Induction of DNA double-strand breaks by 1H and 4He ions in primary human skin fibroblasts in the LET range of 8 to 124 keV/μm

Radiation Research

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 540-549

  Frankenberg, D ^a   Brede, H J ^b   Schrewe, U J ^b   Steinmetz, C ^a   Frankenberg Schwager, M ^a   Kasten, G ^a   Pralle, E ^a  

^a Abt Klin Strahl Biol Klin S   (Germany)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELIUM; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LIGHT; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SKIN FIBROBLAST; YEAST CELL;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FIBROBLASTS; HELIUM; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SKIN;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032780706     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3580030     Document Type: Article

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