Includes bibliographical references and index.

Radiomodulatory compounds of herbal origin for new frontiers in medicine, homeland security, management of radiological incidents, and space applications / Rajesh Arora ... [et al.] -- Indian medicinal herbs and ayurvedic formulations as potential radioprotectors / D.K. Maurya and T.P.A. Devasagayam --

Irradiation, radioprotection, and Nigella sativa / M. Cemek ... [et al.] -- Modulation of radiation-induced damage by Serbian natural plant products : implications for radioprotection / Gordana Joksi�c, Andreja Leskovac, and Sandra Petrovi�c -- Phytoceuticals for radioprotection with special reference to Egyptian flora / N.M. Abdel-Hamid -- Melatonin mitigates the damaging effects of ionizing radiation / Russel J. Reiter ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effect of citrus and hawthorn extracts against genotoxicty induced by gamma irradiation / Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr --

The healing potential of indigenous essential oils from New Zealand in the prevention and management of radiation-induced mucositis / W. Maddocks-Jennings -- Piper betel leaves : a potential gold mine of radioprotective and photoprotective compounds / Debashish Banerjee and Subrata Chattopadhyay -- Dietary antioxidants and phytochemicals in radioprotection and therapy / Carmia Borek -- Effects of berry fruits on neurocognitive deficits produced by exposure to space radiation / B.M. Rabin, James Joseph, and Barbara Shukitt-Hale --

Radioprotection by the soy isoflavone genistein / Michael R. Landauer -- Propolis and related flavonoids as radioprotective agents / Nada Or�soli�c ... [et al.] -- Radioprotective effects of Ginkgo biloba via its antioxidant action / G�oksel �Sener, Abdullah Sakarcan, and Berrak �C. Ye�gen -- Novel strategies for protecting mitochondria (the cellular powerhouse) against low-LET radiation : a review / Damodar Gupta ... [et al.] --

Andrographis paniculata : an emerging radioprotective agent for membrane proteins / Rakshamani Tripathi and Jayashree P. Kamat -- Mitigation of deleterious effects of ionizing radiation by phytoceuticals : mechanistic studies with Centella asiatica / C.K.K. Nair and Jisha Joy -- The radiosensitizing effects of L-canavanine / David R. Worthen and Peter A. Crooks --

Withaferin A : a phytosteroid of promise for tumour sensitization in cancer therapy / P. Uma Devi -- The radiosensitizer hypericin as adjuvant therapy in the treatment of central nervous system tumours / Toba Niazi and William T. Couldwell -- Radiosensitizing activity of the Indian medicinal plant Tinospora cordifolia Miers ex Hook F & Thoms in tumour-bearing mice / Ganesh Chandra Jagetia -- Do antioxidants reduce the efficacy of radiotherapy? / Ralph Moss.

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