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Biophysics of Radiation Action

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Understanding the cellular response to ionizing radiation is not only necessary to meet the requirements of radioprotection, but also for medical application of radiation in cancer treatment. In terms of radiobiology, cancer therapy means the selective inactivation of malignant cells without affecting the normal healthy tissue. However, for several physical and biological reasons, this ideal situation is normally not attained. The elaboration of biophysical parameters that could be used to improve the selective sterilization of tumor cells has become one of the main activities of cellular radiobiology during the last two decades. Progress in this field has been facilitated by the development of tissue culture techniques allowing to grow and analyze cells in a synthetic nutrient medium.

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    Hermann Dertinger

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  1. Pakistan Atomic Energy Comission, Islamabad, Pakistan

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  2. Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    S. Riazuddin

  3. Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Asghar Qadir

  4. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

    M. N. Qazi

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Dertinger, H. (1984). Biophysics of Radiation Action. In: Khan, A.M., Riazuddin, S., Qadir, A., Qazi, M.N. (eds) Physics and Contemporary Needs. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4724-8_16

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