Cell and Tissue Damage After Skin Exposure to Ionizing Radiation: Short- and Long-Term Effects After Single and Fractional Doses

    January 2014 in “ Cells Tissues Organs
    K. Kinoshita, Hisako Ishimine, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Harunosuke Kato, Kentaro Doi, Shinichiro Kuno, Koji Kanayama, Kazuhide Mineda, Takafumi Mashiko, Jiaxuan Feng, Keiichi Nakagawa, Akira Kurisaki, Satoshi Itami, Kotaro Yoshimura
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    Studysummary This study found that single high-dose irradiation in mice induced more severe acute skin injury and hair depigmentation, while fractional doses led to longer-term damage in the dermis and subcutis.
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