Environmental Biophysics is the field of study of organisms and the physical environment (macro- to microenvironment) that they inhabit. In general, environmental biophysical research is designed to understand, a) the microclimate of a given organism of interest, b) how the organism functions (i.e. natural history) in its microenvironment, and c) how the organism responds to micro-environmental perturbation either caused by natural or anthropogenic processes. To become more attuned to the approach of environmental biophysics requires that one understand the primary components of the discipline including the fundamental concepts of microclimatology, environmental science, and biophysics. This entry includes descriptions of the basic components of environmental biophysics and importance of the field of study.
Components of the Book:
- Chapter 1
The effect of sunlight and UV lamp exposure on EPR signals in X‑ray irradiated touch screens of mobile phones
- Chapter 2
131I thyroid activity and committed dose assessment among family members of patients treated with radioactive iodine
- Chapter 3
Triterpenoid CDDO‑Me induces ROS generation and up‑regulates cellular levels of antioxidative enzymes without induction of DSBs in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
- Chapter 4
The IRI‑DICE hypothesis: ionizing radiation‑induced DSBs may have a functional role for non‑deterministic responses at low doses
- Chapter 5
Eurados review of retrospective dosimetry techniques for internal exposures to ionising radiation and their applications
- Chapter 6
Biological effectiveness of very high gamma dose rate and its implication for radiological protection
- Chapter 7
Using Monte Carlo methods for Hp(0.07) values assessment during the handling of 18F‑FDG
- Chapter 8
MnTnBuOE‑2‑PyP treatment protects from radioactive iodine (I‑131) treatment‑related side effects in thyroid cancer
- Chapter 9
The degree of inhomogeneity of the absorbed cell nucleus doses in the bronchial region of the human respiratory tract
- Chapter 10
Phantom design and dosimetric characterization for multiple simultaneous cell irradiations with active pencil beam scanning
- Chapter 11
Risk bases can complement dose bases for implementing and optimising a radiological protection strategy in urgent and transition emergency phases
- Chapter 12
Time evolution of radiation‑induced EPR signals in different types of mobile phone screen glasses
- Chapter 13
The effect of lycopene supplementation on radiation‑induced micronuclei in mice reticulocytes in vivo
- Chapter 14
99mTc activity concentrations in room air and resulting internal contamination of medical personnel during ventilation–perfusion lung scans
- Chapter 15
The effect of sunlight and UV lamps on EPR signal in nails
- Chapter 16
Freeware tool for analysing numbers and sizes of cell colonies
Readership:
Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Environmental Biophysics.
Anita Prawdzik-Dampc
Anita Prawdzik-Dampc, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-214, Gdańsk, Poland
P. Zagrodzki
P. Zagrodzki, Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Medical College Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Kraków, Poland
Stefan Eder
Stefan Eder, Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Inner City Clinic, University Hospital of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany
Khalil Helou
Khalil Helou, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
Eva Forssell-Aronsson
Eva Forssell-Aronsson, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
M. A. Lopez
M. A. Lopez, CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Av.da Complutense 40, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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