Ch 7 Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology

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Across
  1. 6. describes an action in which biologic damage is produced by an immediate interaction with incident radiation
  2. 7. programmed cell death
  3. 8. acronym that describes the comparative capabilities of radiation with differing LETs to produce a particular biologic reaction
  4. 9. acronym for average energy deposited per unit length of track
  5. 10. molecules with an unpaired valence electron
  6. 11. dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation
  7. 12. one of the names included in a law that states that the radiosensitivity of a cell is directly proportional to its reproductive activity
Down
  1. 1. a double-strand break in the same rung of DNA
  2. 2. describes an action that is a multistage process that causes biologic damage due to radiation
  3. 3. loss or change of a base in the DNA chain
  4. 4. acronym that describes how detrimental effects of ionizing radiation can worsen due to the presence of oxygen
  5. 5. the rupturing of a chemical bond in DNA