Nanolesions induced by heavy ions in human tissues: Experimental and theoretical studies

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 556-563

  Bleicher, Marcus ^a,b   Burigo, Lucas ^a,b   Durante, Marco ^a,c,d   Herrlitz, Maren ^a,c,d   Krämer, Michael ^c   Mishustin, Igor ^a,e   Müller, Iris ^c   Natale, Francesco ^a,c   Pshenichnov, Igor ^a,f   Schramm, Stefan ^a,b   Taucher Scholz, Gisela ^c   Wälzlein, Cathrin ^a,c,d  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e KURCHATOV INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^f INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Heavy ions; Microdosimetry; Monte Carlo simulations; Nanolesions; Radiation induced nanostructures

Indexed keywords

DNA REPAIR; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NANOLESIONS; RADIATION-INDUCED;

CELL DEATH; DNA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; REPAIR; TISSUE;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 84864952750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21904286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.3.64     Document Type: Article

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