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radioprotection
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ra·di·o·pro·tec·tion (rd--pr-tkshn)
n.
Protection against the harmful effects of radiation.

radi·o·pro·tective adj.


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An international team of researchers sought to determine if the natural antioxidants in wine would provide a radioprotective effect in preventing acute skin toxicity in patients undergoing radiation therapy after conservative surgery for breast carcinoma.
Abstract The radioprotective effects of ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) and quercetin on the white blood cells of the whole-body irradiated CBA mice were investigated.
There are also unpublished reports from scientists and doctors about the radioprotective effect of spirulina in experiments conducted on child victims of the Chernobyl radiation.
 
 
 
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