Comparative microdosimetry of photoelectrons and compton electrons: An analysis in terms of generalized proximity functions

Radiation Research

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 324-333

  Kellerer, Albrecht M ^a   Chen, Jing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICRODOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SCREENING TEST; X RAY;

BIOPHYSICS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; X-RAYS;

EID: 0042319314     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3036     Document Type: Article

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