α-and γ-irradiation of aqueous DNA solutions

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 611-617

  Zarris, G ^a   Georgakilas, A G ^b   Sakelliou, L ^a   Sarigiannis, K ^a   Sideris, E G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; AMERICIUM; DNA; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLUTIONS;

ALPHA PARTICLE IRRADIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER (LET);

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 0032299495     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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