Chromosomal aberrations induced by high-energy iron ions with shielding

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1358-1361

  Grossi, G ^a   Durante, M ^a   Gialanella, G ^a   Pugliese, M ^a   Scampoli, P ^a   Furusawa, Y ^b   Kanai, T ^b   Matsufuji, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biophysical models; Chromosomal aberrations; High energy iron ions; Shielding; Space biology

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COSMIC RAYS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IRON; RADIATION SHIELDING; SPACE RESEARCH; X RAYS;

BIOPHYSICAL MODELS; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; HIGH-ENERGY IRON IONS; SPACE BIOLOGY;

ABERRATIONS;

EID: 5644251992     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.09.060     Document Type: Article

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