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Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems (Hardcover, 2012) Loot Price: R4,560
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Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems (Hardcover, 2012): Gustavo Garcia Gomez-Tejedor, Martina Christina Fuss

Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems (Hardcover, 2012)

Gustavo Garcia Gomez-Tejedor, Martina Christina Fuss

Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering

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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 experiments done by Sanche and co-workers in 2000 showed that low-energy secondary electrons, which are abundantly generated along radiation tracks, are primarily responsible for radiation damage through successive interactions with the molecular constituents of the medium. Apart from ionizing processes, which are usually related to radiation damage, below the ionization level low-energy electrons can induce molecular fragmentation via dissociative processes such as internal excitation and electron attachment. This prompted collaborative projects between different research groups from European countries together with other specialists from Canada, the USA and Australia.
This booksummarizes the advances achieved by these research groups after more than ten years of studies on radiation damage in biomolecular systems.

An extensive Part I deals with recent experimental and theoretical findings on radiation induced damage at the molecular level. It includes many contributions on electron and positroncollisions with biologically relevant molecules. X-ray and ion interactions are also covered. Part II addresses different approaches to radiation damage modelling. In Part III biomedical aspects of radiation effects are treated on different scales. After the physics-oriented focus of the previous parts, there is a gradual transition to biology and medicine with the increasing size of the object studied. Finally, Part IV is dedicated to current trends and novel techniques in radiation reserach and the applications hence arising. It includes new developments in radiotherapy and related cancer therapies, as well as technical optimizations of accelerators and totally new equipment designs, giving a glimpse of the near future of radiation-based medical treatments."

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Imprint: Springer
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Release date: 2012
First published: 2012
Editors: Gustavo Garcia Gomez-Tejedor • Martina Christina Fuss
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 510
Edition: 2012
ISBN-13: 978-9400725638
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Nuclear issues
Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > Medical research
Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Biophysics
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LSN: 9400725639
Barcode: 9789400725638

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