Effect of LET and track structure on the statistical distribution of chromosome aberrations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1070-1075

  Gudowska Nowak, E ^a,b   Lee, R ^b   Nasonova, E ^b,c   Ritter, S ^b   Scholz, M ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Ionizing radiation; Track structure

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHARACTERIZATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; X RAYS;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; ENERGY DEPOSITION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACK STRUCTURE;

CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 34249705222     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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