Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: García Gómez-Tejedor, Gustavo (Editor), Fuss, Martina Christina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Radiotherapy.; Nucleic acids.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Nucleic Acid Chemistry.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.

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 experimen...