Primary radiation damage in bone evolves via collagen destruction by photoelectrons and secondary emission self-absorption

Autor: Katrein Sauer, Ivo Zizak, Jean-Baptiste Forien, Alexander Rack, Ernesto Scoppola, Paul Zaslansky
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34247-z
Popis: X-rays are used for imaging and sterilisation of bone but cause damage due to ionising radiation. Here, the authors study the degradation of collagen caused by photon-electron excitations and show that damage is initiated from onset which has implications for X-ray imaging and the levels of safe exposure.
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