Proton-Induced DNA Damage Reactions during Proton Cancer Therapy (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center

Proton-Induced DNA Damage Reactions during Proton Cancer Therapy

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SLEND simulation of H+ + cytosine at = 1 keV (C=grey, H=white, colliding H+=yellow, N=blue and O=red). The simulation predicts the cytosine's ring opening and the ablation of a NH2 group as prototypical reactions of proton-induced DNA damage reactions during proton cancer therapy.

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Jorge Morales, Texas Tech University

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