Effects of heavy ion radiation on immune system: Research advances
10.13220/j.cnki.jipr.2015.02.005
- Author:
Xiao-Dan ZHA
1
Author Information
1. College of A nimal Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Biological effect;
Heavy ion radiation;
Immune system
- From:
Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research
2015;42(2):152-155
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Heavy ions are the positively charged nuclei of the atomic number greater than two in the universe, which mainly comes from the charged particles of the solar system outside. Heavy ions occupy only 1% in cosmic my, but because they are is capable of forming the Bragg peak, resulting in huge energy deposition, they have much more severe biological effects on immune organ than electromagnetic radiation in the cosmic rays. This paper outlines the biological effects of heavy ions on several aspects of immune organs, immune cells and chromosomes, and provide a theoretical basis for the study of the impact of heavy ion radiation on the immune system.
