Induction of micronuclei in human fibroblasts across the Bragg curve of energetic heavy ions

Radiation Research

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 583-589

  Wu, H ^a   Hada, M ^a,b   Meador, J ^a,b   Hu, X ^a,b   Rusek, A ^c   Cucinotta, F A ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b University Space Research Association   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION; IRON; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BRAGG CURVE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL LINE; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMONAUT; FIBROBLAST; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICRONUCLEUS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEON; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; X RAY;

CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 33749174866     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0535.1     Document Type: Article

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