DNA fragmentation induced by Fe ions in human cells: Shielding influence on spatially correlated damage

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1353-1357

  Antonelli, F ^a   Belli, M ^a   Campa, A ^a   Chatterjee, A ^b   Dini, V ^a   Esposito, G ^a   Rydberg, B ^b   Simone, G ^a   Tabocchini, M A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Fe ions in human cells; Radiation dose; Radiation risk; Radiation shielding

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; CELLS; COSMIC RAYS; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; IRON; RADIATION SHIELDING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; FE IONS IN HUMAN CELLS; RADIATION RISK;

DNA;

EID: 5644270233     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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