Overview
- Studies fundamental problems in radiation biology (namely, acute/chronic effects of irradiation from exposure such as in the space environment on vital body systems, on whole organisms, and on mammalian populations) using mathematical modeling
- New edition has 20% new and revised material from the 2010 edition, reflecting the latest in the field, including new chapters on skin epidermal epithelium and risk assessment for myeloid leukemia
- Useful basis for a lecture course on mathematical modeling in radiation biology and ecology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Deterministic Mathematical Models
- Illnesses Caused by Radiation in Space
- Impact of Acute and Chronic Irradiation
- Life Sciences as Related to Space
- Mammalian Exposure to Radiation
- Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences
- Medical Research in Space
- Pharmaceutical Research in Space
- Radiation Biology, Ecology, and Medicine
- Radiation Risk Assessment
About this book
Dr. Smirnova's updated text is devoted to the theoretical studies of radiation effects on mammals. It summarizes 35 years of results the author obtained from analyzing dose rate equivalents for the Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) and for Solar Particles Events (SPE). This edition also includes two new chapters on skin epidermal epithelium and risk assessment for myeloid leukemia, as well as extended revisions addressing the radiation effects on the blood-forming system. Mathematical models are used to explain the effects of both acute and chronic irradiation on the dynamics of vital body systems, like the hematopoietic system, the development of autoimmune diseases, and the mortality dynamics in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous mammalian populations. The proposed methodology of these studies, the models themselves, and the obtained results are of a great theoretical significance and canfind wide practical use.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Environmental Radiation Effects on Mammals
Book Subtitle: A Dynamical Modeling Approach
Authors: Olga A. Smirnova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45761-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45759-8Published: 26 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83367-5Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45761-1Published: 14 October 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXIII, 359
Number of Illustrations: 199 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Imaging / Radiology, Animal Physiology, Mathematical and Computational Biology