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Assessment of Radiation Effects by Molecular and Cellular Approaches

Institut fur Medizinische, Strahlenbiologie Universitatsklinikum Essen, Germany

The workshop participants are shown on a picture printed on the last page of this book. Those ones in the back rows were having a pretty hard time at the moment the photo was taken: the benches and tables which they were standing on gradually sank down into the soft ground of Schloß Reisensburg's garden. Fortunately, the workshop itself had a more solid basis, with many years of scientific experience being its supporting elements. About 40 scientists give their detailed reports on the results of their work related to the topic of this workshop, i.e., the biological indicators of radiation damage.

The overwhelming impression after having studied the book is the variety of information given on the different aspects related to indicators of radiation damage in the human body. The latest assays on the molecular level as well as the established systems on the chromosomal or cellular level are considered. The book addresses questions of biomathematical engineering of cell renewal systems and, furthermore, it contains reports on accidents in which biological indicators have actually been used to aid the casualties. The editors made a great effort to include a number of articles that attempt a summarized assessment of the methods and of the perspectives offered. A very detailed subject index helps the reader to quickly locate any specific information.

It is particularly worth mentioning that these proceedings have been published within only six months. However, the speed of publication did not impair the quality of the book; on the contrary, it has been edited with great care. This is an important aspect in a rapidly progressing field of research.

The overview is definitely not an introductory lecture on "biological dosimetry." It is one of the most valuable books at present available for those who need detailed information on the quantitative assessment of the response of the human body to ionizing radiation.

Footnotes

Edited by T.M. Fliedner, E.P. Cronkite and V.P. Bond AlphaMed Press, 1995. Dayton, Ohio $69 (iii + 347 pp., illustrated) ISSN 1066-5099

Reprinted with permission from Radiat Environ Biophysis, Vol. 35, 1996, Springer-Verlag Publishers, New York, NY USA.

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