Simulation of the relative damaging effects of Auger cascades with gel scintillators

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1057-1062

  Grau Carles, Agustin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Double strand breaks; Microdosimetry; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

DNA; GALLIUM 67; INDIUM 111; IODINE 123; IODINE 125; IODINE 131; IRON 55; NANOSPHERE; TECHNETIUM 99M; TRITIUM;

ACCURACY; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; ELECTRONS; GELS; MICELLES; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

EID: 57349122871     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802460156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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