Potential Treatment of Inflammatory and Proliferative Diseases by Ultra-Low Doses of Ionizing Radiations

Abstract

ᮀ Ultra-low doses and dose-rates of ionizing radiation are effective in preventing disease which suggests that they also may be effective in treating disease. Limited experimental and anecdotal evidence indicates that low radiation doses from radon in mines and spas, thorium-bearing monazite sands and enhanced radioactive uranium ore obtained from a natural geological reactor may be useful in treating many inflammatory conditions and proliferative disorders, including cancer. Optimal therapeutic applications were identified via a literature survey as dose-rates ranging from 7 to 11µGy/hr or 28 to 44 times world average background rates. Rocks from an abandoned uranium mine in Utah were considered for therapeutic application and were examined by γ-ray and laser-induced breakdown fluorescence spectroscopy. The rocks showed the presence of transuranics and fission products with a γ-ray energy profile similar to aged spent uranium nuclear fuel (93% dose due to β particles and 7% due to γ rays). Mud packs of pulverized uranium ore rock dust in sealed plastic bags delivering bag surface β,γ dose-rates of 10-450 µGy/h were used with apparent success to treat several inflammatory and proliferative conditions in humans.

Features of thermo-mineral waters of Višegrad Spa and their therapeutic application

“…Smatra se da radon aktiviše sistem hipotalamus-hipofiza-nadbubreg, te se povećano luče glikokortikoidi, ispoljavajući svoja brojna dejstva na organizam. Radonske vode ispoljavaju najjači analgetski efekat od svih termomineralnih voda [1,5,[15][16][17][18][19].…”

Small γ-Ray Doses Prevent Rather than Increase Lung Tumors in Mice

“…For combined exposure to low-and high-LET radiation as occurs for radon in the environment and home and for mixed neutron and γ-ray fields, harm from the high-LET component of the radiation dose appears to be prevented by low-LET-radiation ANP (Rithidech and Scott 2008;Sanders and Scott 2008;Scott et al 2009;Sanders 2010). Further, low-LET radiation ANP in animal models has delayed the occurrence of spontaneous cancer (Mitchel et al 2003), prevented chemical-carcinogeninduced cancer (Sakai et al 2003;Bruce et al 2012), prevented cancer metastasis (Hashimoto et al 1999;Nowosielska et al 2006), and extended the lifespan of diseased animals (Sakai 2006;Lacoste-Collin et al 2007).…”

Commentary: Ethical Issues of Current Health-Protection Policies on Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation

“…Socol and others Liu 2007;Cohen 2008;Nakatsukasa et al 2008;Scott 2008Scott , 2011Scott et al 2008;Sanders 2010, Thompson 2011Doss 2012;Sanders 2012;Scott and Dobrzyński 2012;Ulsh 2012;Calabrese 2013;Feinendegen et al 2013;Nomura et al 2013) comprise emerging scientific support for the application of radiation hormesis/adaptive response for a variety of health benefits.…”