Can Monte Carlo track structure codes reveal reaction mechanism in DNA damage and improve radiation therapy?

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 10-12, 2008, Pages 1270-1279

  Nikjoo, Hooshang ^a,b   Emfietzoglou, Dimitris ^c   Watanabe, Ritsuko ^d   Uehara, Shuzo ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bethe ridge; Electron track in condensed media; Low energy electron track; Monte Carlo track structure; Proton track

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CODES (SYMBOLS); DNA; GENES; MECHANISMS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK PERCEPTION;

BETHE RIDGE; ELECTRON TRACK IN CONDENSED MEDIA; LOW-ENERGY ELECTRON TRACK; MONTE CARLO TRACK STRUCTURE; PROTON TRACK;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 51249096071     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.05.043     Document Type: Article

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