Chemical Protection Against X-Ray, Gamma, and Neutron Radiation
Bethesda, MD: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 1997. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. v, [1], 18, [4] pages. Tables. Suggestions for Further Research. References. Date in ink on front cover. The authors were the Head of Laboratory and Leading Research Worker, respectively of the Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Leningrad District, Russia. This work was published in connection with a Defense Nuclear Agency contract. Founded in 1956 as a branch of the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, PNPI became an independent entity in 1971. The Institute, which is a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is a state research center. and is one of the four organizations comprising the pilot cooperation project at the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, established in 2009. PNPI conducts research on neutron physics, high energy physics, theoretical physics, and molecular and radiation biophysics. Its primary activities in the area of nuclear physics include proton and small-angle diffraction scattering. It also conducts applied research in engineering, medicine, and ecology. The institute is home to a critical assembly and two research reactors, all of which are HEU-powered. The VVR-M reactor, commissioned in 1959, is one of the oldest in Russia. The authors used a nontoxic thiol compound to block the biochemical receptors in cells of the target tissues for the side effects while not simultaneously lowering the DRF. The authors recommended that these successful preparations be used in a large animal (canine) model, and , if successful, be followed by human toxicity studies. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Radioprotectors, Unithiol, Chemical Protection, Neutron Irradiation, Radiobiology, Gamma Radiation, Neutron Radiation, AFRRI
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