Radiation-Induced Genomic Instability at Low Dose Radiation in Scientific Publications and in the Documents of International Organizations
Purpose: To determine the dose response for radiation-induced genomic instability (RIGI) and adequacy of their representation in the scientific publications of Russian and foreign authors. Material and methods: Analytic meta-study. The data of last years about RIGI at low dose of radiation with low LET (0.1 -0.2 Gy) and representation of this problem in the publications of own and foreign authors and also in documents of international organizations are reviewed. Results: The earlier conclusion (Koterov A.N., 2004-2006) about absence of RIGI at low doses is confirmed, and this conclusion is not contradicted by recent documents of international organizations (UNSCEAR, ICRP and BEIR). It is revealed, that at attempts to confirm of a false postulate about RIGI at low doses radiation of low LET, Russian and some foreign authors in the recent publications do not include any sources or these sources are in the majority completely inadequate. Conclusion: The conclusions are made on the necessity of presentation of precise dose laws for RIGI in the scientific publications and about absence of the proved molecular mechanism for the induction of radiogenic cancer at low dose radiation.