Quantitative Mathematical Models in Radiation Biology
Subtitle: Proceedings of the Symposium at Schloss Rauisch-Holzhausen, FRG, July 1987
By: edited by Jürgen Kiefer
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9783540504535; 9783642466564
Subjects: Engineering; Biochemistry; Mathematics; Chemistry; Physics; Physiology
Description: Radiation is the one agent among all environmental factors which may damage biological systems that is not only easily quantifiable but can also be measured with unsurpassed resolution. Its primary effects on atoms and molecules are well understood, and the secondary processes can be followed by sophisticated experimental techniques. The quantum nature of interactions and the importance of stochastic variations call for an exact mathematical description. This task is by no means simple, and presents a challenge both to the experimentalist and to the theoretician. It is hoped that a generally acceptable formalism will help to quantify radiation responses, both in radiation protection and radiation therapy, and make it possible to move from a purely empirical approach with all its fallacies to real understanding.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Mathematical Models in Radiation Biology; title: Cellular Radiation Action; title: Finestructures of Energy Deposition; title: Analytics of the Multiple Nature of Effects in Cells; title: Track Structure Research for Heavy Charged Particles; title: Radiobiological Modeling; title: Charged Particles in the Mutagenic Radiation Action; title: Relative Biological Effectiveness; title: Dual Radiation Action; title: Hit-size Effectiveness Approach; title: Effects of Ionizing Radiation, Lethal and Potentially Lethal Model; title: DNA Double-strand Breaks; title: Lesion Interaction Model; title: Repair Fixation Model; title: Equations in Cellular Radiation Biology.