Small γ-Ray Doses Prevent Rather than Increase Lung Tumors in Mice
We show evidence for low doses of γ rays preventing spontaneous hyperplastic foci and adenomas in the lungs of mice, presumably via activating natural anticancer defenses. The evidence partly relates to a new study we conducted whereby a small number of female A/J mice received 6 biweekly dose fract...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-10-01
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Series: | Dose-Response |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.12-035.Scott |