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- 17:48, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+286) N Platelet-derived growth factor (Created page with "A protein that induces growth and division of fibroblasts and is involved inblood vessel formation and wound healing. It also acts on some epithelial and endothelial cells and...")
- 17:47, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+178) N Pharynx (Created page with "Medical term for the throat from the nasal and oral cavities above to the larynx and oesophagus below. (ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 17:47, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary (→P)
- 17:46, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+329) N Pericarditis (Created page with "Inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart, frequently attributable to viral infections but in most cases, the cause of pericarditis is unknown. Pe...")
- 17:46, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+476) N Percutaneous coronary intervention (Created page with "Percutaneous coronary intervention encompasses a variety of procedures used to treat patients with diseased coronary arteries. A catheter is advanced into the diseased artery,...")
- 17:45, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+495) N Nuclear track detectors (Created page with "Detectors where the tracks of passing charged particles can subsequently be made visible by suitable chemical treatment and viewed microscopically. These passive detectors are...")
- 17:44, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+504) N Neurovascular syndrome (Created page with "Total-body exposures in the range of 50 Gy and more induce this syndrome within 1–72 h, leading to death within a few days. Some symptoms may occur as low as 20 Gy. Early sy...")
- 17:43, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+305) N Neurological syndrome (Created page with "The signs and symptoms of damage to the central nervous system within 48 hours related to an acute exposure to ionising radiation with a threshold of about > 50 Gy noting that...")
- 17:42, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+226) N Necrosis (Created page with "Cell death associated with loss of cellular membrane integrity. Occurs in anoxic areas of tumours and is also a cause of cell death after irradiation. ([[ICRP Publication 118]...")
- 17:41, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-23) ICRP Glossary (→N)
- 17:41, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+296) N Myocardial perfusion (Created page with "Blood flow to the heart muscle. Perfusion malfunctions may arisefrom coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, hypertrophiccardiomyopathy and wall motion abnormalities....")
- 17:40, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-28) ICRP Glossary (→M)
- 17:39, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+164) N Macrophage colony stimulating factor (Created page with "Cytokine that stimulates formation of macrophages from pluripotent haematopoietic cells. (ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 17:39, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-27) ICRP Glossary (→L)
- 17:38, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+195) N Individual decontamination (Created page with "The complete or partial removal of contamination, either internal or external, from a person by a deliberate physical, chemical, or biological process. ''ICRP Glossary...")
- 17:37, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-145) Direct bioassay (Redirected page to In vivo radiobioassay) (current) (Tag: New redirect)
- 17:35, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+323) N In vivo radiobioassay (Created page with "Also called “direct bioassay” or “in vivo measurement”. Measurements of radioactive material in the human body utilizing instrumentation that detects radiation emitted...")
- 17:35, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+2) ICRP Glossary (→I)
- 17:33, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+228) N Hormones (Created page with "A class of signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate physiology and...")
- 17:32, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+346) N Habitual nose breather (Created page with "A person who breathes entirely through the nose regardless of the exercise level. Such a person may switch to breathing oro-nasally (partly through the nose and partly through...")
- 17:31, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+318) N Habitual mouth breather (Created page with "A person who breathes oro-nasally (partly through the nose and partly through the mouth) at all levels of exercise: sleep, sitting light exercise and heavy exercise. At 'heavy...")
- 17:30, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+236) N Growth hormone (somatotropin) (Created page with "A peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration. Growth hormone is synthesized, stored and secreted by somatotropic cells within the anterio...")
- 17:30, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+127) N Growth fraction (Created page with "Proportion of viable cells in active cell division. (ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 17:30, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+180) N Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (Created page with "Cytokine that stimulates differentiation of progenitors into granulocytes, macrophages, and eosinophils. (ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2...")
- 17:29, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+155) N Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (Created page with "Cytokine that stimulates differentiation of progenitor cells into granulocytes. (ICRP Publication 118, 2012) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 17:29, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+311) N Gastrointestinal syndrome (Created page with "The signs and symptoms of intestinal failure; e.g. intestinal damage related to an acute exposure to ionising radiation with a threshold of about 10 Gy. Acute radiation syndro...")
- 17:28, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-23) ICRP Glossary (→G)
- 17:28, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+123) Complex tissues
- 17:27, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+263) N Hierarchical tissues (Created page with "In hierarchical (Type H) tissues cells are arranged in a lineage ranging from stem cells to mature cells, and their dose-latency relationship is defined by the radiosensitivit...")
- 17:27, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+464) N Flexible tissues (Created page with "In flexible (Type F) tissues all cells are assumed to have the potential for proliferation and are also engaged in tissue-specific functions. The pronounced dose-latency relat...")
- 17:25, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+323) N Extrathoracic airways (Created page with "Part of the respiratory tract, consisting of the anterior nose (the ET1 region) and the posterior nasal passages, pharynx and larynx (the ET2 region). The oral part of the pha...")
- 17:25, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+165) N Excretion rate (instantaneous) (Created page with "The instantaneous rate at which a radionuclide is removed in excreta (Bq s<sup>-1</sup>). (ICRP Publication 130, 2015) ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 17:24, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) ICRP Glossary (→E)
- 17:23, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+15) ICRP Glossary (→E)
- 17:19, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+381) N Epithelium (Created page with "Epithelium is one of the four basic types of tissues, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Epithelial tissues line the outer surfaces of organs and...")
- 17:18, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-37) ICRP Glossary (→D)
- 17:17, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-209) Direct bioassay
- 17:16, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) Direct bioassay
- 17:16, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+429) N Direct bioassay (Created page with "Measurements of radioactive material in the human body utilizing instrumentation that detects radiation emitted from the radioactive material in the body. ([https://www.iso.or...")
- 17:14, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+197) N Differentiation (Created page with "The process whereby stem cells enter a pathway of proliferation in which they acquire specialised functions. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 103, 2007) ''[[ICRP Glossary]...")
- 17:13, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+264) N Diastasis (Created page with "The midportion of diastole, when the blood enters the ventricle slowly or ceases to enter. Diastasis duration is in inverse proportion to heart rate and is absent at very high...")
- 17:11, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+209) N Cytokines (Created page with "Cytokines are a broad category of small proteins (~5–20 kDa) that are important in cell signaling. Their release has an effect on the behavior of cells around them. ''IC...")
- 15:57, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+238) N Complex tissues (Created page with "Cell populations in which function and proliferation take place in the same cells (otherwise called ‘flexible tissues’ or ‘conditional renewing tissues’). (ICRP Publ...")
- 15:57, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+304) N Clonogenic survival (Created page with "Defined as the fraction of cells that survive following exposure to, or treatment with, an agent that causes cell death. Only cells that are able to form colonies (clonogenic...")
- 15:56, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+233) N Clonogenic cells (Created page with "Cells that have the capacity to produce an expanding family of descendants (usually at least 50). Also called ‘colony-forming cells’ or ‘clonogens’. (ICRP Publicatio...")
- 15:55, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (-18) ICRP Glossary (→C)
- 15:54, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+159) N Bronchial region (Created page with "Part of the respiratory tract, consisting of the trachea (generation 0) and bronchi, airway generations 1 through 8. ''ICRP Glossary entry - June 2019''")
- 15:54, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+561) N Bone marrow (Created page with "Bone marrow, a semi-solid tissue located within the spongious portions of bones, is the primary site of new blood cell production or hematopoiesis. It is composed of hematopoi...")
- 15:53, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+1) Biomedical research volunteer
- 15:52, 11 June 2019 (diff | hist) (+243) N Basal cell (Created page with "Cuboidal epithelial cells attached to the basement membrane of epithelial structure typically found at the deepest layer of skin, internal cavity or duct like alimentary tract...")
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