Measurement of inelastic cross sections for low-energy electron scattering from DNA bases

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 15-21

  Michaud, Marc ^a   Bazin, Marc ^a   Sanche, Léon ^a,b  

^a Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiobiology ^*  (Canada)

^b Centre for Radiotherapy Research (CR2)   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sections; DNA bases; Electron energy loss; Electronic excitations

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ARGON; CYTOSINE; DNA BASE; PYRIMIDINE; THYMINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; IONIZATION; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RADIATION SCATTERING;

ABSORPTION; DNA; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONS; PURINES; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 84855398081     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2011.577505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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