Peer-reviewed Articles
These articles have been researched and written by members of CHRC.
All manuscripts were scrutinised by several experts in the field before publication to ensure scientific rigour and to meet editorial standards of the scientific Journal.
Limited evidence for transgenerational chromosomal instability in families with elevated mutation pattern SBS16 in the germline
Reference: Stephens, J., Ermler, S., Rake, C., Sisu, C., Scholze, M., & Anderson, R. M. (2026). Limited evidence for transgenerational chromosomal instability in families with elevated mutation pattern SBS16 in the germline. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09553002.2026.2618529. Link to full article.
Intergenerational effects of ionizing radiation: review of recent studies from human data (2018–2021)
Reference: A. Amrenova, C. Baudin, E. Ostroumova, J. Stephens, R. Anderson & D. Laurier (2024) Intergenerational effects of ionizing radiation: review of recent studies from human data (2018–2021), International Journal of Radiation Biology, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2024.2309917. Link to full article.
A systematic review of human evidence for the intergenerational effects of exposure to ionizing radiation
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Reference: Jade Stephens, Alexander J. Moorhouse, Kai Craenen, Ewald Schroeder, Fotios Drenos & Rhona Anderson (2024) A systematic review of human evidence for the intergenerational effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, International Journal of Radiation Biology, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2024.2306328 Link to full article.
M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites
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Reference: Lawrence, K. J., Scholze, M., Seixo, J., Daley, F., Al-Haddad, E., Craenen, K., Gillham, C., Rake, C., Peto, J and Rhona Anderson, R.M (l2024). M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites. Journal of Radiological Protection, volume 44 (1), 01150. Link to full article.
“Is that a coincidence?”: Exploring health perceptions and the causal attributions of physical health conditions in British nuclear test veterans
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Reference: Collett, G., Martin, W., Young, W. R., & Anderson, R. M. (2022). “Is that a coincidence?”: Exploring health perceptions and the causal attributions of physical health conditions in British nuclear test veterans. SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, 100127. Link to full article.
No evidence of increased mutations in the germline of a group of British nuclear test veterans
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Reference: Moorhouse et al (2022). No evidence of increased mutations in the germline of a group of British nuclear test veterans.Scientific Reports. 12, 10830.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14999-w#citeasac6e10. Link to full article.
British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk
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Reference: Christine Rake et al (2022). British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk. Journal of Radiological Protection 42(2), 021528. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6498/ac6e10. Link to full article.
Dose estimation after a mixed field exposure: Radium-223 and intensity modulated radiotherapy
Reference: I.Bastiani, S.J.McMahon, P.Turner,etal., Dose estimation after a mixed field exposure: Radium-223 and intensity modulated radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and Biology (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2021.12.002. Link to full article.
Exposure Worry: The Psychological Impact of Perceived Ionizing Radiation Exposure in British Nuclear Test Veterans
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Reference: Collett, G., Young, W.R., Martin, W. and Anderson, R. (2021) 'Exposure Worry: The Psychological Impact of Perceived Ionizing Radiation Exposure in British Nuclear Test Veterans. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 12188. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12188. Link to full article.
The psychological consequences of (perceived) ionizing radiation exposure: a review on its role in radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction
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Reference: Collett, G., Kai, C., William, Y., Mary, G. and Anderson, R. (2020) 'The psychological consequences of (perceived) ionizing radiation exposure: a review on its role in radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction.' International Journal of Radiation Biology. pp. 1 - 56. ISSN: 0955-3002. Link to full article.
Meeting Report of the 16th International Congress of Radiation Research and the 12th International Symposium on Chromosomal Aberrations
Reference: Anderson, R., Williams, K., Jeggo, P., Hammond, E., West, C. and Badie, C. (2020) 'Meeting Report of the 16th International Congress of Radiation Research and the 12th International Symposium on Chromosomal Aberrations.' Journal of Radiological Protection, 40 (1). pp. 361 - 365. ISSN: 0952-4746. Link to full article.
Meeting report on ICRR2019, the 16th International Congress on Radiation Research
Reference: Williams, KJ., Hammond, EM., West, C., Anderson, RM., Badie, C. and Jeggo, PA. (2019) 'Meeting Report on ICRR2019, the 16th International Congress on Radiation Research'. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 96 (2). pp. 167 - 171. ISSN: 0955-3002. Link to full article.
DNA Damage Processing is Perturbed in Both Proliferative and Non-Proliferative Cells of Increased Chronological Cellular Age
Reference: Sabin, R., Pucci, G. and Anderson, RM. (2019) 'DNA damage processing is perturbed in both proliferative and non-proliferative cells of increased chronological cellular age.'. Radiation Research, 19 (2). pp. 200 - 207. ISSN: 0033-7587. Link to full article.
Cytogenetic Biomarkers of Radiation Exposure
Reference: Anderson, RM. (2019) 'Cytogenetic biomarkers of radiation exposure'. Clinical Oncology, 31 (5). pp. 311 - 318. ISSN: 1433-2981. Link to full article.