Application of the plasma focus discharge in the radiobiology studies

The purpose of this short review article is to present the results of the influence of the ionizing X-ray pulses of plasma focus on living organisms, by performing experiments in vivo and analyzing changes in some vital characteristics of the objects, such as survival ability, efficiency of photosynthesis of unicellular organisms at moderate doses (up to 65 mSv); efficiency of enzyme production, change in protein content and change in fungi mass in the radiation dose range 7 mSv ÷ 45 Sv; changes in mammalian blood characteristics and appearance of signs of anemia due to the significant dose load.