Modeling the yield of double-strand breaks due to formation of multiply damaged sites in irradiated plasmid DNA

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 668-672

  Xapsos, Michael A ^a   Pogozelski, Wendy Knapp ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELIUM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0029827167     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579383     Document Type: Article

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