Title Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems Author(s) Garc??a G??mez-Tejedor, Gustavo;Fuss, Martina Christina Publication Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2012. Description XIV, 510 p : online resource Abstract Note 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 book??summarizes the advances achieved by these research groups after more than ten years of studies on radiation damage in biomolecular systems. The book will be of interest to researchers and advanced students in the fields of radiation physics, chemistry and radiation therapy ISBN,Price 9789400725645 Keyword(s) 1. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics 2. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS 3. BIOPHYSICS 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection 7. Medical and Radiation Physics 8. Medical physics 9. Nucleic Acid Chemistry 10. Nucleic acids 11. RADIATION 12. Radiation protection 13. Radiation???Safety measures 14. Radiotherapy Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I05428     On Shelf