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Roentgen Rays

Known as: x raying, x rayed, Xrays 
Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted when the inner orbital electrons of an atom are excited and release radiant energy. X-ray wavelengths… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
X-ray sensitivity of diploid fibroblasts from patients with hereditary or sporadic retinoblastoma.
Fibroblasts derived from patients with hereditary retinoblastoma appear to be more sensitive to the lethal effects of x-rays than… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Structural bases for function in cytochromes c. An interpretation of comparative x-ray and biochemical data.
Abstract The tertiary structures of the photosynthetic cytochrome c2 of Rhodospirillum rubrum and eucaryotic mitochondrial… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Survival of mouse skin epithelial cells following single and divided doses of x-rays.
A slight modification of Withers' technique has been used to study the survival of mouse skin epithelial cells after using single… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Significance and mechanism of the indirect effect in bacterial cells. The relative protective effect of added compounds in Escherichia coli B, irradiated in liquid and in frozen suspension.
The sensitivity of Escherichia coli B to x-rays, in the presence and in the absence of added compounds, was studied at different… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Recovery and repopulation in mouse skin as a function of time after x-irradiation.
Gross skin reactions of mouse feet have been studied after one or two doses of x-rays. For split-dose irradiations a first dose… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The relative effects of fast neutrons and x rays on tumour and normal tissue in the rat. II. Fractionation: recovery and reoxygenation.
Abstract 1. In rats an experimental sarcoma, known to contain hypoxic cells, and the normal tissue of the foot have been… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The x-ray sensitivity of Serratia marcescens.
Serratia marcescens was irradiated with 200-Kv and 250-Kv x rays under a number of conditions of temperature, dose rate, and pH… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
Nucleic acid metabolism in regenerating rat liver. VII. Effect of x-radiation on enzymes of DNA synthesis.
Summary The effect of x-radiation on the appearance of thymidine kinase and DNA poly merase in regenerating rat liver was studied… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Modification of radiation damage in dormant seeds by storage.
Dormant seeds of barley were exposed to different doses of x rays, gamma rays, or fast neutrons and stored for varying times… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Nucleic acid metabolism in regenerating liver. IV. The effect of x-radiation of the whole body on nucleic acid synthesis in vivo.
Summary 1.Male albino rats that had been partially hepatectomized were injected with orotic acid-6-C 14 , and the extent of…