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Chromosome aberrations induced by light ions: Monte Carlo simulations based on a mechanistic model
1 Jan 1999
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PURPOSE: To investigate the mechanisms underlying the induction of chromosome aberrations by ionizing radiation, focusing attention on DNA damage severity, interphase chromosome geometry and the distribution of DNA strand breaks. METHODS: An ab initio biophysical model of aberration induction in human lymphocytes specific for light ions was developed, based on the assumption that 'complex lesions' (clustered DNA...
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