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DNA damage due to high-energy particles. High linear energy transfer radiation induces clustered DNA damage, involving 2 or more closely spaced damages (strand breaks, base modifications, or cross links) within 1 or 2 DNA helix turns, as well as small fragments of DNA (<40 base pairs) along the track of particle irradiation in the cell nucleus.
