Genetic susceptibility to radiations. Which impact on medical practice?

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Genetic susceptibility to radiations. Which impact on medical practice?

The quarterly journal of nuclear medicine : official publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) [and] the International Association of Radiopharmacology (IAR) - 1 Dec 2000

Alapetite C, Cosset J M, Bourguignon M H, Masse R

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Recent progress especially in the field of gene identification and expression have raised more attention on genetic susceptibility to cancer possibly enhanced by radiation. Radiation therapists are mostly concerned by this question since hypersensitive patients may suffer from adverse effects in normal tissues following a standard radiation therapy and normally sensitive patients could benefit from higher doses...

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Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Neoplasms
Radiation Injuries
Radiation Tolerance

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PMID: 11302263

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