One Dose of Radiation Causes 30 Percent Spongy Bone Loss

Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone’s weight bearing connections by up to 64%, researchers reported. The study, which appears in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology, has implications for patients receiving radiation therapy and astronauts traveling on long space flights.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news71910598.html">One Dose of Radiation Causes 30 Percent Spongy Bone Loss</a></p> <p>Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone’s weight bearing connections by up to 64%, researchers reported. The study, which appears in the online edition of the <i>Journal of Applied Physiology</i>, has implications for patients receiving radiation therapy and astronauts traveling on long space flights.</p>