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Unexpected pattern of human cell survival following alpha-particle irradiation in vitro

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Normal human fibroblasts were irradiated with alpha particles. Cell survival was significantly higher when the average linear energy transfer of the alpha spectrum was higher, contrary to expectation

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Imprint Title
Environmental Research Division annual report: Center for Human Radiobiology, July 1983-June 1984. Part 2
Journal Page Range
p. 49-52.
Report number
ANL--84-103-Pt.2

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United States
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United States
INIS RN
17016285
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
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ALPHA PARTICLES; ALPHA SPECTRA; AMERICIUM 241; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; ETIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIBROBLASTS; LET; MAN; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; SKELETON; SURVIVAL CURVES
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; ANIMAL CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; CHARGED PARTICLES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DATA; DISEASES; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAVY NUCLEI; HELIUM IONS; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SOMATIC CELLS; SPECTRA; VERTEBRATES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES