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Title Radiation damage in biomolecular systems / Gustavo García Gómez-Tejedor, Martina Christina Fuss, editors
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 510 pages)
Series Biological and medical physics, Biomedical engineering, 1618-7210
Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering.
Contents Preface -- Acronyms. Part I Radiation Induced Damage at the Molecular Level 1: Nanoscale Dynamics of Radiosensitivity: Role of Low Energy Electrons -- 2: The Role of Secondary Electrons in Radiation Damage -- 3: Electron Transfer-Induced Fragmentation in (Bio)Molecules by Atom-Molecule -- 4: Following Resonant Compound States after Electron Attachment -- 5: Electron-Biomolecule Collision Studies Using the Schwinger Multichannel Method -- 6: Resonances in Electron Collisions with Small Biomolecules Using the R-Matrix Method -- 7: A Multiple-Scattering Approach to Electron Collisions with Small Molecular Clusters -- 8: Positronium Formation and Scattering from Biologically Relevant Molecules -- 9: Total Cross Sections for Positron Scattering from Bio-Molecules -- 10: Soft X-ray Interaction with Organic Molecules of Biological Interest -- 11: Ion-Induced Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems -- 12: Theory and Calculation of Stopping Cross Sections of Nucleobases for Swift Ions. Part II Modelling Radiation Damage 13: Monte Carlo Methods to Model Radiation Interactions and Induced Damage -- 14: Positron and Electron Interactions and Transport in Biological Media -- 15: Energy Loss of Swift Protons in LiquidWater: Role of Optical Data Input and Extension Algorithms -- 16: Quantum-Mechanical Contributions to Numerical Simulations of Charged Particle Transport at the DNA Scale -- 17: Multiscale Approach to Radiation Damage Induced by Ions -- 18: Track-Structure Monte Carlo Modelling in X-ray and Megavoltage Photon Radiotherapy -- 19: Simulation of Medical Linear Accelerators with PENELOPE. Part III Biomedical Aspects of Radiation Effects 20: Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks -- 21: Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Low-Dose Gamma Radiation -- 22: Chromosome Aberrations by Heavy Ions -- 23: Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Radiation Response in Cell and Tissue Models -- 24: Therapeutic Applications of Ionizing Radiations -- 25: Optimized Molecular Imaging through Magnetic Resonance for Improved Target Definition in Radiation Oncology. Part IV Future Trends in Radiation Research and its Applications 26: Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation -- 27: Photodynamic Therapy -- 28: Auger Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy -- 29: Using a matrix approach in nonlinear beam dynamics for optimizing beam spot size -- 30 Future Particle Accelerator Developments for Radiation Therapy. Part III Biomedical Aspects of Radiation Effects 20: Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks -- 21: Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Low-Dose Gamma Radiation -- 22: Chromosome Aberrations by Heavy Ions -- 23: Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Radiation Response in Cell and Tissue Models -- 24: Therapeutic Applications of Ionizing Radiations -- 25: Optimized Molecular Imaging through Magnetic Resonance for Improved Target Definition in Radiation Oncology. Part IV Future Trends in Radiation Research and its Applications 26: Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation -- 27: Photodynamic Therapy -- 28: Auger Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy -- 29: Using a matrix approach in nonlinear beam dynamics for optimizing beam spot size -- 30 Future Particle Accelerator Developments for Radiation Therapy. Part IV Future Trends in Radiation Research and its Applications 26: Medical Applications of Synchrotron Radiation -- 27: Photodynamic Therapy -- 28: Auger Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy -- 29: Using a matrix approach in nonlinear beam dynamics for optimizing beam spot size -- 30: Future Particle Accelerator Developments for Radiation Therapy
Summary Annotation Featuring the work of research groups worldwide, this book covers advances in radiation protection including research on radiation-induced damage at the molecular level, radiation damage modelling, biomedical aspects of radiation effects and much more
Analysis Physics
Radiotherapy
Nucleic acids
Environmental protection
Medical and Radiation Physics
Biophysics and Biological Physics
Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Radiation -- Physiological effect.
Radiation -- Toxicology.
Radiation injuries.
Radiotherapy -- Complications.
Radiotherapy.
Cellular Structures -- radiation effects
Radiation Injuries
Radiotherapy
Contraindications
Radiotherapy -- adverse effects
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General.
Physique.
Astronomie.
Radiotherapy
Radiation injuries
Radiation -- Physiological effect
Radiation -- Toxicology
Radiotherapy -- Complications
Form Electronic book
Author García Gómez-Tejedor, Gustavo
Fuss, Martina Christina
ISBN 9789400725645
9400725647
9400725639
9789400725638
1280399937
9781280399930
9786613577856
6613577855