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Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems

Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems

García Gómez-Tejedor, Gustavo
Fuss, Martina Christina

Hardcover

Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Book 0

Medical ReferenceBiologyPhysics

ISBN10: 9400725639
ISBN13: 9789400725638
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Jan 5 2012
Pages: 510
Weight: 1.85
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

Since the discovery of X-rays and radioactivity, ionizing radiations have been widely applied in medicine both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The risks associated with radiation exposure and handling led to the parallel development of the field of radiation protection.
Pioneering experiments done by Sanche and co-workers in 2000 showed that low-energy secondary electrons, which are abundantly generated along radiation tracks, are primarily responsible for radiation damage through successive interactions with the molecular constituents of the medium. Apart from ionizing processes, which are usually related to radiation damage, below the ionization level low-energy electrons can induce molecular fragmentation via dissociative processes such as internal excitation and electron attachment. This prompted collaborative projects between different research groups from European countries together with other specialists from Canada, the USA and Australia.

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