Current Evidence for Developmental, Structural, and Functional Brain Defects following Prenatal Radiation Exposure

Ionizing radiation is omnipresent. We are continuously exposed to natural (e.g., radon and cosmic) and man-made radiation sources, including those from industry but especially from the medical sector. The increasing use of medical radiation modalities, in particular those employing low-dose radiatio...

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Main Authors: Tine Verreet, Mieke Verslegers, Roel Quintens, Sarah Baatout, Mohammed A. Benotmane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1243527