Biological Characterization of Low-Energy Ions with High-Energy Deposition on Human Cells

During space travel, astronauts are exposed to cosmic radiation that is comprised of high-energy nuclear particles. Cancer patients are also exposed to high-energy nuclear particles when treated with proton and carbon beams. Nuclear interactions from high-energy particles traversing shielding materi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Radiation research 2014-09, Vol.182 (3), p.282-291
Main Authors: Saha, Janapriya, Wilson, Paul, Thieberger, Peter, Lowenstein, Derek, Wang, Minli, Cucinotta, Francis A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological effects
Boron
Carbon
Cell cycle
Cell Line
Cellular
Cosmic Radiation
Cosmic rays
Damage
DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
DNA Damage
DNA Repair
Energy
Epithelial cells
Exposure
G2 Phase - radiation effects
Histones - analysis
Homologous Recombination
Humans
Ion irradiation
Ions
Irradiation
Linear Energy Transfer
Low energy
Nuclear particles
Particle beams
Particle energy
Particle tracks
Radiation damage
REGULAR ARTICLE
REGULAR ARTICLES
Space life sciences
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:During space travel, astronauts are exposed to cosmic radiation that is comprised of high-energy nuclear particles. Cancer patients are also exposed to high-energy nuclear particles when treated with proton and carbon beams. Nuclear interactions from high-energy particles traversing shielding materials and tissue produce low-energy (
ISSN:0033-7587
1938-5404
DOI:10.1667/RR13747.1