Heavy-ion induced chromosomal aberrations: A review

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 701, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Ritter, Sylvia ^a   Durante, Marco ^a,b  

^a GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Complex exchanges; Heavy ion therapy; Heavy ions; Relative Biological Effectiveness; Space radiation risk

Indexed keywords

HEAVY ION;

CELL DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DNA REPAIR; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; X IRRADIATION; ANIMAL; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MITOSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MITOSIS; RADIATION GENETICS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955095510     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.04.007     Document Type: Review

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