Proton therapy treatments are based on a proton RBE (relative biological effectiveness)
relative to high-energy photons of 1.1. The use of this generic, spatially invariant RBE within …

Cells manage to survive, thrive, and divide with high accuracy despite the constant threat of
DNA damage. Cells have evolved with several systems that efficiently repair spontaneous …

Clustered DNA lesions, also called Multiply Damaged Sites, is the hallmark of ionizing
radiation. It is defined as the combination of two or more lesions, comprising strand breaks …

In addition to the physical advantages (Bragg peak), the use of charged particles in cancer
therapy can be associated with distinct biological effects compared to X-rays. While heavy …

Before the human exploration of Mars or long-duration missions on the Earth's moon, the
risk of cancer and other diseases from space radiation must be accurately estimated and …

Radiation can cause as well as cure cancer. The risk of developing radiation-induced
cancer has traditionally been estimated from cancer incidence among survivors of the …

Compared to conventional photon-based external beam radiation (PhXRT), carbon ion
radiotherapy (CIRT) has superior dose distribution, higher linear energy transfer (LET), and …

A clustered DNA lesion, also known as a multiply damaged site, is defined as≥ 2 damages
in the DNA within 1–2 helical turns. Only ionizing radiation and certain chemicals introduce …

Protontherapy is hadrontherapy's fastest-growing modality and a pillar in the battle against
cancer. Hadrontherapy's superiority lies in its inverted depth-dose profile, hence tumour …

The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the effects of different stress factors on
higher plants, with particular attention given to the typical and unique dose-dependent …