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DNA changes following irradiation with low linear energy transfer (LET) (X-rays) vs high LET (alpha particle) radiation. Note foci of H2AX phosphorylation at sites of DNA strand breaks present in both X-ray and alpha-irradiated cells but background pan-nuclear phosphorylation in alpha irradiated only Figure provided by S Horn, Queen's University Belfast, 2014.
