Chromosome aberrations induced by light ions: Monte Carlo simulations based on a mechanistic model

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-46

  Ballarini, F ^a   Merzagora, M ^a   Monforti, F ^a   Durante, M ^b   Gialanella, G ^b   Grossi, G F ^b   Pugliese, M ^b   Ottolenghi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALPHA PARTICLES; AZURE STAINS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOCYTES; MODELS, GENETIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS;

EID: 0032962130     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530099140780     Document Type: Article

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