seventh International Conference on Nuclear Engineering Special Symposium “Radiation Health Effects: Applying Data to Standards”, Tokyo, April 1999.
Lorenz, E., 1954, in Zirkle, R.E. (Ed.): Biological Effects of External Gamma Radiation, Part I, McGraw-Hill, New York, p.24.
Lorenz, E., 1950, Some Biologic Effects of Long Continued Irradiation, Am. J. Roentgenol., 63:176-185.
Luckey, T.D., 1980, Hormesis with Ionizing Radiation, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Luckey, T.D., 1982, Physiological benefits from low levels of ionizing radiation, Health Phys., Vol. 43, pp.771-789.
Luckey, T.D., 1991, Radiation Hormesis, CRC Press, ISBN 0849361591
Luckey, T.D., 1993, Radiation Hormesis, Biopositive Effect of Radiations, Plenary lecture presented at the 7th GIRI Meeting, November 1993, Montpellier, France. web version available at http://www.giriweb.com/luckey.htm
Luckey, T.D., 1994, Radiation Hormesis in Cancer Mortality, Int. J. Occup. Med. Tox., 3:175-191.
Luckey, T.D., 1997, Low-Dose Irradiation Reduces Cancer Deaths, Rad. Protect.Manag., 14:58-64.
Luckey, T.D., 1998, Risk/Benefit Evaluation of Environmental Plutonium, Rad. Protect Manag., 15:19-25.
Luckey, T.D., 1998, Hormesis Revisited, RSO Magazine, 3:20-21.
Luckey, T.D., 2003, Radiation Hormesis Overview, RSO Magazine, Volume 8, Number 4, pp. 22-41
Luning, K., 1960, Studies of Irradiated Mouse Populations, Hereditas, 46:668-674.
Matanoski, G.M., 1985, Health Effects of Low Level Radiation in Shipyard Workers, DOE Final Report. E.1.99 DOE/EV/10095-T 1 and 2. DOE, Washington.
Mayr, A. and Paulis, S., 1989, Unexpected Effects of Whole-Body Irradiation on the Mortality Rate of Baby Mice After an Infection with the Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV), Zentralbl. Veterinaermed., 36:577-581.
Mifune, M., Sobue, T., Arimoto, H., Komoto, Y., Kondo, S. and Tanooka, H., 1992, Cancer mortality survey in a spa area (Misasa, Japan) with a high radon background, Jpn. J. Cancer Res., Vol. 83, pp.1-5.
Miller, D.W. Jr., Afraid of Radiation? Low Doses are Good for You, online article.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., 2002, Risk Assessment: Extraordinary Levels of Natural Radioactivity in the Environment and the Problems Associated with Induced Radioresistance, In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioactivity in the Environment. Borretzen P, Jolle T, and Strand P. Eds, pp. 110-113.
Mortazavi, S.M.J, 2003, invited lecture, What Lessons Could be Learned from the Studies Performed on the Health Effects of Living in High Level Natural Radiation Areas, Karlsruhe Research Center, Karlsruhe, Germany, December 11, 2003.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., 2002, invited lecture, Health Effects of High Levels of Natural Radiation in the Inhabitants of Ramsar, Iran: Preliminary Results and the Scope of Future Studies, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan, March 6, 2002.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., An Introduction to Radiation Hormesis, online article
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Cameron JR, and Niroomand-rad A., 2003, Adaptive response studies may help choose astronauts for long-term space travel, Advances in Space Research, 31 (6): 1543-1552.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Cameron JR, and Niroomand-rad A., 2003, Is the Adaptive Response an Efficient Protection Against the Detrimental Effects of Space Radiation. Proceedings of the 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Universal Academy Press, pp 4299-4302.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ghiassi-nejad, M., and Beitollahi, M., 2001, Very High Background Radiation Areas (VHBRAs) of Ramsar: Do We Need any Regulations to Protect the Inhabitants? Proceedings of the 34th midyear meeting, Radiation Safety and ALARA Considerations for the 21st Century, California, USA, 177-182.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ghiassi-nejad M., and Ikushima, T., 2002, Do the findings on the health effects of prolonged exposure to very high levels of natural radiation contradict current ultra-conservative radiation protection regulations, In: Radiation and Homeostasis. Sugahara T, Nikaido O, and Niwa O. Eds, pp. 19-21, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ghiassi-nejad M., Niroomand-rad A., Karam P.A., and Cameron, J.R., 2002, How should governments address high levels of natural radiation and radon? Lessons from the Chernobyl nuclear accident, Risk: Health, Safety and Environment, 13/1.2, 31-45.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ikuhima, T., Mozdarani, H. and Sharafi, A.A., 1999, Radiation Hormesis and Adaptive Responses Induced by Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation, Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 6 (1): 50-60.
Mortazavi, S.M.J., Ikushima, T., and Mozdarani, H., 2000, Synergistic Effect Versus Radioadaptive Response; Possible Implications of Such a Response in the Estimation of the Risks of Low-level radiation Can Be More Problematical, Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Mortazavi, S.M.J., and Ikuhima, T., 2000, Open questions regarding implications of radioadaptive response in the estimation of the risks of low-level exposures. Human Factors and Nuclear Safety, Moscow, Russia, 64-68.
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