• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 48, Issue 3, 030501 (2025)
Jie QI* and Qingqian YAN
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Occupational Radiological Health, Nanjing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210003, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2025.hjs.48.240354 Cite this Article
    Jie QI, Qingqian YAN. Simulation calculation of DNA damage induced by high-energy protons and heavy ions in space[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(3): 030501 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jie QI, Qingqian YAN. Simulation calculation of DNA damage induced by high-energy protons and heavy ions in space[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(3): 030501
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