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| Method of displaying the sensitivity of a particular type of cell to radiation |
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| biologic damage occurs as a result of ionization of atoms on essential molecules produced by straight interaction with the incident radiation |
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| multistage process that first involves the production of free radicals that are created by the interaction of the radiation with water |
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| damage to a cell primarily through an indirect action that involves the production of molecules |
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| linear energy transfer (LET) |
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| The average energy deposited per unit length of track |
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| loss or change of a base in the DNA chain |
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| energy transferred could rupture one of its chemical bonds |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes |
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| a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction |
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| any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms |
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| the positively charged central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing nearly all its mass. |
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| each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA. |
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| a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus |
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| process of growing animal cells in vitro in a flask or dish |
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| a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction. |
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| three-dimensional structure of double-stranded DNA, in which polymeric nucleotide strands whose complementary nitrogen bases are linked by hydrogen bonds form a helical configuration |
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| a characteristic that deviates from the normal type |
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| a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc. |
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