title: [Side effects of ionizing radiation on healthy tissues and organs at risk].
abstract: Ionizing radiations induce cell death, causing deterministic or stochastic side-effects. This paper briefly summarizes the biological mechanisms of early and late side-effects of ionizing radiations on healthy tissue.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Oncologie-Radiothérapie, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France. jean-marc.cosset@curie.net
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cosset
mesh_terms: D016923:Cell Death / Q000528:radiation effects; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D013997:Time Factors