Production and dosimetry of copper L ultrasoft x-rays for biological and biochemical investigations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 351-363

  Hill, M A ^a   Vecchia, M D ^a   Townsend, K M S ^a   Goodhead, D T ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MAMMAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; COPPER; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; X-RAYS;

EID: 0031909981     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/2/010     Document Type: Article

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