DNA complex lesions induced by protons and α-particles: Track structure characteristics determining linear energy transfer and particle type dependence

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Ottolenghi, A ^a   Merzagora, M ^a   Paretzke, H G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; IONIZATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTON RADIATION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ALPHA PARTICLES; DNA DAMAGE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTONS;

EID: 0030747242     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110050060     Document Type: Article

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