Ion-induced electron production in tissue-like media and DNA damage mechanisms

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-71

  Surdutovich, E ^a,b   Obolensky, O I ^a,e   Scifoni, E ^a   Pshenichnov, I ^a,c   Mishustin, I ^a,d   Solov'Yov, A V ^a,e   Greiner, W ^a  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^d KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; ION BEAMS; IONS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; PROJECTILES; SECONDARY EMISSION; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS; ION-INDUCED ELECTRONS; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; PHYSICAL INFORMATION; SECONDARY ELECTRONS;

DNA;

EID: 58849127730     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2008-00207-y     Document Type: Article

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