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Radiation Effects on Biomembranes

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Biomembranes

Part of the book series: Biomembranes ((B,volume 5))

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Radiation damage can be produced by directly-ionizing radiation, such as α particles, β particles, protons, etc., indirectly by γ and x rays, which cause ejection of fast electrons from target atoms, as well as by neutrons which generate recoil protons and other nuclei. In all cases the resulting charged particles excite or ionize other molecules in so-called “primary-events” (Lea, 1955). The energy of the absorbed radiation is deposited in localized, randomly distributed packages, which may be separated as much as several 1000 Å for x and γ rays or as little as a few Å for densely ionizing radiation such as α particles. About 50–100 electron volts (eV) (1200–2000 kcal/ mole) are released or transferred in gases per “primary event,” with about 34 eV required to generate an ion pair. This must be compared with an average bond energy of 3 eV. Although the energy released per “primary event” is large, few of these (~106/cell) are required to cause cell death.

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