Comparison of two methods for measuring γ-H2AX nuclear fluorescence as a marker of DNA damage in cultured human cells: Applications for microbeam radiation therapy

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Anderson, D ^a   Andrais, B ^b   Mirzayans, R ^a,b   Siegbahn, E A ^c   Fallone, B G ^a,b   Warkentin, B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

H2AX foci; microbeam; Radiation damage evaluation methods; Radiotherapy concepts

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY MEASUREMENT; H2AX FOCI; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY; MICRO BEAMS; MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY; NORMAL TISSUE SPARING; NORMAL-TISSUE TOXICITY;

CELL CULTURE; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; IRRADIATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 84880708331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/8/06/C06008     Document Type: Article

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