Compound dual radiation action theory for 252CF brachytherapy

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 110, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 801-806

  Wang, Chris K ^a   Zhang, X ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIUM 252; DNA;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON RADIATION; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION FIELD; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORY;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIFORNIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; GAMMA RAYS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTRONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4644312359     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nch165     Document Type: Article

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