9 Best Books on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

“Genetical Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Antirrhinum Majus L” Book Review: This book has been designed for botanists who study and experiment plants all over the world. Antirrhinum Majus L also called as Snapdragon, is the most important species of cut-flower crop which has been explained in this book. The precise effect of ionizing radiation, especially gamma rays, on three snapdragon was evaluated and has been included in the book. The book describes the importance of suitable conditions for mutation breeding of this crop. It contains images and various thesis for the experiments they made.

“Biological Effects on Ionizing Radiation: Pertinent Federal Laws and Regulations” Book Review: This book has been designed as a resource for the inter-agency committee on federal research in biological effects on ionizing radiation. The book starts with giving information about the committee of federal research. This book contains information about research authorities like the central Intelligence agency, department of agriculture, commerce, Energy, health, Labor etc. It also describes the research for the environmental protection agency and nuclear regulatory commission. It also describes research made in regulatory authorities. Finally, under a separate cover, it describes statues and regulations of the book at the end.

“Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields: Mechanisms, Modeling, Biological Effects, Therapeutic Effects, International Standards, Exposure Criteria” Book Review: This book has been made for students pursuing MS/M.Tech/PhD under biosciences/health/biochemistry. This book contains a series of experiments on the effects of EMF, with reference to mathematical modelling, mechanism and biological effects. The underlying mechanisms of interaction between EMF and biological systems, absorption patterns via real world measurements are detailed in the book. Concepts such as ion cyclotron resonance in biological systems, effects of transmission lines and radiations by the railway is clearly described. Health risk assessment and therapeutic effects of EMF, effects on the reproductive capacity of few insects, on immune systems on embryos and fetuses and behaviour of rats are widely covered. This book contains images like illustrations and helps in clear presentation of concepts and is highly useful for people in biological fields.

“Ionizing Radiation: Applications, Sources and Biological Effects (Energy Policies, Politics and Prices)” Book Review: This book has been made for students pursuing MS/M.Tech/PhD under bio sciences/health. It clearly examines the applications, sources, biological effects of ionizing radiations with a focus on the various analytical methods to identify irradiated foods. Also, it discusses protein kinases as a fundamental participant in response to DNA damage caused by the ionization radiation. There is theory about radiate defects in nanocrystals which are compared with those in bulk crystals. mtDNA is described as a marker or radiation damage and various mechanical and optical properties of ionic crystals are examined. Finally, the book finishes off with chapters of antioxidant prophylaxis of radiation stress and dosimetry characterization of an irradiation facility for radiation sterilization of insects. It provides references and appendices for the readers to help and take necessary understandings.

“Federal Research on the Biological and Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation” Book Review: This book has been made to review and evaluate the scope and quality of research on the biological and health effects of ionizing radiation supported or conducted by agencies of the federal government. This book contains an overview about the radiation sciences and radiation quantities and their units. This book describes the human health effects of ionizing radiation. It also notes the research made on radiation studies in animals and biological effects of these ionizing radiations. It contains study of transport mechanisms and the effects of radiation and radionuclides on ecological and environmental systems. This book also helps for other researchers/PhDs who want to further study these concepts as at the end of the book, it summaries their scope of research and also the possibility of future research.

“Terrestrial Space Radiation and Its Biological Effects” Book Review: This book has been designed for the students who are research scholars or pursuing M.Tech/MS in Aeronautical Sciences or biosciences . The book begins with the introduction of a radiation environment in space which explains transient space radiation, ambient electron density distribution at about 500 km. It also explains solar proton event forecasts and radiation in lower orbit. The next phase describes the biological effects of space radiations as in radiation by ion effects, cosmic ray HZE particles, etc. It then gives attention to genetic effects and cellular effects. Finally, it comes to end with giving the solutions in the phase protection from space radiation and ends with explaining dosimetry and the summary of the book.

“Biomolecular Action of Ionizing Radiation (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering)” Book Review: : This book has been made for students pursuing B.tech or MS/M.Tech/PhD under medical physics, radiation oncology, radiation biology and biomedical or for research. This book analysis of in vitro and in vivo molecular responses in the body induced by ionizing radiation.With a unique emphasis on medical physics applications, this book also presents a much needed, in-depth perspective on clinical applications for the treatment of cancer and radiation injuries. It describes radiation biology in the context of contemporary cell and molecular biology. It clarifies the underlying mechanisms of radiation effects on molecular interactions including signal transduction pathways, modes of cell killing and non-targeted effects. It includes use of ionizing radiation as a cytotoxic and cytostatic agent and radiosensitization by targeting molecular intermediates or signaling molecules involved in radiation-induced processes.