Role of DNA/chromatin organisation and scavenging capacity in USX- and proton- induced DNA damage

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 141-146

  Alloni, Daniele ^a,b   Ballarini, F ^a,b   Friedland, W ^c   Liotta, M ^a,b   Molinelli, S ^a,b   Ottolenghi, A ^a,b   Paretzke, H G ^c   Rossetti, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ION; SCAVENGER; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; WATER; PROTON;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; MINICHROMOSOME; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PROTON RADIATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; X RAY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA REPAIR; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CHROMATIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; X-RAYS;

EID: 34347373727     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl419     Document Type: Article

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