title: NORMAL TISSUE REACTIONS TO CHRONIC RADIATION EXPOSURE IN MAN.
abstract: This paper presents an overview of radiobiological dependences governing the occurrence of tissue (organ) reactions that determine the outcomes of chronic exposure to low-LET ionizing radiation (IR) in humans. The mechanisms involved in the development of tissue reactions (TRs) to long-term exposures to IR and radioadaptation are considered. The overview describes the reactions of the haematopoietic, immune, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems, lungs, skin and crystalline lens to chronic radiation exposure, which are of fundamental importance in view of radiation protection. It is shown that the individual's physiological tissue (organ) reserve, and also that induced by radiation exposure at low-dose rates are of great significance in the context of TR development.
authors.affiliation: Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, Chelyabinsk State University, No. 68-A, Vorovsky St., 454076 Chelyabinsk, Russia Akleyev@urcrm.ru.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Akleyev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004702:Endocrine Glands / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects; D008168:Lung / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000528:radiation effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000528:radiation effects