title: Comments on strand breaks calculated from average doses to the DNA from incorporated isotopes.
abstract: The techniques used to calculate DNA strand breakage from average doses to small segments of DNA are examined. It is shown that the methods of calculation contain serious flaws and lead to invalid results.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Charlton
mesh_terms: D001967:Bromine Radioisotopes; D004249:DNA Damage; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011868:Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D001967:Bromine Radioisotopes; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes