Damage propagation in complex biological systems following exposure to low doses of ionising radiation

Atoms For Peace: an International Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-354

  Feinendegen, Ludwig E ^a,b   Paretzke, Herwig G ^c   Neumann, Ronald D ^d  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

damage propagation in biological systems; low level irradiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969447082     PISSN: 1741640X     EISSN: 17416418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/AFP.2007.015827     Document Type: Article

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