The cellular environment in computer simulations of radiation-induced damage to dna

Radiation and Environmental Biophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-172

  Moiseenko, V V ^a   Hamm, R N ^b   Waker, A J ^c   Prestwich, W V ^d  

^a LONDON REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; MODEL; PREDICTION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0031729337     PISSN: 0301634X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004110050112     Document Type: Article

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