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Title: 7th International Workshop on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response

Abstract

The extended abstracts that follow present a summary of the Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop: Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response, held at Columbia University’s Kellogg Center in New York City on March 15–17, 2006. These International Workshops on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response have been held regularly since 1993 (1–5). Since the first workshop, there has been a rapid growth (see Fig. 1) in the number of centers developing microbeams for radiobiological research, and worldwide there are currently about 30 microbeams in operation or under development. Single-cell/single-particle microbeam systems can deliver beams of different ionizing radiations with a spatial resolution of a few micrometers down to a few tenths of a micrometer. Microbeams can be used to addressquestions relating to the effects of low doses of radiation (a single radiation track traversing a cell or group of cells), to probe subcellular targets (e.g. nucleus or cytoplasm), and to address questions regarding the propagation of information about DNA damage (for example, the radiation-induced bystander effect). Much of the recent research using microbeams has been to study low-dose effects and ‘‘non-targeted’’ responses such as bystander effects, genomic instability and adaptive responses. This Workshop provided a forum to assess themore » current state of microbeam technology and current biological applications and to discuss future directions for development, both technological and biological. Over 100 participants reviewed the current state of microbeam research worldwide and reported on new technological developments in the fields of both physics and biology.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Columbia University Medical Center, Center for Radiological Research
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
960221
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/64217
TRN: US200918%%260
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-06ER64217
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BIOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DNA DAMAGES; INSTABILITY; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICS; PROBES; RADIATIONS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TARGETS

Citation Formats

Brenner, David J. 7th International Workshop on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/960221.
Brenner, David J. 7th International Workshop on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/960221
Brenner, David J. 2009. "7th International Workshop on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/960221. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/960221.
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title = {7th International Workshop on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response},
author = {Brenner, David J},
abstractNote = {The extended abstracts that follow present a summary of the Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop: Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response, held at Columbia University’s Kellogg Center in New York City on March 15–17, 2006. These International Workshops on Microbeam Probes of Cellular Radiation Response have been held regularly since 1993 (1–5). Since the first workshop, there has been a rapid growth (see Fig. 1) in the number of centers developing microbeams for radiobiological research, and worldwide there are currently about 30 microbeams in operation or under development. Single-cell/single-particle microbeam systems can deliver beams of different ionizing radiations with a spatial resolution of a few micrometers down to a few tenths of a micrometer. Microbeams can be used to addressquestions relating to the effects of low doses of radiation (a single radiation track traversing a cell or group of cells), to probe subcellular targets (e.g. nucleus or cytoplasm), and to address questions regarding the propagation of information about DNA damage (for example, the radiation-induced bystander effect). Much of the recent research using microbeams has been to study low-dose effects and ‘‘non-targeted’’ responses such as bystander effects, genomic instability and adaptive responses. This Workshop provided a forum to assess the current state of microbeam technology and current biological applications and to discuss future directions for development, both technological and biological. Over 100 participants reviewed the current state of microbeam research worldwide and reported on new technological developments in the fields of both physics and biology.},
doi = {10.2172/960221},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/960221}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}