A molecular dynamics simulation of DNA damage induction by ionizing radiation

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7143-7157

  Abolfath, Ramin M ^a   Carlson, David J ^a   Chen, Zhe J ^a   Nath, Ravinder ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS; HYDROGEN ABSTRACTION; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION; QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTONS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

DNA;

DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIATION RESPONSE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA DAMAGE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RADIATION, IONIZING;

EID: 84885167070     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/20/7143     Document Type: Article

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