Short DNA fragments are a hallmark of heavy charged-particle irradiation and may underlie their greater therapeutic efficacy

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue JUN, 2016, Pages

  Pang, Dalong ^a   Chasovskikh, Sergey ^a   Rodgers, James E ^b   Dritschilo, Anatoly ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Doctors Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Charged particle; Low LET; Radiation; Short DNA fragments

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BERYLLIUM; COBALT 60; DNA FRAGMENT; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTRON THERAPY; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 84982803577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2016.00130     Document Type: Article

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