[The Influence of the Ionizing Radiation on the Development of Atherosclerosis].

Abstract

The results of the epidemiological research of the last decade demonstrate the increased risk of circulatory system diseases in the cohorts of people exposed to professional, anthropogenic or medical irradiation, which causes the development of atherosclerosis of the vessels. It was shown that ionizing radiation is one of the promoters of the development of atherosclerosis.