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Very good. xv, [1], 186 pages. Illustrations. Tables. Figures. Dr. Kedar Prasad obtained a Masters degree in Zoology from the University of Bihar, Ranchi, India, and a Ph.D. degree in Radiation Biology from the University of Iowa in 1963. Dr. Prasad received Post-doctoral training at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and joined the Department of Radiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center where he became Director for the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research. Dr. Prasad was the first person in the US to earn a Ph.D. in radiation biology. In 1979, along with Dr. Cole, he was the first to show that vitamin E can be used to kill cancer cells. He demonstrated the concept that multiple antioxidants are more effective in killing tumor cells than individual antioxidants. Dr. Prasad's studies were published in journals including Science, Nature, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. Currently, an increasing proportion of the medical, flight and military communities are exposed daily to enhanced levels of radiation, with more than 1 million people nationwide working in occupations involving radiation. Radiology technicians are subjected to x-rays, fluoroscopic procedures, digital radiography and expanded nuclear medicine applications. Airline personnel endure up to 50 times the radiological exposure of the general public due to solar flare activity and environmental factors. Exposure is so significant that the FAA classifies airline personnel and flight attendants as "radiation workers." Military personnel are at risk, including pilots flying long, high-altitude missions; technicians who maintain radiation detection instruments; and soldiers who may be in direct contact with radiation from exposure to radiological weapons. Even in small doses, these types of exposures are considered risky. Bio-Shield is composed of glutathione-elevating agents, antioxidants and specialized nutrients, which have been shown to reduce the negative effects of radiation exposure without toxic side effects, even at high doses.
