Absorbed dose and linear energy transfer in radiation experiments.
1959
M DANZKER, and
N D KESSARIS, and
J S LAUGHLIN
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011827
Radiation
Emission or propagation of acoustic waves (SOUND), ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY waves (such as LIGHT; RADIO WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; or X-RAYS), or a stream of subatomic particles (such as ELECTRONS; NEUTRONS; PROTONS; or ALPHA PARTICLES).
Radiations
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D018499
Linear Energy Transfer
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).
Energy Transfer, Linear,LET,Transfer, Linear Energy