The LET dependence of unrepaired chromosome damage in human cells: A break too far?

Radiation Research

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 393-405

  Loucas, Bradford D ^a   Cornforth, Michael N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FERRIC ION; PLUTONIUM 238;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHROMOSOME PAINTING; CYTOGENETICS; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIZING RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTE; MITOSIS; NEUTRON; PREMATURE CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA END-JOINING REPAIR; HEAVY IONS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; IRON; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84876271460     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR3159.2     Document Type: Article

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