radioprotection


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radioprotection

(ˌraɪdɪəʊprəˈtɛkʃən)
n
protection against radiation
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Noun1.radioprotection - protection against harmful effects of radiation
shelter, protection - the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
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Olivier Masson from the Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN) in France.
A 2010 research work authored by Madhusoodhanan et al titled 'Effect of black raspberry extract in inhibiting NFkappa B dependent radioprotection in human breast cancer cells' published in the journal Nutr Cancer found to slow the growth and even kill breast cancer cells, and help protect against radiation.
Even if most authors still prefer the traditional 2D cephalometric analysis [33-35], also for radioprotection considerations [36], 3D cephalometry is getting more and more accurate, and in a near future, very promising [37].
[21] Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire-IRSN (2004-2013)/documentations, Available in the ISIS Collaborative website, April 2014.
On 9 November, France's Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) issued a report saying ruthenium-106 had been detected in France between 27 September and 13 October.
Officials from France's Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Institute said previously that the radioactivity originated somewhere in South Russia between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains.
In addition to its strong antioxidant activity, sesamol plays a role in a multitude of important biological activities, including induction of growth arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells and cardiovascular cells, enhancement of vascular fibrinolytic capacity, and chemoprevention, and has cytoprotective properties such as radioprotection, gastroprotection, neuroprotection, and myocardial protection; it also exerts antimutagenic, antihepatotoxic, antiplatelet, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory effects (17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28)
The French Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN) and the German Gesellschaft fur Anlagen und Reaktorsicherheit mbH (GRS) have developed a system of calculation codes, Accident Source Term Evaluation Code (ASTEC), to study source term of a hypothetical severe accident in a nuclear light water reactor [6-8].
(3) Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire (IRSN), Fontenay-aux- Roses, France
Magistrellli, "The radioprotection of the child in emergency radiology," in Imaging Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies in Pediatric Patients, V.