Relative biological effectiveness of 280 keV neutrons for apoptosis in human lymphocytes

Health Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-75

  Ryan, L A ^a   Wilkins, R C ^b   McFarlane, N M ^a   Sung, M M ^a   McNamee, J P ^b   Boreham, D R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Blood; Neutrons; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NEUTRON; NEUTRON RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

APOPTOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745288596     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000200339.91550.6b     Document Type: Article

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