Does the Number of Irradiated Cells Influence the Spatial Distribution of Bystander Effects?

• Main Authors: A. Belchior (Author), I. Balásházy (Author), O. Monteiro Gil (Author), P. Vaz (Author), P. Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is growing evidence that the radiation effects at low doses are not adequately described by a simple linear extrapolation from high doses, due, among others, to bystander effects. Though several studies have been published on this topic, the explanation of the mechanisms describing the bystand...