Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Radioprotective Efficacy of Marine Algae

Abstract

Subhashini Swaminathan* and Shweta Kailash Pal

Radiation and radiation technology has risen too much from the last few years, hence the chances of radiation contamination increased over the past few years. The need to study radiation protection has become necessary. Commercially available chemical radioprotectors having too many side effects and hence limiting the use. Since the last decade, the study on marine algae has gained impact through the experimental studies marine algae is considered to have many Radioprotective phytochemicals, such as phlorotannins, polysaccharides, carotenoids and other compounds. Chemical radioprotectors having many side effects of the human hence limiting the use. Natural radioprotectors can be used in place of artificial to reduce the side effect and can be used in the long run. Marine algae exhibiting a broad spectrum of antioxidant properties can be used widely as radioprotectors.