Benefits in Disease Prevention, Control, and Cure

Abstract

The health benefits from low dose ionizing radiation are many, that proceed beyond the benefits of preventing many diseases and prolonging lifespan or even reversing aging. Moderate doses of X-rays from 0.5-3.0 Gy were successfully used in the first half of the 20th century to treat many inflammatory and infectious diseases. Low dose radiation (LDR) may also be effective in treating viral infections such as hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, as well as difficult to treat infections like MRSA. A few cases of neurodegenerative disease (AD, PD) have responded to a series of brain CT scans. The addition of LDR to high dose radiotherapy or chemotherapy has significantly improved survival for non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other tumor types. The use of radioactive pads (Chapter 7) is also effective in treating a wide variety of health issues.