This journal is devoted to fundamental and applied issues in radiation research and biophysics. The topics may include:

Biophysics of ionizing radiation: radiation physics and chemistry, radiation dosimetry, radiobiology, radioecology, biophysical foundations of medical applications of radiation, and radiation protection.

Biological effects of radiation: experimental or theoretical work on molecular or cellular effects; relevance of biological effects for risk assessment; biological effects of medical applications of radiation; relevance of radiation for biosphere and in space; modelling of ecosystems; modelling of transport processes of substances in biotic systems.

Risk assessment: epidemiological studies of cancer and non-cancer effects; quantification of risk including exposures to radiation and confounding factors

Contributions to these topics may include theoretical-mathematical and experimental material, as well as description of new techniques relevant for the study of these issues. They can range from complex radiobiological phenomena to issues in health physics and environmental protection.

Special emphasis is given to fundamental research - directly or indirectly related to radiation. Articles on medical physics and applied radiation research will be accepted if they contribute to the understanding of fundamental mechanisms.

EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

Anna A. Friedl 
Ludwig-Maximilian University
Munich, Germany
Werner Rühm
Helmholtz Zentrum München
German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH) 
Institute of Radiation Medicine
Neuherberg, Germany
Andrzej Wojcik
Stockholm University
Centre for Radiation Protection Research
Stockholm, Sweden

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

David J. Brenner
Columbia University
Center for Radiological Research
New York, NY, USA
Marco Durante
GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research
Biophysics Division
Darmstadt, Germany
Sören Mattsson
Malmö University Hospital and Lund University
Dept. of Radiation Physics
Malmö, Sweden
Quanfu SUN
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Radiological Protection
Deshengmenwai, Xicheng District Beijing, China

EDITORIAL BOARD
Liz Ainsbury Ph.D.
Public Health England
Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards
Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, UK
Alexander Akleyev
Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine
Chelyabinsk, Russia
Maria Blettner
Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz
Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology & Informatics
Mainz, Germany
Wesley E. Bolch
University of Florida
Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
Gainsville, FL, USA
Sudhir Chandna
Natural Radiation Response Mechanisms Group
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS)
Delhi, India
Jing Chen
Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Harry Cullings
Statistics Department
Hiroshima City, Japan
Rüdiger Greinert
Dermatological Center Buxtehude
Buxtehude, Germany
Gerald Kirchner
ZNF, University of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

Charles Limoli
University of California, Irvine
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Irvine, CA, USA
Mark Little
National Cancer Institute
Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Bethesda, MD, USA
Herwig G. Paretzke
Helmholtz Center Munich
Institute of Radiation Protection
Neuherberg, Germany
Sergey A. Romanov
Southern Urals Biophysics Institute
Ozyorsk, Russian Federation
Satoshi, Tashiro
Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima, Japan
Gayle E. Woloschak
Departments of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Cell and Molecular Biology 
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chicago, IL, USA