DNA damage by radiation as a function of electron energy and interaction at the atomic level with Monte Carlo simulation

In radiotherapy, X-ray or heavy ion beams target tumors to cause damage to their cell DNA. This damage is mainly induced by secondary low energy electrons. In this paper, we report the DNA molecular breaks at the atomic level as a function of electron energy and types of electron interactions using...

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Main Authors: Youssef Lamghari, Huizhong Lu, M'hamed Bentourkia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S093938892200071X