PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jonathan Baldwin
AU  - Vesper Grantham
TI  - Radiation Hormesis: Historical and Current Perspectives
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.115.166074
DP  - 2015 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 242--246
VI  - 43
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/43/4/242.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/43/4/242.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2015 Dec 01; 43
AB  - The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with a better understanding of radiation hormesis, the investigational research that supports or does not support the theory, and the relationship between the theory and current radiation safety guidelines and practices. The concept of radiation hormesis is known to nuclear medicine technologists, but understanding its complexities and the historical development of the theory may bring about a better understanding of radiation safety and regulations.