Recent insights into the biological action of heavy-ion radiation

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Hamada, Nobuyuki ^a,b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEER; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; GENE EXPRESSION; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMORS;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIONS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BYSTANDER EFFECTS; CANCER THERAPY; EXPOSED TO; HIGH LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFERS; ION RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MANNED EXPLORATION;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 55149103353     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.08070     Document Type: Article

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