A model for analysis of the yield and the level of clustering of radiation-induced DNA-strand breaks in hydrated plasmids

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 181-185

  Shikazono, N ^a   Yokoya, A ^a   Urushibara, A ^a   Noguchi, M ^a   Fujii, K ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMIDS; RADIATION DOSAGE; WATER;

EID: 79952324649     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq528     Document Type: Article

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