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The Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety journal ISSN 1024-6177 was founded in January 1956 (before December 30, 1993 it was entitled Medical Radiology, ISSN 0025-8334). In 2018, the journal received Online ISSN: 2618-9615 and was registered as an electronic online publication in Roskomnadzor on March 29, 2018. It publishes original research articles which cover questions of radiobiology, radiation medicine, radiation safety, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and scientific reviews. In general the journal has more than 30 headings and it is of interest for specialists working in thefields of medicine¸ radiation biology, epidemiology, medical physics and technology. Since July 01, 2008 the journal has been published by State Research Center - Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency. The founder from 1956 to the present time is the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, and from 2008 to the present time is the Federal Medical Biological Agency.
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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 1
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-15-18
D.V. Saleeva1, L.M. Rozhdestvensky1, N.F. Raeva1, E.S. Vorobeva1,
G.D. Zasukhina1,2
Mechanisms of Antitumor Activity of Low Doses of Radiation Associated with Activation of Cells’ Defense System
1A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
2Institute of General Genetics, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: D.V. Saleeva, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Background: The effects of ionizing radiation (IR) involve a highly orchestrated series of events in cells, including DNA damage and repair, cell death, and changes in the level of proliferation associated with the stage of the cell cycle. A large number of existing studies in literature have examined the activity of genes and their regulators in mammalian cells in response to high doses of ionizing radiation. Although there are many studies, the research in effect of low doses of ionizing radiation remains limited. Though much progress has been made in understanding the basic principles of effects of low doses radiation on individual components of biological systems, less is known about how low doses affect target molecules and regulate the cellular networks (e.g., activation of the immune system, genes and their regulators in the phenomenon of hormesis, the formation of an adaptive response). These observations determined the purpose of the work: to investigate the activity of genes and non-coding RNAs (long non-coding RNAs and microRNAs) in various organs of mice with transplanted Lewis carcinoma after low doses radiation.
Material and methods: 24 female mice C57Bl/6 were transplanted subcutaneously with Lewis carcinoma cells (105 cells in 0.2 ml of Hanks’ solution). Total 4-fold X-ray irradiation with an interval of 4 days at a dose of 0.075 Gy (0.85 Gy/min) was performed on the RUST M1 from 6 days after transplantation; the tumor size was measured daily. The mice were divided into the following groups: biocontrol, biocontrol+irradiation, tumor and tumor+irradiation. On the 19th day from the beginning of the experiment, the mice were euthanized. The expression profiles of mRNA genes, long non-coding RNAs and microRNAs controlling the response to radiation were determined in the bone marrow, thymus, spleen and tumor of mice.
Results: Fractionated low doses irradiation of mice with transplanted Lewis carcinoma caused a growth decrease of implanted tumour cells compared to the similar group without irradiation. At the same time, there was an activation of oncosuppressors, and a decrease in the activity of oncogenes in the thymus and spleen of mice with tumor and irradiation. In the tumor group, without irradiation, the number of activated oncogenes prevailed over the number of inactivated ones.
Conclusion: Thus, the low doses radiation exposure led to the activation of antitumor immunity in mice, which emerged in slowing tumor growth in animals and was represented in the induction of oncosuppressors and inhibition of oncogenes expression.
Keywords: low doses of radiation, Lewis carcinoma, non-coding RNA, oncogenes, oncosuppressors, mice
For citation: Saleeva DV, Rozhdestvensky LM, Raeva NF, Vorobeva ES, Zasukhina GD. Mechanisms of Antitumor Activity of Low Doses of Radiation Associated with Activation of Cells’ Defense System. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(1):15–18.
(In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-15-18
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The work was carried out on the topic of the A.I. Burnazyan State Scientific Research Center «Technology-2» (state task No. 10.009.20.800) and on the topic of the N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (state task No. 0112-2019-0002).
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.09.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.11.2022.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 1
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-19-24
V.V. Petrova, P.A. Shulepov, T.D. Simagova, A.A. Petrov
The Concept of the Digital Twin of the Radiation and Nuclear Facilities’ Worker
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: V.V. Petrova, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: Analysis of the possibilities of a predictive model for assessing the risks of pathology of the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular systems and psychophysiological state in workers of radiation and nuclear hazardous enterprises and industries as part of the development of the concept of a digital twin.
Material and methods: The study involved employees of one of the leading radiation and nuclear hazardous enterprises, who underwent periodic medical examinations at comprehensive medical health center of the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biological Center in September–October 2022. In total 154 patients (115 men and 39 women) were questioned, examined, and analyzed medical records. Diagnostic criteria for risk factors and other pathological conditions and diseases that increase the likelihood of developing chronic non-communicable diseases were evaluated both in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Health and using the AI-HIPPOCRAT digital prognostic model developed by the Computer Science and Management Federal Research Center.
Results: In accordance with the criteria specified in the orders of the Ministry of Health, it was revealed that high or very high risks of developing diseases such as heart attack, stroke, hypertension and depression are observed in 120 people (77.9 %), and according to the analysis in the AI-HIPPOCRAT system, these risks occur in 131 people (85.1 %).
Conclusion: As a result of the study, the capabilities of the AI-HIPPOCRATE system were analyzed and the following recommendations were given for its use by workers of radiation and nuclear hazardous enterprises and industries: to integrate the AI-HIPPOCRAT system into the medical information system used at the enterprise; to divide the presented risk factors into three groups: manageable (on which the doctor or patient can influence), conditionally manageable (which can be influenced by the use of drugs) and uncontrollable, which the doctor and the patient cannot manage (for example, gender, age, etc.); to raise the threshold for setting the risk of a particular disease to “high and above”.
Keywords: predictive model, digital twin, risk assessment, periodic medical examination, radiation and nuclear facilities, staff
For citation: Petrova VV, Shulepov PA, Simagova TD, Petrov AA.The Concept of the Digital Twin of the Radiation and Nuclear Facilities’ Worker. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(1):19–24. (In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-19-24
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. FITZ IU RAS.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.09.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.11.2022.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 1
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-34-40
I.A. Galstian, A.Yu. Bushmanov, M.V. Konchalovsky, V.Yu. Nugis,
N.A. Metlyaeva, F.S. Torubarov, V.V. Korenkov, A.A. Davtian, D.A. Dubovoy
Features of the Dynamics of the Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes
during the First Week in Combined Radiation-Mechanical Lesions
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: I.A. Galstian, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
For a long time, the attention of researchers studying combined radiation-mechanical injuries (CRMI) has been focused on the study of individual syndromes: mechanical trauma and acute radiation syndrome. To diagnose and assess the severity of each syndrome, tests used for isolated injuries are recommended. However, the results of tests based on counting the number of different peripheral blood cells in an initially healthy person and in an injured patient who has experienced severe bleeding will be different. Accordingly, the assessment of the severity of developing acute radiation disease these patients will differ.
The possibility of predicting the severity of developing radiation injury in CRMI using a lymphatic test during the first week after exposure is also being evaluated. In this report, based on the literature data, the dynamics of the absolute number of lymphocytes in patients with multiple mechanical injuries is considered.
The results of numerous clinical and experimental studies indicate that severe and multiple injuries, starting from the first hours and during the first week of observation, are characterized by instability of the number of lymphocytes in peripheral blood with significant absolute lymphopenia on the first day. It is shown that the depth of lymphopenia and the rate of recovery of the number of lymphocytes to normal values depends on the severity of the mechanical injury. In addition, the deepening of lymphopenia is also caused by urgent medical measures that are standard in the provision of medical care for severe trauma with blood loss: massive infusion therapy and the appointment of corticosteroids.
Thus, the use of a lymphocytic test in CRMI to assess the radiation dose without taking into account the significance of the trauma suffered will lead to a false prognosis of the degree of developing acute radiation damage, as well as to the lack of differentiation between the effects of radiation and non-radiation factors, and, consequently, to errors in patient management tactics.
Keywords: combined radiation-mechanical lesions, acute radiation sickness, biodosimetry, lymphocytes, lymphocyte test
For citation: Galstian IA, Bushmanov AYu, Konchalovsky MV, Nugis VYu, Metlyaeva NA, Torubarov FS, Korenkov VV, Davtian AA, Dubovoy DA. Features of the Dynamics of the Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes during the First Week in Combined Radiation-Mechanical Lesions. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(1):34–40. (In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-34-40
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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors.
Article received: 20.09.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.11.2022.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 1
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-25-33
V.G. Barchukov, O.A. Kochetkov, V.N. Klochkov, N.A. Eremina, P.P. Surin,
A.A. Maximov, D.I. Kabanov, V.K. Velichko, N.A. Bogdanenko, Zh.I. Alsagaev
Distribution of Radiocarbon in the Environment
under Normal Conditions of Operating of Kurskaya Nuclear Power Plant
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: V.G. Barchukov, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: 14C is one of the fifteen radionuclides that account for at least 99 % of the radiation dose to the critical group of the population from NPP emission sources. The continuous growth of the total capacity of operating NPPs leads to a significant increase in the amount of 14С emitted into the environment during NPP operation. Efficient capture and disposal of 14C, which has a half-life of 5760 years, is a very laborious undertaking. At the same time, due to the high mobility of this radionuclide, local foci of contamination with 14C can appear both near the NPP at a distance of 1–2 km from its ventilation pipe, and in soil and plants located at a distance of 20–30 km from the NPP due to the transfer of air masses. Therefore, the control of the formation of 14C during the operation of nuclear power plants, its content in emissions and discharges of nuclear power plants, as well as distribution in the environment is an urgent problem today.
Purpose: Analysis of the environmental pollution due to emissions and discharges of radiocarbon from the Kurskaya nuclear power plant.
Material and methods: During the research, a method being developed by specialists of the Laboratory for Radiation Safety of Personnel was used to determine the specific activity of 14C in soil and vegetation. To explore the 14C content in the air, the method of bubbling air through a TASC-HT-HTO-C-14 flow meter-sampler (Overhoff technology, USA) and the method of air conditioning through a Ballu BDH-15L air dryer (Ballu, Russia) were used. To prepare counting samples from selected soil and food samples, a method based on the combustion of selected samples in a Pyrolyser-6 Trio catalytic decomposition system was used. All prepared counting samples, including samples from surface water and biosubstrate of the personnel of the Kursk NPP and the population, were measured by liquid scintillation spectrometry on a Tri-Carb 3180 TR/SL alpha, beta spectrometer.
Results: On the basis of an integrated approach to assessing the content of 14C in air, water, soil and food, an analysis of the formation of environmental pollution due to emissions and discharges 14C from the Kurskaya NPP was carried out.
Conclusions: An increased content of the 14C radionuclide in soil samples, food products and vegetation in the area of the Kursk NPP with RBMK-1000 nuclear reactors is shown, both in comparison with the content of natural 14C and NPPs operating BN-600,800 and VVER-1000 nuclear reactors. The necessity of taking into account radiocarbon emissions from NPPs into the environment in the problem of optimizing the radiation protection of the population under the conditions of normal operation of NPPs is confirmed.
Keywords: radiocarbon, radiocarbon in soil, radiocarbon in vegetation, emission of radiocarbon, nuclear power plant
For citation: Barchukov VG, Kochetkov OA, Klochkov VN, Eremina NA, Surin PP, Maximov AA, Kabanov DI, Velichko VK, Bogdanenko NA, Alsagaev ZhI. Distribution of Radiocarbon in the Environment under Normal Conditions of Operating of Kurskaya Nuclear Power Plant. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(1):25–33. (In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-25-33
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Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Research concept – Barchukov V.G., Kochetkov O.A.
Data collection and processing – Eremina A.A., Surin P.P., Alsagaev Zh.I., Valery G. Barchukov, Valerya K.Velichko, Dmitryi I. Kabanov.
Text writing and editing – Eremina N.A., Klochkov V.N., Aleksei A. Maximov, Natalya A.Bogdanenko.
Article received: 20.09.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.11.2022.
Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023. Vol. 68. № 1
DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-41-47
N.A. Metlyaeva, A.Yu. Bushmanov, I.A. Galstyan, O.V. Shcherbatykh,
M.V. Konchalovsky, F.S. Torubarov, V.V. Korenykov
Toxic Pneumosclerosis as a Consequence of Chronic Plutonium Exposure
A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: N.A. Metlyaeva, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ABSTRACT
Purpose: To assess toxic pneumosclerosis caused by inhalation intake of plutonium aerosols in a patient who worked in contact with plutonium at the Mayak Production Association from 1948–1954.
Material and methods: Patient Sh., born in 1924, higher education, at the age of 24, began working as a chemical engineer at MPO Mayak from 1948 to 1954 under conditions of increased occupational hazard of ionizing radiation (exposure to gamma rays and ingestion of plutonium aerosols). During her work, she received 389, 624 R: (1950 ‒ 83, 57; 1951 ‒ 187, 29; 1952 ‒ 70, 24; 1953 ‒ 48, 14). Carrying plutonium.
Results: А clinical description of toxic pneumosclerosis of a severe degree of a progressive course, caused by the intake of mainly transportable plutonium aerosols against the background of a combined effect of external relatively uniform gamma radiation, is given. The carriage of plutonium and its removal from the body were established and confirmed. For diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, the patient underwent pentacin inhalations in 2 stages for 3 days. The excretion of plutonium-239 in the urine increased to a maximum of 940 units / min ‒ 1150 units / min (06.04.1957‒06.06.1957) and 464 units / min (06.14.1957), in feces ‒ 308 units / min ‒ 252 units / min (06.07.1957‒ 06.11.1957) and 236 units / min (18.06.1957). The assessment of the amount and alpha activity of the received in the lungs, liver, bones, and other organs was carried out according to the biophysical study of the organs of the corpse of the patient Sh.
Conclusion: The clinical picture of the patient was determined by toxic plutonium pneumosclerosis of a severe degree of progressive course as a consequence of chronic exposure to plutonium. Hypoxia (hypoxemic and tissue). Pulmonary heart. Focal pneumonia. Upex lungs. Violation of the vasomotor and respiratory centers. Moderate oppression of hematopoiesis and asthenic syndrome as a consequence of chronic radiation sickness II degree. The disease progressed with damage to the main critical organs (lungs, liver, bones). The patient died from heart failure, which developed as a result of pneumosclerosis with symptoms of asphyxia.
Keywords: chronic radiation sickness, plutonium pneumosclerosis, carriage of plutonium-239, aerosols, hypoxia, hypoxemia
For citation: Metlyaeva NA, Bushmanov AYu, Galstyan IA, Shcherbatykh OV, Konchalovsky MV, Torubarov FS, Korenykov VV. Toxic Pneumosclerosis as a Consequence of Chronic Plutonium Exposure. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2023;68(1):41–47.
(In Russian). DOI: 10.33266/1024-6177-2023-68-1-41-47
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Article received: 20.09.2022. Accepted for publication: 25.11.2022.