Education
PhD, Radiation Biology, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Thesis: The influence of telomerase on induction and repair of targeted and non-targeted radiation effects
MSc, Radiation Biology University College London, UK
Thesis: Monte Carlo track structure studies of low energy ions
Postgraduate Certificate, Medical Physics, University of Patras, Greece
BSc, Theoretical Physics Al.I.Cuza University, Romania
Thesis: Magneto-fluid-hydrodynamics equations deducted by an analytical formalism
Research Interests
- Biological dosimetry for radiations and chemicals
- Targeted radiotherapy
- Carcinogenesis
- Non-targeted radiation effects
Selected Publications
• Correlation between the radiation responses of fibroblasts cultured from individual patients and the risk of late reaction after breast radiotherapy. [Cancer Letters; doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.02.036]
• Correlation between DNA damage responses of skin to a test dose of radiation and late adverse effects of earlier breast radiotherapy. [Radiotherapy and Oncology; doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.04.012]
• Impact of long term exposure to sodium arsenite on cytogenetic radiation damage. [Mutagenesis 2014; doi: 10.1093/mutage/get070]
• The impact of the bystander effect on the low-dose hypersensitivity phenomenon. [Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 2008, 47[2]:265-74]
• Energy Deposition by Alpha Particles [2keV- 1 MeV] in cylindrical targets. [MRC Monograph 2002/1 | 220 Pages]
Erratum to "Correlation between the radiation responses of fibroblasts cultured from individual patients and the risk of late reaction after breast radiotherapy" [Cancer Lett. 374/2 (2016) 324-330]Nuta, O., Somaiah, N., Boyle, S., Chua, M., Gothard, L., Yarnold, J., Rothkamm, K., Herskind, C.,
2016 In : Cancer Letters. 378, 1, p. 68
Correlation between the radiation responses of fibroblasts cultured from individual patients and the risk of late reaction after breast radiotherapyNuta, O., Somaiah, N., Boyle, S., Chua, M., Gothard, L., Yarnold, J., Rothkamm, K., Herskind, C.,
2016 In : Cancer Letters. 374, 2, p. 324-330
Correlation between DNA damage responses of skin to a test dose of radiation and late adverse effects of earlier breast radiotherapySomaiah, N., Chua, M., Bourne, S., Daley, F., A'Hern, R., Nuta, O., Gothard, L., Boyle, S., Herskind, C., Pearson, A., Warrington, J., Helyer, S., Owen, R., Rothkamm, K., Yarnold, J.,
2016 In : Radiotherapy and Oncology. 119, 2, p. 244-249
Impact of long-term exposure to sodium arsenite on cytogenetic radiation damageNuta, O., Moquet, J., Bouffler, S., Lloyd, D., Sepai, O., Rothkamm, K.,
2014 In : Mutagenesis. 29, 2, p. 123-129
Is effective and safe a radiochemotherapy approach in elderly cancer patients? A reviewFiorica, F., Zanghì, A., Pascale, G., Nuta, O., Del Pup, L., Stefanelli, A., Cartei, F.,
2013 In : Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 13, 9, p. 1430-1437
Inter-individual and inter-cell type variation in residual DNA damage after in vivo irradiation of human skinChua, M., Somaiah, N., Bourne, S., Daley, F., A'Hern, R., Nuta, O., Davies, S., Herskind, C., Pearson, A., Warrington, J., Helyer, S., Owen, R., Yarnold, J., Rothkamm, K.,
2011 In : Radiotherapy and Oncology. 99, 2, p. 225-230
The impact of the bystander effect on the low-dose hypersensitivity phenomenonNuta, O., Darroudi, F.,
2008 In : Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 47, 2, p. 265-274
