Nicholas Dainiak, MD
About
Appointments
Therapeutic Radiology
Clinical ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- MD
- Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (1973)
Research
Publications
2024
Biology of Exfoliation of Plasma Membrane-Derived Vesicles and the Radiation Response: Historical Background, Applications in Biodosimetry and Cell-Free Therapeutics, and Quantal Mechanisms for Their Release and Function with Implications for Space Travel
Dainiak N. Biology of Exfoliation of Plasma Membrane-Derived Vesicles and the Radiation Response: Historical Background, Applications in Biodosimetry and Cell-Free Therapeutics, and Quantal Mechanisms for Their Release and Function with Implications for Space Travel. Radiation Research 2024, 202: 328-354. PMID: 38981604, DOI: 10.1667/rade-24-00078.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-free therapeuticsPlasma membrane-derived vesiclesExtracellular vesiclesExposure to ionizing radiationIndividual radiation dosesMembrane-derived vesiclesExposure to radiationProperties of extracellular vesiclesPathogenesis of diseaseSpace travelDeep spaceRadiation doseInhibitory moleculesSignal traffickingHuman cellsClinical disordersQuantal mechanismRadiation responseMembrane turnoverVesiclesNucleic acidsVesicle surfaceBiophysical propertiesCell-freeRadiation
2016
Inferences, Risk Modeling, and Prediction of Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Dainiak N. Inferences, Risk Modeling, and Prediction of Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation. Health Physics 2016, 110: 271-273. PMID: 26808880, DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSub-threshold doseLow radiation doseAdverse outcomesLow dosesThreshold doseEffects of ionizing radiationRadiation doseClinician's dilemmaDoseAccepted medical practiceIonizing radiationStochastic riskPotential long-termRadiation protection regulationsHealth effects of ionizing radiationRiskRadiation epidemiologistsLaboratory experimentalistsLow/veryRisk model