Application of the alkaline comet assay in biodosimetry: Assessment of in vivo DNA damage in human peripheral leukocytes after a γ radiation incident

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 407-416

  Garaj Vrhovac, V ^a   Kopjar, N ^a   Razem, D ^b   Vekic, B ^b   Miljanic, S ^b   Ranogajec Komor, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; COBALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WORKER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0035990239     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006731     Document Type: Article

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