International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 869-877 , 1 March 2009

Differential Effects of X-Rays and High-Energy 56Fe Ions on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

  • Kyle Kurpinski, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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  • Deok-Jin Jang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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  • Sanchita Bhattacharya, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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  • Bjorn Rydberg, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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  • Julia Chu, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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  • Joanna So, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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  • Andy Wyrobek, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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  • Song Li, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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  • Daojing Wang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Daojing Wang, Ph.D., Life Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 977-225A, Berkeley, CA 94720. Tel: (510) 486-6592; Fax: (510) 495-2535

Received 12 May 2008 ,Revised 29 August 2008 ,Accepted 3 September 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

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PII: S0360-3016(08)03527-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.002

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 869-877 , 1 March 2009

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