The physical and radiobiological basis of the local effect model: A response to the commentary by R. Katz

Radiation Research

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 612-620

  Scholz, M ^a,b   Kraft, G ^a  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIGHT; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 3042803776     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3174     Document Type: Review

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