Radiation Damage in Biomolecules and Cells

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Nov 1;21(21):8188. doi: 10.3390/ijms21218188.

Authors

Mario P Carante¹, Francesca Ballarini^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ INFN (Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics), Sezione di Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.
² Physics Department, University of Pavia, via Bassi 6, I-27100 Pavia, Italy.

Abstract

Ionizing radiation is widely used in medicine, both as a diagnostic tool and as a therapeutic agent [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded / radiation effects
DNA Breaks, Single-Stranded / radiation effects
DNA Damage*
Humans
Neoplasms / genetics
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiation, Ionizing*