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DNA Damage FOCI Patterns from High-Let Ions

The analysis of the densely populated patterns of radiation-induced foci by a stochastic, Monte Carlo model of DNA double-strand breaks induction by heavy ions

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Pages 507-515 | Received 03 Mar 2009, Accepted 03 Feb 2010, Published online: 15 May 2010

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