Mason, N. J.; Smialek, M. A.; Moore, S. A.; Folkard, M. and Hoffmann, S. V.
(2006).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2406009 |
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Abstract
Radiation damage of DNA and other cellular components has traditionally been attributed to ionisation via direct impact of high-energy quanta or by complex radical chemistry. However recent research has shown that strand breaks in DNA may be initiated by secondary electrons and is strongly dependent upon the target DNA base identity. Such research provides the fascinating perspective that it is possible that radiation damage may be described and understood at an individual molecular level introducing new possibilites for therapy and perhaps providing an insight into the origins of life.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Extra Information: | Published in AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 876, pp. 3-14 |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Research Group: | Physics |
| Item ID: | 10776 |
| Depositing User: | Astrid Peterkin |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2018 09:10 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/10776 |
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