title: [Radiobiology and the lessons of Chernobyl].
abstract: The Chernobyl accident has marked the beginning of a new stage of radiobiology development and revealed scantiness of old concepts. One should (1) search for effective protectors against the long-term influence of low-level radiation and means of removal of radionuclides using criteria that differ principally from those used previously in selecting among nontoxic antioxidants, immunomodulators, and adaptogens; (2) study systematically the synergism of low doses of harmful agents and review the hygienic standardization system with due regard for the risk from their combinations; (3) consider comprehensively, on the basis of the experimental and clinical experience, the problem of "hot" particles and remote consequences of their influence on the respiratory and digestive systems; (4) study independently the problem of chronic stress as a combination of radiation effects and psycho-emotional consequences of the accident and living in the exposed areas; (5) consider it inadmissible to include in the B category the population of the districts influenced by the accident and to use the concept: "35 rads during the lifetime" in standardizing the radiation load; (6) organize a comprehensive analysis of the Chernobyl accident consequences for public health within the contaminated areas as well as for animals and plants using a single approved methodology and programme, the principle of "other equal conditions" being provided.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Baraboĭ
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011853:Radiobiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014455:Ukraine
vernacular_title: Radiobiologiia i uroki Chernobylia.