Biodosimetry of ionizing radiation by selective painting of prematurely condensed chromosomes in human lymphocytes

Radiation Research

Volumn 148, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Durante, M ^a,c   George, K ^b   Yang, T C ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE RADIATION HEALTH;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOMES; CRICETINAE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; IRON; MALE; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 0030780842     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579716     Document Type: Article

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