Model for radial dependence of frequency distributions for energy imparted in nanometer volumes from HZE particles

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-468

  Cucinotta, F A ^a   Nikjoo, H ^b   Goodhead, D T ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b MRC Radiat and Genome Stability U   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034074917     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0459:MFRDOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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