COURSE NOTES IN

MEDICAL RADIATION BIOLOGY

Michael J. Blend, Ph.D., D.O.

RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Table of Contents

Preface: A Historical Prospective

Section I: Introduction

Section II: Radiation Genetics

Section III: Radiation Cellular Biology

Section IV: Acute Effects of Whole Body Irradiation Lessons from Chernobyl

Section V: Patient Decontamination

Section VI: Risk Models for Cancer Induction

Section VII: Radiation and Pregnancy

Section VIII: Radiation Carcinogenesis

Section IX: Radiation Protection