Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) and dose rate dependent ratio of translocation to dicentric chromosome yield in 252Cf neutrons

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Tanaka, Kimio ^a   Gajendran, Natarajan ^b,c   Kamada, Nanao ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Eritrea Institute of Technology   (Eritrea)

^d Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Relief Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

252Cf neutrons; Biodosimetry; Bone marrow; Chromosome aberrations; Dose rate effect; FISH; Low dose rate; Translocations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350283214     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i1/29363     Document Type: Article

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