Time-dependent density-functional-theory investigation of the collisions of protons and α particles with uracil and adenine
Published in Physical Review A, 2017
Recommended citation: Covington, C., Hartig, K., Russakoff, A., Kulpins, R., & Varga, K. (2017). Time-dependent density-functional-theory investigation of the collisions of protons and α particles with uracil and adenine. Physical Review A, 95(5), 052701. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.95.052701
Advanced simulation techniques in quantum mechanics have made it possible to understand the effects of high-energy radiation on the molecules that form the basis of key biological functions in great detail. This paper leverages these techniques to understand how high-energy protons and α particles, commonly used in modern radiation therapy, exchange energy and electrons with uracil and adenine, two of the four RNA base molecules.