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- Title
The REPAIR Project, a Deep-Underground Radiobiology Experiment Investigating the Biological Effects of Natural Background Radiation: The First 6 Years.
- Authors
Pirkkanen, Jake; Lalonde, Christine; Lapointe, Michel; Laframboise, Taylor; Mendonca, Marc S.; Boreham, Douglas R.; Tharmalingam, Sujeenthar; Thome, Christopher
- Abstract
In 2017, a special edition of Radiation Research was published [Oct; Vol. 188 4.2 (https://bioone.org/journals/radiation-research/volume-188/issue-4.2)] which focused on a recently established radiobiology project within SNOLAB, a unique deep-underground research facility. This special edition included original articles, reviews and commentaries relevant to the research goals of this new project which was titled Researching the Effects of the Presence and Absence of Ionizing Radiation (REPAIR). These research goals were founded in understanding the biological effects of terrestrial and cosmic natural background radiation (NBR). Since 2017, REPAIR has evolved into a sub-NBR radiobiology research program which investigates these effects using multiple model systems and various biological endpoints. This paper summarizes the evolution of the REPAIR project over the first 6-years including its experimental scope and capabilities as well as research accomplishments.
- Subjects
RADIOBIOLOGY; COSMIC background radiation; IONIZING radiation; BIOLOGICAL systems
- Publication
Radiation Research, 2023, Vol 199, Issue 3, p290
- ISSN
0033-7587
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1667/RADE-22-00193.1