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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Main Authors: B. R. Scott, V. R. Bruce, K. M. Gott, J. Wilder, T. March
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:Dose-Response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2203/dose-response.12-035.Scott