Automated detection of irradiated food with the comet assay

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Verbeek, F ^a,b   Koppen, G ^c   Schaeken, B ^a,d   Verschaeve, L ^c,e  

^a PHL University College   (Belgium)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^d ZNA Middelheim   (Belgium)

^e SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMET ASSAY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOSIMETRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS CONTROL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FOOD IRRADIATION; FRUIT; VEGETABLES;

EID: 45149119111     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm433     Document Type: Article

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