The analysis of the densely populated patterns of radiation-induced foci by a stochastic, Monte Carlo model of DNA double-strand breaks induction by heavy ions

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-515

  Ponomarev, Artem L ^a,b   Huff, Janice ^a,b   Cucinotta, Francis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage foci; DSB; Image segmentation; Monte Carlo method; NASARadiationTrackImage model; Radiation of human cells

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HEAVY ION; IRON; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FETUS; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; FIBROBLASTS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77952470720     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553001003717175     Document Type: Article

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