High-LET ion radiolysis of water: Visualization of the formation and evolution of ion tracks and relevance to the radiation-induced bystander effect

Radiation Research

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-491

  Muroya, Yusa ^a,b   Plante, Ianik ^a   Azzam, Edouard I ^c   Meesungnoen, Jintana ^a   Katsumura, Yosuke ^b   Jay Gerin, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HELIUM; NEON; PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTRON; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLYSIS;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; IONS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; WATER;

EID: 33645464920     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3540.1     Document Type: Article

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