Generalized concept of the LET-RBE relationship of radiation-induced chromosome aberration and cell death

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-69

  Takatsuji, Toshihiro ^a   Yoshikawa, Isao ^a   Sasaki, Masao S ^b  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell killing; Chromosome aberration; LET; Radiation; RBE

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CHARGED PARTICLES; CHROMOSOMES; ENERGY TRANSFER;

CELL KILLING; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLONOGENIC SURVIVAL; DOSE LIMITS; EXCESSIVE ENERGY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LOW DOSE; LOW LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFERS; RADIATION-INDUCED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0033090603     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.40.59     Document Type: Article

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