Radiation and Cancer Biology: Historical Background

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What is the term used to describe the non-stochastic (deterministic) effects of ionizing radiation?

Non-stochastic effects

Which concept describes the relationship between radiosensitivity and cellular reproductive activity?

The Law of Bergonie and Tribondeau

What did the developments leading to the understanding of the therapeutic ratio recognize and quantify?

Normal tissue injury

Which experiment demonstrated clinical cures with fractionated external radiation treatment?

<p>The ram’s testis experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the structure of eukaryotic genes, such as open reading frame, untranslated regions, introns, and exons?

<p>The structure of eukaryotic genes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the distinction between acute and late reactions to radiation?

<p>The therapeutic ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

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