Response of cells to ionizing radiation

Advances in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 204-262

  Han, Wei ^a   Yu, Kwan Ngok ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; DNA; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATIONS; BYSTANDER RESPONSE; CELLULAR RESPONSE; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RADIATION-INDUCED;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 84881061395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2174/978160805040610901010204     Document Type: Chapter

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