Radiation research

Delayed effects of acute radiation exposure (DEARE) and radiation late effects are a suite of conditions that become apparent months to years after initial exposure to radiation in both humans and non-human primates. Many of these disorders…

The mechanism(s) of vascular regression in adult organs remains an unexplored gap. Irradiation to the kidney results in vascular regression and renal failure. The goal of this work was to determine molecular mechanism(s) of radiation-induce…

Acute radiation sickness (ARS) is expected to occur in astronauts during large solar particle events (SPEs). One parameter associated with ARS is the hematopoietic syndrome, which can result from decreased numbers of circulating blood cells…

Continuous, 24-year observations on a group of 358 rhesus monkeys reveal that life shortening from exposure to protons in the energy range encountered in the Van Allen belts and solar proton events is influenced primarily by the dose rather…

Female rhesus monkeys received whole-body doses of ionizing radiation in the form of single-energy protons, mixed-energy protons, X rays, and electrons. Endometriosis developed in 53% of the monkeys during a 17-year period after exposure. I…

This is an interim report on the lifetime study of chronic mortality and its causes under investigation in 31 control (20 males, 11 females) and 217 survivors (124 males, 93 females) of an acute 90-day experiment in rhesus monkeys. Single a…