Nuclear track detectors in cellular radiation biology

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Durante, M ^a   Grossi, G F ^a   Pugliese, M ^a   Gialanella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CYTOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLULAR RADIATION BIOLOGY; TRACK ETCH DETECTORS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0030110691     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4487(95)00303-7     Document Type: Article

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