NUKLEONIKA 2005, 50(Supplement 3):S67-S76
Krzysztof Bobrowski
Department of Radiation Chemistry and Technology,
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology,
16 Dorodna Str., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland
The scope of this article is limited to the concept of free radical and its historical background and
a brief introduction to time-resolved techniques (pulse radiolysis, laser flash photolysis), which
allowed direct observation of free radicals on real time. The selected contributions of pulse radiolysis
to better understanding the role of free radical reactions in chemistry, biology and medicine are
presented and some selected future research needs and opportunities in radiation chemistry are briefly
addressed.