Fast Monte Carlo simulation of DNA damage formed by electrons and light ions

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1693-1706

  Semenenko, V A ^a   Stewart, R D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; INTERPOLATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS;

CHEMICAL PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO DAMAGE SIMULATION (MCDS) ALGORITHM; NEOPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION;

DNA;

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PROTON;

ALGORITHM; ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CANCER THERAPY; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON THERAPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IONIZING RADIATION; KINETICS; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRICETINAE; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; IONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTONS;

EID: 33645299354     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/7/004     Document Type: Article

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