Sentences with phrase «result of radiation exposure»

Fetuses, infants, and children are also at risk of developing thyroid problems — including thyroid nodules, hypothyroidism, and thyroid cancer — as a result of radiation exposure.

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As a result, several thousand of Fukushima's 2 million residents have been thrust into the middle of a vigorous scientific debate about the health effects of long - term exposure to low levels of radiation.

Those results were combined with a measure of exposure to natural doses of radiation in the tooth.

Europa's surface is an extremely hostile environment, as a result of constant exposure to Jupiter's intense radiation belts.

Although this hints at a slight increase in cancer risk after prolonged exposure to cellphone radiation, Michael Lauer of the US National Institutes of Health, who reviewed the study prior to publication, says the results should be interpreted with caution.

The ageing at Trawsfynydd was mainly the result of long - term exposure to neutron radiation.

However, because of the small amount of radiation exposure, it's typically reserved for patients who have not gotten definitive results via other means.

As a result, the sources of radiation exposure would be different isotopes for a thorium - based radiation source than uranium - based source, and the relationship between exposure and health effect would be different as well.

«Less frequent screening would reduce radiation exposure but previous studies of longer screening intervals produced varied results,» said lead author Dr Mi - Young Kim, a radiologist at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Exposure of B16F10 cells treated with 20 µM U0126 and LY294002 to 2.0 Gy radiation resulted in significantly higher cell death compared to 2.0 Gy radiation alone treatment (Fig. 3).

Melanin molecules absorb ultraviolet radiation from the sun, protecting you from tissue damage as a result of sun exposure.

This can happen for a variety of reasons — certain genetic mutations, exposure to radiation and most importantly health and lifestyle choices — but the resulting effects of these are the same; advanced ovarian aging.

The results of the study may help to diagnose CHF earlier, better stratify cardiovascular risk, tailor therapy to specific dog needs, and reduce the exposure of radiation required for repeated thoracic radiography, which is current protocol.

Apart from Chernobyl, no nuclear workers or members of the public have ever died as a result of exposure to radiation due to a commercial nuclear reactor incident.

Serious sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer may result from significant exposure to this radiation.

A group of 1,011 claimants seek damages for exposure to ionising radiation as a result of exposure to nuclear tests undertaken during the 1950s in the Pacific Ocean.

This damage may be the result of exposure to radiation, chemotherapy, toxic chemicals, prescription medications or could simply present itself as pre-existing medical condition from birth.