A nanodosimetry-based linear-quadratic model of cell survival for mixed-LET radiations

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 6087-6098

  Chris Wang, C K ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

CELL SURVIVALS; DOSE RATES; ENERGY DEPOSITIONS; LESION PRODUCTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CELL SURVIVAL; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MODEL; NANODOSIMETRY BASED LINEAR QUADRATIC MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRICETINAE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33846855999     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/23/010     Document Type: Article

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