Re: LNT and Bystander Effect

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>]

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There was quite much about bystander effects (the presentations I heard - 

although only a few - there were many parallel sessions - were quite 

convincining I must say) at the ICRR conference in Dublin in July 1999 (go 

to the Proceedings, Radiation Research, Vol. 2 for more information.).

John B Little challenged the following central dogmas:

1. The cell nucleus is the target for the biological effects of radiation.

2. Biological effects occur in irradiated cells as a direct consequence of 

DNA damage.

3. Cancers are clonal in origin, arising from a radiation-damaged cell.



The messeage was that these statements may not always hold.



Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers@hotmail.com



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