%0 Journal Article
%T Could X-Ray Irradiation Be Used as an ¡°Irradiation Vaccine¡±?
%A Gao-De Li
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 3
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1111337
%X In medical practice, X-ray is mainly used as a diagnostic test and a type of radiation therapy for cancer and other diseases. However, the X-rays seem no use in the prevention of diseases. Since X-rays can alter gene expression patterns in host cells, it might have capacity to protect people from all viral infections based on our antiviral theory. We assume that X-ray irradiation on the upper respiratory tract could protect normal people from respiratory viral infections. If a low-dose X-ray irradiation could protect people for 6 to 12 months, the X-ray irradiation could be taken as an ¡°irradiation vaccine¡±, which could replace normally used antigen-based vaccines for preventing all viral infections.
%K X-Ray Irradiation
%K ¡°Irradiation Vaccine¡±
%K Preventive X-Ray Machine
%K Respiratory Viruses
%K Pandemic
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6818535