[ RadSafe ] Can Parkinson syndrome be caused by exposure to radionuclides

Mohan Doss mohan.doss at fccc.edu
Mon Aug 12 13:31:47 CDT 2013


Dear all,
       There is some evidence to the contrary in an animal study.   In 
this study, low dose radiation was observed to reduce Parkinson's 
disease symptoms:
El-Ghazaly MA, Sadik NA, Rashed ER and Abd El-Fattah AA.
  n a rat model of Parkinson's disease. Toxicol Ind Health. Toxicol Ind 
Health. 2013 May 21.
Abstract Available at: 
http://tih.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/05/20/0748233713487251.abstract
                                          Mohan

Mohan Doss, Ph.D., MCCPM
Medical Physicist,
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Imaging,
Fox Chase Cancer Center, R427
333 Cottman Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497.
Phone: 215 214-1707
Fax:   215 728-4755
E-mail:  Mohan.Doss at fccc.edu


On 8/12/2013 1:28 PM, Joseph Shonka wrote:
>   Does anyone on RADSAFE know if Parkinson syndrome (differentiated from
> Parkinson disease) could be caused by exposure to radionuclides?
>
>


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