[Radiobiological research at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)]

The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research has the unique sources of ionizing radiation. The different radiobiological researches have been carried out at the JINR accelerators for more than forty years. They are connected not only to the solution of fundamental problems of radiation genetics but also with applied tasks of great social importance. These tasks are concerned with the improvement of targeted therapy methods for treatment of cancer diseases.