Evaluation of the cytotoxicity and the genotoxicity induced by α radiation in an A549 cell line

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 958-961

  Belchior, Ana ^a,b   Gil, Octávia Monteiro ^a   Almeida, Pedro ^b   Vaz, Pedro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alpha radiation; Biological indicators of exposure; Cytogenetics untargeted effects

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; GENES; IONIZING RADIATION; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALPHA RADIATION; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; CUMULATIVE EXPOSURES; CYTOGENETICS UNTARGETED EFFECTS; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; TRANSFER TECHNIQUE;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 80052954452     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.04.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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