The first gamma-H2AX biodosimetry intercomparison exercise of the developing european biodosimetry network RENEB

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 265-270

  Barnard, S ^a   Ainsbury, E A ^a   Al Hafidh, J ^a   Hadjidekova, V ^b   Hristova, R ^b   Lindholm, C ^c   Monteiro Gil, O ^d   Moquet, J ^a   Moreno, M ^e   Rossler U ^f   Thierens, H ^g   Vandevoorde, C ^g   Vral, A ^g   Wojewodzka M ^h   Rothkamm, K ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b National Center of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^f BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

H2AFX PROTEIN, HUMAN; HISTONE;

ANALYSIS; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; EUROPE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LYMPHOCYTE; MASS DISASTER; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EUROPE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAMMA RAYS; HISTONES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LYMPHOCYTES; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE;

EID: 84929676410     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncu259     Document Type: Article

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