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In the context of radiobiology, cell death is equated with any process that leads to the permanent loss of clonogenic capacity, often termed ‘loss of reproductive integrity’. Cell death can also refer to physical death through a variety of processes such as apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy, and sometimes, premature senescence and premature differentiation. (Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 131]], 2015) | In the context of radiobiology, cell death is equated with any process that leads to the permanent loss of clonogenic capacity, often termed ‘loss of reproductive integrity’. Cell death can also refer to physical death through a variety of processes such as apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy, and sometimes, premature senescence and premature differentiation. (Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 131]], 2015) | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 12 September 2019
In the context of radiobiology, cell death is equated with any process that leads to the permanent loss of clonogenic capacity, often termed ‘loss of reproductive integrity’. Cell death can also refer to physical death through a variety of processes such as apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy, and sometimes, premature senescence and premature differentiation. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 131, 2015)
ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019
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In the context of radiobiology, cell death is generally equated with any process that leads to the permanent loss of clonogenic capacity. (From ICRP Publication 118, 2012)
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