Small γ-Ray Doses Prevent Rather than Increase Lung Tumors in Mice

• Main Authors: B. R. Scott (Author), V. R. Bruce (Author), K. M. Gott (Author), J. Wilder (Author), T. March (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...