"Linear Energy Transfer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Rate of energy dissipation along the path of charged particles. In radiobiology and health physics, exposure is measured in kiloelectron volts per micrometer of tissue (keV/micrometer T).
| Descriptor ID |
D018499
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.154.240.400 G02.111.255.400 G02.216.400
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Linear Energy Transfer" by people in Profiles.
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Applications of nanodosimetry in particle therapy planning and beyond. Phys Med Biol. 2021 12 10; 66(24).
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Radiation-Induced DNA Damage Cooperates with Heterozygosity of TP53 and PTEN to Generate High-Grade Gliomas. Cancer Res. 2019 07 15; 79(14):3749-3761.
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National Cancer Institute Workshop on Proton Therapy for Children: Considerations Regarding Brainstem Injury. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 05 01; 101(1):152-168.
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Cellular and subcellular studies of the radiation effects of Auger electron-emitting estrogens. Acta Oncol. 1996; 35(7):833-40.
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Transformation of human epidermal keratinocytes with fission neutrons. Carcinogenesis. 1994 Dec; 15(12):2867-73.